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Career Guides / Hashflag Index v1.0
From Medical 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
Rank
Showing 3 of 3 on this page · 243 totalHSUSCG
Health Services Technician→ Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) / Paramedic
$38–75K civilianEnlisted
EMT-B (direct)Phlebotomy Technician (partial)Medical Assistant (partial)
MEDUSCG
Medical Administration Warrant Officer→ Healthcare Administrator
$75–110K civilianEnlisted
Certified Healthcare Administrative Professional (CHAP) (partial)HIPAA Professional (HIPAAP) (direct)
MEDICALUSCG
Coast Guard Medical Officer→ Healthcare Administrator
$78–126K civilianEnlisted
Basic Life Support (BLS)Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC)Varies based on medical specialty (e.g., MD, PA, RN licenses)
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