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Career Guides / Hashflag Index v1.0
From Navy Rating
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
Database · 633 Guides
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Showing 33 of 33 on this page · 633 totalLNNAVY
Legalman→ Paralegal
$48–75K civilianEnlisted
Certified Paralegal (partial)
LSNAVY
Logistics Specialist→ Logistics Analyst
$50–80K civilianEnlisted
Certified Logistics Associate (CLA) (partial)Certified Logistics Technician (CLT) (partial)
MANAVY
Master-at-Arms→ Security Guard/Officer
$40–95K civilianEnlisted
State law enforcement / security certification (partial, varies by state)
MCNAVY
Mass Communication Specialist→ Public Relations Specialist
$55–95K civilianEnlisted
Adobe Certified Professional (partial)Certified Digital Marketing Professional (partial)
MLNAVY
Molder→ Metal Casting Technician
$45–75K civilianEnlisted
MNNAVY
Mineman→ Explosives Technician
$35–65K civilianEnlisted
Explosive Handler Certification (partial)Basic Electronics Technician (partial)
MRNAVY
Machinist's Mate→ Machinist
$45–65K civilianEnlisted
National Institute for Metalworking Skills (NIMS) Machining Level I (partial)
MSNAVY
Mess Management Specialist→ Chef
$48–65K civilianEnlisted
Certified Professional Food Manager (partial)Certified ServSafe Food Handler (direct)
MTNAVY
Missile Technician→ Aerospace Engineering Technician
$55–82K civilianEnlisted
ETA Certified Electronic Technician (CET) (partial)BICSI Installer Level 1 (partial)
MUNAVY
Musician→ Professional Musician (Orchestral/Band)
$58–72K civilianEnlisted
NCNAVY
Navy Counselor→ Corporate Recruiter
$62–75K civilianEnlisted
NDNAVY
Navy Diver→ Commercial Diver
$60–80K civilianEnlisted
Commercial Diver Certification (partial)Diver Medical Technician (DMT) (partial)Hyperbaric Chamber Operator (partial)
OMNAVY
Opticalman→ Optical Instrument Assembler
$45–55K civilianEnlisted
OS_NAVYNAVY
Operations Specialist→ Operations Specialist
$45–75K civilianEnlisted
Air traffic control certification (partial, FAA eligibility)
OTNAVY
Oceanography Technician→ Acoustic Engineer
$70–110K civilianEnlisted
GIS Technician (partial)CompTIA Network+ (partial)
OTANAVY
Oceanographic Technician→ Acoustic Engineer
$72–95K civilianEnlisted
OTMNAVY
Ocean Systems Technician Maintenance→ Electronics Technician
$65–80K civilianEnlisted
CompTIA A+ (partial)Certified Electronics Technician (CET) (partial)
PCNAVY
Postal Clerk→ Postal Service Clerk
$38–60K civilianEnlisted
PMNAVY
Patternmaker→ Patternmaker
$45–75K civilianEnlisted
None
PNNAVY
Personnel Specialist→ Human Resources Assistant
$45–85K civilianEnlisted
PRNAVY
Parachute Rigger→ Aircraft Mechanic/Technician
$35–85K civilianEnlisted
FAA Rigger Certificate (partial)
PSNAVY
Personnel Specialist→ Human Resources Specialist
$35–75K civilianEnlisted
QMNAVY
Quartermaster→ Merchant Mariner (Ship Navigator)
$55–138K civilianEnlisted
USCG Merchant Mariner Credential (partial)USCG Able Seaman (partial)
RPNAVY
Religious Program Specialist→ Administrative Services Manager
$45–85K civilianEnlisted
SBNAVY
Special Warfare Boat Operator (SB)→ Marine Patrol Officer
$65–110K civilianEnlisted
American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS)NAUI Open Water Diver (partial)
SKNAVY
Storekeeper→ Logistics Manager
$55–95K civilianEnlisted
Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP) (partial)Certified Professional in Supply Management (CPSM) (partial)
SMNAVY
Signalman→ Merchant Mariner
$45–150K civilianEnlisted
STGNAVY
Sonar Technician (Surface)→ Sonar Technician
$55–95K civilianEnlisted
ASNT Level I Ultrasonic Testing (partial)CompTIA Network+ (partial)
STSNAVY
Sonar Technician Submarines (STS)→ Electronics Technician
$65–95K civilianEnlisted
ETA-I Electronics Technician (partial)CompTIA Network+ (partial)
SWNAVY
Steelworker→ Ironworker
$50–98K civilianEnlisted
AWS Certified Welder (partial)NCCER Ironworker (partial)
UTNAVY
Utilitiesman→ Plumber
$55–98K civilianEnlisted
EPA Section 608 Technician Certification (partial)OSHA 30 (partial)
YNNAVY
Legalman→ Paralegal
$48–80K civilianEnlisted
YN_NAVYNAVY
Yeoman→ Yeoman
$45–75K civilianEnlisted
Microsoft Office Specialist (partial)Certified Administrative Professional (CAP) (partial)
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