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US Marine Corps Jobs - Combat Specialties
US Marine Corps Career field	Duties & responsibilities	Qualifications	Examples of civilian jobs
US Marine Corps Jobs - Field Artillery	Maintains 155mm, 8-inch and 105mm howitzers; and self-propelled 8-inch and 105mm howitzers.	Mathematical reasoning, mechanical aptitude, good vision and stamina; mechanics, electricity and meteorology.	Surveyor, meteorologist, radio operator, recording engineer and ordnance inspector.
US Marine Corps Jobs - Infantry	Performs as rifleman, machine gunner or grenadier, infantry unit leader; supervises training and operations of infantry units.	Verbal and mathematical reasoning, good vision and stamina; general mathematics, mechanical drafting, geography and mechanical drawing.	Firearms assembler, gunsmith, policeman, immigration inspector and plant security policeman.
US Marine Corps Jobs - Tank and Amphibian Tractor	Performs as driver, gunner and loader in tanks, armored amphibious tractors.	Mechanical ability and stamina; auto mechanics, machine shop, electricity and mechanical drawing.	Automotive mechanic, bulldozer operator or repairman, armament machinist-mechanic and gunsmith assistant.

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US Marine Corps Jobs - Vehicle/Machinery Mechanics
US Marines Corps Career field	Duties & responsibilities	Qualifications	Examples of civilian jobs
US Marine Corps Jobs - Aircraft Maintenance	Performs the mechanical functions of maintenance, repair and modification of Marine air and ground support equipment.	Mechanical or electrical aptitude with manual dexterity; shot mathematics desirable.	Aircraft mechanic, electrician or hydraulics specialist, aviation machinist, sheet metal worker and aircraft instrument maker or repairer.
US Marine Corps Jobs - Motor Transport	Performs auto mechanics and body repair, motor vehicle and amphibian truck operations.	Automotive mechanics, machine shop, electricity and blueprint reading useful.	Automobile mechanic, electrical systems repairer, truck driver, motor vehicle dispatcher and motor transport.

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US Marine Corps Jobs - Electronic/ Electrical Systems
US Marine Corps Career field	Duties & responsibilities	Qualifications	Examples of civilian jobs
US Marine Corps Jobs - Avionics	Installs and repairs aircraft electrical, communications/navigation and fire control equipment and air-launched guided missiles; serves as electrician and instrument repairman.	Mathematics and shop course in electricity, hydraulics and electronics useful	Radio and TV or electrical instrument repairer, comm-unications, electrical or electronics engineer and radio operator.
US Marine Corps Jobs - Data Comm- unications Maintenance	Installs, inspects and repairs telephone, teletype and cryptographic equipment and cables, calibrates precision electronic, mechanical, dimensional and optical test instruments.	Mathematics, electricity and blueprint reading courses helpful.	Telephone installer and trouble
US Marine Corps Jobs - Electronics Maintenance	Installs, tests and repairs air search radar, radio, radio relay, missile fire control and guidance systems.	Electronics, mathematics, electricity and blueprint reading useful.	Radio and TV repair, radio engineer, electrical instrument repairer, recording communications and electrical engineer.
US Marine Corps Jobs - Training and Audiovisual Support	Operates still, motion picture and aerial cameras; develops film and prints; repairs cameras; edits motion picture films; and performs as illustrator or draftsman.	Mathematics, chemistry and shop courses in electricity; normal color perception desirable.	Commercial illustrator, photographer, cinematographer, copy camera operator, motion picture film editor, camera and instrument.

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US Marine Corps Jobs - Personnel/Base Support
US Marine Corps Career field	Duties & responsibilities	Qualifications	Examples of civilian jobs
US Marine Corps Jobs - Airfield Services	Maintains aircraft log books, publications and flight operations records, prepares reports and schedules; installs and repairs aircraft launching and recovery equipment.	Typing, geography and mechanical drawing useful.	Airplane dispatch clerk, flight dispatcher, timekeeper and airport crash truck driver.
US Marine Corps Jobs - Auditing, Finance and Accounting	Prepares and audits personnel pay records, processes public vouchers and administers and audits unit fiscal accounts.	Computational work and attention to detail; typing, bookkeeping, office machine and mathematics useful.	Payroll or cost clerk, bookkeeper, cashier, bank teller, accounting and audit clerk and accountant.
US Marine Corps Jobs - Food Service	Performs as cook, baker or meat cutter.	Hygiene, biology, chemistry, home economics and bookkeeping courses useful.	Cook, chef, baker, meat cutter or butcher, caterer, executive chef, dietician and restaurant manager.
US Marine Corps Jobs - Legal Services	Prepares legal documents, operates stenotype machines.	Manual dexterity, English.	Law clerk, court reporter, chief clerk and stenotype operator.
US Marine Corps Jobs - Marines Corps Exchange	Keeps and audits books and financial records, performs sales and merchandise stock control duties.	Typing, bookkeeping, business, arithmetic, office machine operations and accounting useful.	Salesman, stock control supervisor, buyer, bookkeeper, accounting clerk, accountant and auditor.
US Marine Corps Jobs - Military Police and Corrections	Enforces military orders, guards military and war prisoners and controls traffic.	Sociology and athletic ability helpful.	Policeman, ballistics expert and investigator.
US Marine Corps Jobs - Musician	Performs in Marine Corps Band, unit bands and Drum and Bugle Corps; repairs musical instruments.	Music experience as a member of a high school band or orchestra.	Musician, music librarian, music teacher, bandmaster, orchestra or music director and musical instrument repairer.
US Marine Corps Jobs - Personnel and Administration	Performs as personnel classification clerk, administrative specialist and postal clerk.	Reasoning, verbal ability and clerical aptitude. English composition, typing shorthand and social studies helpful.	Secretary, typist, vocational advisor, employment interviewer, manager, officer manager, job analyst and postal clerk.
US Marine Corps Jobs - Printing and Reproduction	Performs letterpress and lithographic offset printing; sets type; operates linotype machines, presses, process cameras and bookbinding equipment.	General mathematics, printing and other graphic arts useful.	Printing, compositor, linotype operator, photo lithographer, press operator, printing bookbinder, printing plant makeup worker and proofreader.
US Marine Corps Jobs - Public Affairs	Liaison between the Marine Corps and the public and media. Gathers material for and writes and edits news stories and historical reports; gathers material for, prepares and edits radio and television broadcast scripts. Conducts community relations projects. Assists in operations of Armed Forces Radio and Television Service detachments worldwide.	English grammar and composition, typing aptitude required, speech, journalism and photography helpful.	Public relations, TV news reporter/anchor, radio DJ, news reporter correspondent, columnist, copyreader, copy or news editor, radio television announcer and script writer. TV/radio station programmer/traffic director, video editor and producer, TV news cameraman and print journalism photographer.

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US Marine Corps Jobs - Logistics and Supply
US Marine Corps Career field	Duties & responsibilities	Qualifications	Examples of civilian jobs
US Marine Corps Jobs - Ammunition and Explosive Ordnance Disposal	Inspects, issues and supervises storage of ammunition and explosives; locates, disarms, detonates or salvages unexploded bombs.	Mechanics, general science and chemistry useful.	Firearms and ammunition proof director, ordnance technician (government), powder and explosives inspector.
US Marine Corps Jobs - Logistics	Performs administrative duties involving the supply, quartering, movement and transport of Marine units by land, sea and air.	Clerical aptitude, knowledge of verbal and math reasoning; ability to operate office machines and read maps useful.	Inventory or shipping clerk, pier superintendent, stock control clerk or supervisor and warehouse manager.
US Marine Corps Jobs - Supply Administration and Operations	Administration procurement, subsistence, packaging and warehousing; requisitions, purchases, receipts, accounts; classifies, stores, issues, sells, packages, preserves and inspects new scrap, salvage, waste material, supplies and equipment.	Typing, bookkeeping, office machine operation and commercial subjects helpful.	Shipping, receiving, stock and inventory clerk, stock control supervisor, warehouse manager and parts and purchasing agent.
US Marine Corps Jobs - Transportation	Handles cargo and transacts business of freight shipping and receiving and passenger transportation.	Typing, bookkeeping, business, arithmetic, office machine operation and commercial subjects beneficial.	Shipping clerk, cargo handler, freight traffic clerk, passenger and railroad station agent.

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US Marine Corps Jobs - Engineering, Science and Technical
US Marine Corps Career field	Duties & responsibilities	Qualifications	Examples of civilian jobs
US Marine Corps Jobs - Air Traffic Control and Enlisted Flight Crew/Air Support/ Anti-warfare	Operates airfield control tower and radio-radar air traffic control systems; serves as navigator, radio and radar operator, and intercept controller anti-air warfare missile batteryman.	Clear speaking voice, good hearing and better-than-average eyesight; speech, mathematics and electricity and experience as a ham radio operator helpful.	Airport control tower or flight radio operator, navigator, instrument-landing truck operator and radio or television studio engineer.
US Marine Corps Jobs - Aviation Ordnance	Maintains and repairs aircraft armament systems, gun pods, machine guns, bomb racks and rocket/missile launcher equipment.	Electricity, hydraulics and mechanics shop courses useful.	Firearms assembler, gunsmith, armament mechanic and aircraft accessories repairer.
US Marine Corps Jobs - Data systems	Operates and programs data processing equipment.	Clerical aptitude, manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination, mathematics, accounting and English useful.	Computer operator or programmer and data, control coordinator.
US Marine Corps Jobs - Drafting, Surveying and Mapping	Makes architectural and mechanical drawings, prepares military maps, creates or copies articles of illustrative materials.	Mathematics, mechanical drawing and drafting, geography and commercial art helpful.	Architectural or mechanical drafting, surveyor or cartographer, illustrator and commercial artist.
US Marine Corps Jobs - Construction Equipment and Shore Party	Performs metalworking operation and maintenance of fuel storage, heavy engineering equipment, construction and repair of military facilities.	Automotive mechanics, sheet metal working, machine shop, carpentry and mechanical drafting useful.	Sheet metal worker, engineering equipment mechanic, carpenter, road machinery operator, rigger and construction superintendent.
US Marine Corps Jobs - Intelligence	Records and interprets information, makes study of aerial photographs, conducts interrogations in foreign languages, translates written material and interprets conversations.	Geography, history, government, economics, English, foreign languages, typing, mechanical drafting and mathematics useful.	Investigator, research worker, intelligence analyst (government), map drafter, cartographic aide and records analyst.
US Marine Corps Jobs - Nuclear, Biological and Chemical	Performs routine duties to apply detection, emergency and decontamination measures to gassed or radioactive areas. Inspects and performs preventive maintenance on chemical warfare protection equipment.	Must not have any known hypersensitivity to the wearing of protective clothing; be emotionally stable; biology and chemistry background useful.	Laboratory assistant (nuclear, biological or chemical), exterminator and decontaminator.
US Marine Corps Jobs - Operational Communications	Lays communication wire; installs and operates radio, radio telegraph and radio relay equipment; encodes and decodes messages.	Mathematics, typing, courses in electricity and electronics useful.	Radio operator, telephone lineperson, radio broadcaster, traffic manager and communications engineer.
US Marine Corps Jobs - Ordnance	Inspects, maintains and repairs infantry, artillery and anti-aircraft weapons; fire control optical instruments; operates machine tools or modifies metal parts.	Mathematics, mechanics, machine shop and blueprint reading, welding and heat treatment or metal electricity.	Armament mechanic, gunsmith, time-recording equipment service person, electrician, optical instrument inspector and electrical engineer.
US Marine Corps Jobs - Signals Intelligence/ Ground Electronic Warfare	Performs routine duties for collecting, translating, recording and disseminating information associated with military plans and operations.	English composition, geography and mathematics useful.	Radio intelligence operator, intelligence analyst, investigator and records analyst.
US Marine Corps Jobs - Utilities	Installs, operates and maintains electrical, water supply, heating, plumbing, sewage, refrigeration, hygiene and air-conditioning equipment.	Mechanical aptitude and manual dexterity important; vocational school shop course in industrial arts and crafts beneficial.	Electrician, plumber, steam fitter, refrigeration mechanic, electric motor repairer and stationary engineer.
US Marine Corps Jobs - Weather Service	Collects, records and analyzes meteorological data; makes visual and instrumental observations.	Visual acuity correctable to 20/20, normal color perception; mathematics desirable, meteorology and astronomy helpful.	Meteorologist and weather forecaster/observer.

US Marine Corps Jobs - Enlisted Occupations