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USMC · 6333Career Guide · Aviation · VWC.CG.6333.R.04

6333 · USMC · Enlisted

Aviation Electronics
Technician.

Marine Corps 6333 (Aviation Electronics Technician). 960 hours of formal training translate to 5 validated civilian career pathways with salary bands of $75K–$105K. Sourced from DoD training data and Lightcast labor signals.

Training hours960DoD pipeline

ACE creditACEUp to 15 semester hours recommended in avionics technology or electronics engineering technology. (estimated)

Tech roles0mapped to your code

Civilian pathways5validated

Cert coverage0direct + partial

This career guide was generated using AI analysis of military job code data. Salary figures, certification coverage percentages, and career matches are estimates — verify with official sources before making career decisions.

/ 03 · Civilian Pathways

Where your code lands.

SOURCE · LIGHTCAST + CURATED PATHWAYS · 5

P.01

Avionics Technician

$75K

High match

High demand

Skills to develop

— FAA repair station experience
— Civilian avionics installation standards

P.02

Junior Software Engineer

$85K

Good match

High demand

Skills to develop

— JavaScript/TypeScript or Python fundamentals
— Version control with Git
— Web application frameworks

P.03

Software Developer in Test

$90K

Good match

Growing demand

Skills to develop

— Test automation frameworks (Selenium, Playwright)
— Scripting in Python or JavaScript
— CI/CD pipeline fundamentals

P.04

Systems Software Developer

$95K

Moderate match

Growing demand

Skills to develop

— C/C++ or Rust programming
— Embedded systems development
— Real-time operating systems

P.05

DevOps Engineer

$105K

Moderate match

Very high demand

Skills to develop

— Linux administration
— Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure)
— Infrastructure as code (Terraform)

/ 06 · Training & Certs

What you trained on.

SOURCE · DOD + ACE\nVALIDATED

Academy