CIVILIAN AND MILITARY
JOB TASK COMPARISON

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Detailed Work Activities

What it is: The Detailed Work Activities are a specific list of job tasks for the civilian job developed by the Department of Labor.

Why it’s important: Task lists for civilian jobs provide a detailed picture of the activities associated with a job and therefore, what skills are required. Having a civilian task list allows for a more specific comparison between the expectations of a civilian job and the tasks performed in a military job.

What to do: Read the detailed work activities to get a better understanding of the requirements of the civilian job.

Job Tasks Performed by Military Career Phase (for Enlisted Personnel)

What it is: Military members serve for varied lengths of time. Some enlist for one term of service and then separate from the military after four to six years. Others have a longer military career. To better demonstrate how or when detailed job activities may be performed, the military occupation is broken up into three career phases – Early, Mid, Late:

• Early: Junior enlisted
• Mid: Non-commissioned officer
• Late: Senior non-commissioned officer

Military career phases may vary by military occupation. For example, some military occupations do not begin until the late career phase. An individual will hold another military occupation and then as they advance in their career, they will move into a new military occupation. Accordingly, if you do not see a column related to one of the three career phases, you can assume that the military occupation is not held at that career phase.

Why it’s important: Different tasks are performed at different levels or career phases. For example, service members generally begin supervising others at the mid-career phase. Knowing the level at which tasks are performed may help interpret the job task comparison results. It is important to note that if you see blanks in progressively higher career phases, it does not mean that the service member does not have the skills to perform the task – those skills may have been attained through performance of those duties at an earlier career phase.

What to do: Review the career phase to help determine at which level military job tasks are performed. Be sure to consider all three career phases when determining if a service member has experience performing the tasks listed.

Experience

The Experience column allows you to select the activities which you have performed during your career. This allows you to tailor the table more specifically to your personal experience.

Once you have selected the activities you have performed, you can print the table using the PRINT button for later reference.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What is a Job Task Comparison?

A job task comparison is the comparison of the civilian job tasks with the military job tasks in this occupation. The results of the comparison show where the job tasks overlap (Related), where the job tasks are similar but not exact (Somewhat Related) and where civilian job tasks are not performed by the military job (empty). The empty boxes show where there are gaps – they are the job tasks not covered by the military job.

Alternative Job Titles for Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines

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