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Below are some of the transferrable military careers and their corresponding civilian titles

 

 

Military Title 

 

  

Job Description

  

 

Knowledge

or Training

 

  

Corresponding Civilian Career

 

Patient Administration Specialist

Patient Administration specialists ensure hospital and patient information is documented, stored and sent.  Primary responsibilities include supervising and performing administrative tasks in the patient administration area of an Army Hospital or other medical facility.   

 

 Possess a working knowledge of patient medical eligibility programs such as DEERS (Defense Eligibility Enrollment Reporting System). Skilled at preparing and consolidating medical documents and files authorized documents ensuring proper sequencing of forms. Knowledge of medical terminology, anatomy and physiology.

 Patient Administration Specialists work as medical records clerks, medical records supervisors, administrative assistants in hospitals, clinics, doctor and dentist’ offices. They can also teach in medical related courses such as medical records, medical terminology, anatomy and physiology in secondary career colleges and schools.

 

 

Native Language Speaker/Interpreter

 Interpret/Translate languages.

 Possess native language ability, and ability to perform translation and interpreter duties.

 

Civilian native language interpreters work as legal interpreters for courts and law firms, government agencies and teach language courses in elementary, junior high, high school and colleges and career schools and in language related training schools.

 

Diver

 Inspect, clean and repair ship hulls, salvage sunken equipment, patrol, assist in underwater construction, use explosives. 

Scuba diving, underwater welding and cutting knowledge, equipment maintenance

 Civilian divers work for oil and/or salvage companies, underwater construction firms, police fire and rescue

 

Artillery Officer

 

 Direct firing of cannons, howitzers, missiles, rockets; use specialized equipment to find targets. 

 Knowledge of weapons, specialized equipment

 Civilian artillery officers work as ordinance engineers in construction,  and ammunition storage supervisors.

 

Finance & Accounting Specialist

 Organize and keep track of financial records, compute payrolls and other allowances, audit accounting records, and prepare payments for military personnel.

 Knowledge/training and ability planning, organizing, tracking, balancing, projecting, and disbursing military finances, budgets, and payments.

 

Civilian finance and accounting specialists work as accounting clerks, audit clerk, tax clerks, bookkeepers, and payroll clerks.

 

Administrative

Officer

 Create and implement administrative plans, policies, and procedures. Direct administrative support staff and services. Establish records and forms management programs. Manage the maintenance and use of facilities 

Ability to analyze and solve problems, multitask, organize, manage, direct staff, strong communication skills

Office administrative officers work as administration management, real estate managers, office managers, and in postal service positions.

Cargo Specialist

 Pack and crate boxes of supplies for shipping, inspect cargo for damage, load supplies into trucks, transport planes, and railroad cars using forklifts, Load equipment such as jeeps, trucks, and weapons aboard ships, using dockyard cranes, Check cargo against invoices to make sure the amount and destination of material are correct  

Knowledge of operation and care of forklifts, power winches, and cranes; knowledge of techniques for loading and storing cargo. Ability to plan and schedule cargo shipments.  Knowledge of safety procedures for handling potentially dangerous cargo.

Civilian cargo specialists work as  industrial truck operators, stevedores, longshoremen, material handlers, or cargo checkers.

 

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