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Career Guides / Hashflag Index v1.0
From Aviation job code
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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FamilyAll familiesCyber192IT / Comms269Aviation539Intelligence134Logistics140Medical243Engineering165Operations181Maintenance695Administration99Other1,545
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Showing 60 of 60 on this page · 539 total12EXUSAF
Flight Test Engineer→ Aerospace Engineer
$85–130K civilianOfficer
12G1USAF
Mobility Air Forces Pilot→ Project Manager
$80–110K civilianEnlisted
Commercial Pilot License (CPL) - potential eligibilityInstrument Rating - potential eligibility
12G2USAF
Mobility Air Forces Pilot→ Project Manager
$65–95K civilianEnlisted
12GXUSAF
Mobility Air Forces Pilot→ Airline Pilot, Co-Pilot, or Flight Engineer
$80–160K civilianOfficer
Commercial Pilot License (CPL) (partial)Instrument Rating (partial)
12U1USAF
Remotely Piloted Aircraft Pilot→ Commercial Pilot
$68–110K civilianEnlisted
12U2USAF
Remotely Piloted Aircraft Pilot→ Commercial Pilot
$68–130K civilianEnlisted
FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate (preparation)Certified Remote Pilot (CRP) (partial)
12U3USAF
Remotely Piloted Aircraft Pilot→ Commercial Pilot
$68–110K civilianEnlisted
FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate (preparation)
12U4USAF
Remotely Piloted Aircraft Pilot→ Commercial Pilot
$75–135K civilianEnlisted
1300NAVY
Naval Aviator (Post-Pilot/NFO)→ Airline Pilot
$85–170K civilianOfficer
1305NAVY
Naval Aviator (Pilot)→ Airline Pilot
$95–200K civilianOfficer
Commercial Pilot License (CPL) - partial preparationInstrument Rating - partial preparation
1317NAVY
Naval Aviator (Pilot)→ Airline Pilot
$90–200K civilianOfficer
1320NAVY
Naval Flight Officer→ Airline Pilot
$95–170K civilianOfficer
1323NAVY
Naval Flight Officer→ Airline Pilot
$85–180K civilianOfficer
1325NAVY
Naval Flight Officer→ Airline Pilot
$95–160K civilianOfficer
1327NAVY
Naval Flight Officer→ Commercial Airline Pilot
$85–150K civilianOfficer
1370NAVY
Student Naval Flight Officer→ Commercial Airline Pilot
$85–150K civilianOfficer
1373NAVY
Naval Flight Officer (NFO) Trainee→ Commercial Airline Pilot
$80–150K civilianOfficer
1375NAVY
Naval Flight Officer Trainee→ Commercial Airline Pilot
$95–150K civilianOfficer
1377NAVY
Naval Flight Officer (NFO) Trainee→ Commercial Pilot
$85–140K civilianOfficer
1383NAVY
Pilot→ Airline Pilot, Co-Pilot, or Flight Engineer
$95–150K civilianOfficer
Commercial Pilot License (partial)Instrument Rating (partial)
13A4USAF
Space Shuttle Pilot/Mission Specialist→ Aerospace Engineer
$95–160K civilianEnlisted
1500NAVY
Aerospace Engineering Duty Officer→ Aerospace Engineer
$110–155K civilianOfficer
1503NAVY
Aerospace Engineering Duty Officer→ Aerospace Engineer
$95–165K civilianOfficer
1505NAVY
Aerospace Engineering Duty Officer→ Aerospace Engineer
$95–165K civilianOfficer
Certified Systems Engineering Professional (CSEP) (partial)Project Management Professional (PMP) (partial)
1507NAVY
Aerospace Engineering Duty Officer→ Aerospace Engineer
$95–160K civilianOfficer
150UARMY
Unmanned Aircraft Systems (TUAS) Operations Technician→ Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Technician/Pilot
$68–82K civilianEnlisted
FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot Certification (partial)CompTIA Network+ (partial)
1510NAVY
Aerospace Engineering Duty Officer (AEDO)→ Aerospace Engineer
$90–140K civilianOfficer
1513NAVY
Aerospace Engineering Duty Officer (AEDO)→ Aerospace Engineer
$115–150K civilianOfficer
1515NAVY
Aerospace Engineering Duty Officer (AEDO)→ Aerospace Engineer
$120–145K civilianOfficer
Project Management Professional (PMP) (partial)Certified Systems Engineering Professional (CSEP) (partial)
1517NAVY
Aerospace Engineering Duty Officer (AEDO)→ Aerospace Engineer
$120–150K civilianOfficer
Project Management Professional (PMP) (partial)Certified Systems Engineering Professional (CSEP) (partial)
151AARMY
Aviation Maintenance Technician→ Aircraft Mechanic/Technician
$65–95K civilianWarrant
1520NAVY
Aviation Maintenance Duty Officer→ Logistics Manager
$95–130K civilianOfficer
1523NAVY
Aviation Maintenance Duty Officer (AMDO)→ Logistics Manager
$85–140K civilianOfficer
1525NAVY
Aviation Maintenance Duty Officer→ Logistics Manager
$80–120K civilianOfficer
1527NAVY
Aviation Maintenance Duty Officer (AMDO)→ Logistics Manager
$85–120K civilianOfficer
152BARMY
Special Operations Aviation Maintenance Test Pilot→ Helicopter Pilot
$75–120K civilianEnlisted
FAA Commercial Pilot License (partial)FAA Certified Flight Instructor (partial)
152CARMY
OH-6 Pilot→ Airline Pilot
$75–150K civilianEnlisted
Commercial Pilot License (Helicopter) eligibility (partial)FAA Instrument Rating (Helicopter) eligibility (partial)
152DARMY
OH-58D Pilot→ Commercial Pilot (Helicopter)
$70–98K civilianEnlisted
Commercial Pilot License (partial)Instrument Rating (partial)
152EARMY
ARH-70A Pilot→ Commercial Pilot (Helicopter)
$75–95K civilianEnlisted
152FARMY
AH-64 Attack Helicopter Pilot→ Commercial Pilot (Airline or Charter)
$75–134K civilianEnlisted
152GARMY
AH-1 Attack Pilot→ Commercial Pilot (Helicopter)
$75–100K civilianEnlisted
152HARMY
AH-64D Pilot→ Airline Pilot
$85–140K civilianEnlisted
153BARMY
UH-1 Pilot→ Commercial Pilot
$75–125K civilianEnlisted
Commercial Pilot License (CPL) - Helicopter (partial)Instrument Rating - Helicopter (partial)
153DARMY
UH-60 Pilot→ Airline Pilot
$70–150K civilianEnlisted
153EARMY
MH-60 Pilot→ Airline Pilot
$75–150K civilianEnlisted
153LARMY
UH-72A Pilot→ Airline Pilot
$75–150K civilianEnlisted
Commercial Pilot License (CPL) (partial)Instrument Rating (partial)
153MARMY
UH-60M Pilot→ Helicopter Pilot (Commercial)
$75–110K civilianEnlisted
Commercial Pilot License (partial)Instrument Rating (partial)
1540NAVY
Aviation Duty Officer→ Airfield Operations Specialist
$70–110K civilianOfficer
1543NAVY
Aviation Duty Officer→ Airport Operations Manager
$75–95K civilianOfficer
1545NAVY
Aviation Duty Officer→ Airport Operations Manager
$75–135K civilianOfficer
1547NAVY
Aviation Duty Officer→ Airline Dispatcher
$70–95K civilianOfficer
154CARMY
CH-47D Pilot→ Airline Pilot
$75–140K civilianEnlisted
154EARMY
MH-47 Pilot→ Airline Pilot
$75–150K civilianEnlisted
154FARMY
CH-47F Pilot→ Airline Pilot
$80–150K civilianEnlisted
155DARMY
Aviation Operations Officer→ Commercial Pilot
$75–140K civilianEnlisted
155EARMY
C-12 Pilot→ Airline Pilot
$75–150K civilianEnlisted
Commercial Pilot License (CPL) - Airplane Multi-Engine (partial)Instrument Rating (partial)
155FARMY
Jet Aircraft Pilot→ Airline Pilot, Co-Pilot, or Flight Engineer
$80–150K civilianEnlisted
155GARMY
Fixed Wing Pilot→ Airline Pilot
$75–170K civilianEnlisted
Commercial Pilot License (CPL) (partial)Instrument Rating (partial)
156AARMY
Aviation Mission Survivability Officer→ Commercial Airline Pilot
$85–150K civilianWarrant
15AARMY
Aircraft Life Support Equipment Repairer→ Aircraft Mechanic/Technician
$68–95K civilianOfficer
Aviation Maintenance Technician (AMT) - Airframe (partial)Aviation Maintenance Technician (AMT) - Powerplant (partial)
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