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Career Guides / Hashflag Index v1.0
From Marine Corps MOS
to civilian career.
Every military job code maps to a civilian career — browse 4,202 guides across all five branches, see civilian salary bands sourced from Lightcast labor data, and find the certifications that translate your service into software engineering roles that pay.
Total Guides4,202across DoD job codes
Branches5Army · Navy · Air Force · Marine Corps · Coast Guard
Career Families11Cyber to Logistics
Certifications4,689civilian equivalencies
Salary Data$45K–$280Kvia Lightcast
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Showing 25 of 25 on this page · 685 total9949USMC
Foreign Area Officer→ Intelligence Analyst
$65–110K civilianEnlisted
9950USMC
Combat Artist Officer→ Graphic Designer
$50–90K civilianEnlisted
9952USMC
Special Forces Officer→ Emergency Management Director
$65–95K civilianEnlisted
9953USMC
Parachutist/SCUBA Marine Officer→ Commercial Diver
$60–90K civilianEnlisted
Certified Open Water Diver (partial)Basic Life Support (BLS)
9955USMC
Psychological Operations Officer→ Market Research Analyst
$78–120K civilianEnlisted
9956USMC
Ground Safety Specialist→ Safety Manager
$75–110K civilianEnlisted
Associate Safety Professional (ASP) (partial)Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) General Industry Safety and Health (partial)
9957USMC
Acquisition Professional Candidate→ Project Manager
$80–125K civilianEnlisted
9958USMC
Acquisition Management Officer→ Program Manager
$85–135K civilianEnlisted
9959USMC
Acquisition Professional Manager→ Program Manager
$95–140K civilianEnlisted
Project Management Professional (PMP) (partial)Certified Federal Contracts Manager (CFCM) (partial)
9960USMC
Acquisition Specialist→ Contract Specialist
$78–95K civilianEnlisted
Certified Federal Contracts Manager (CFCM) (partial)Project Management Professional (PMP) (foundational knowledge)
9962USMC
Parachute Rigger→ Parachute Rigger
$40–68K civilianEnlisted
Rigger Certification (partial)
9966USMC
Naval Flight Officer Billet→ Airline Pilot
$90–170K civilianEnlisted
9967USMC
Helicopter Pilot Billet→ Airline Pilot
$80–150K civilianEnlisted
9969USMC
Pilot/Naval Flight Officer (Colonel Billet)→ Airline Pilot
$85–200K civilianEnlisted
9972USMC
Aircrew Trainee→ Commercial Pilot
$65–135K civilianEnlisted
9973USMC
KC-130J Ground Maintenance Technician→ Aircraft Mechanic/Service Technician
$58–125K civilianEnlisted
FAA Airframe and Powerplant (A&P) Mechanic (partial)
9974USMC
VTUAV Officer→ Drone Pilot/Operator
$60–75K civilianEnlisted
9975USMC
Information Computer Security Specialist→ Information Security Analyst
$85–130K civilianEnlisted
CompTIA Security+ (partial)Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) (partial)
9976USMC
Aerial Observer→ Avionics Technician
$60–135K civilianEnlisted
9980USMC
Surveillance Sensor Officer→ Intelligence Analyst
$65–95K civilianEnlisted
9981USMC
Tactical Data Systems Specialist→ Software Developer
$65–110K civilianEnlisted
CompTIA Security+ (partial)CompTIA Network+ (partial)
9982USMC
Small Computer Systems Operator/Programmer→ Software Developer
$65–125K civilianEnlisted
CompTIA A+ (partial)CompTIA Network+ (partial)Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals (partial)
9985USMC
Information Management Officer→ Business Intelligence Analyst
$85–120K civilianEnlisted
9986USMC
Joint Terminal Attack Controller (JTAC)→ Air Traffic Controller
$77–138K civilianEnlisted
FIN3410USMC
Auditing Officer→ Internal Auditor
$70–90K civilianEnlisted
Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) (partial)Certified Government Auditing Professional (CGAP) (partial)
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