U.S. Navy Ratings to civilian careersSalary data, federal positions, and the resume that gets callbacks.
Discover civilian opportunities for Navy ratings. Your shipboard and shore experience translates to high-demand careers.
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About Navy Rating Career Guides
The Navy classifies enlisted jobs by Ratings — specialized career fields like Electronics Technician (ET), Hospital Corpsman (HM), or Navy Diver (ND). Each Rating comes with its own training pipeline, qualifications, and certifications that translate to civilian careers in ways that aren't always straightforward. A Machinist's Mate has options well beyond engine rooms, and an IT rating can target far more than help desk roles.
Each guide covers direct civilian career matches with verified salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, federal GS series that map to your Rating, companies hiring Navy veterans, and complete career pivot paths for sailors who are done with their specialty. We include certifications organized by target career — not by what you earned in service — because the question isn't "what do I have?" but "what do I need to get where I'm going?"
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BMR's AI handles every military job code. New guides drop weekly — but you don't need to wait.
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Translate your Navy service into a civilian career
Stop rewriting your resume from scratch every time you apply. BMR's AI knows Navy Ratings — and tailors a resume to each job in under 5 minutes.