31B MOS (Military Police): 66 civilian careers O*NET links to it, with pay.
The civilian occupations O*NET's Military Crosswalk relates to Army 31B, each with its BLS median pay and a TryHired career page where we have one.
31B is the Army enlisted military occupational specialty Military Police. O*NET's Military Crosswalk links it to 66 civilian occupations. Among the civilian ones with a BLS wage, the May 2025 national median ranges from $38,020 (Security Guards) to $141,900 (Managers, All Other), using broader BLS occupations for some specialties. O*NET gives 22 of them its Bright Outlook designation (occupations expected to grow rapidly, to have many job openings, or that are new and emerging). A crosswalk link is a related occupation, not a guaranteed job or an equivalent license.
Civilian occupations related to 31B Military Police
In O*NET's order. Pay is the BLS national median annual wage, May 2025. Bright Outlook is O*NET's designation.
| Occupation | O*NET-SOC code | Median pay (BLS, May 2025) | Bright Outlook | TryHired guide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Security Managers | 11-3013.01 | $106,660 (BLS: Facilities Managers) | Yes | Security Manager |
| Training and Development Managers | 11-3131.00 | $133,000 | Yes | |
| Food Service Managers | 11-9051.00 | $69,390 | Yes | Food Service Manager |
| Gambling Managers | 11-9071.00 | $93,220 | ||
| Social and Community Service Managers | 11-9151.00 | $80,390 | Yes | |
| Emergency Management Directors | 11-9161.00 | $93,330 | ||
| Fitness and Wellness Coordinators | 11-9179.01 | $69,770 (BLS: Personal Service Managers, All Other) | Yes | |
| Managers, All Other | 11-9199.00 | $141,900 | Yes | |
| Loss Prevention Managers | 11-9199.08 | $141,900 (BLS: Managers, All Other) | Yes | |
| Training and Development Specialists | 13-1151.00 | $69,280 | Yes | Training Specialist |
| Business Operations Specialists, All Other | 13-1199.00 | $83,050 | Yes | |
| Security Management Specialists | 13-1199.07 | $83,050 (BLS: Business Operations Specialists, All Other) | Yes | |
| Computer Occupations, All Other | 15-1299.00 | $116,580 | Yes | |
| Forest and Conservation Technicians | 19-4071.00 | $54,560 | ||
| Forensic Science Technicians | 19-4092.00 | $72,060 | Yes | Forensic Scientist |
| Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists | 21-1092.00 | $66,270 | Probation Officer | |
| Emergency Medical Technicians | 29-2042.00 | $44,470 | Yes | EMT |
| Paramedics | 29-2043.00 | $60,600 | Yes | Paramedic |
| Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses | 29-2061.00 | $64,400 | LPN | |
| First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers | 33-1011.00 | $77,970 | ||
| First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives | 33-1012.00 | $106,040 | ||
| First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers | 33-1021.00 | $93,530 | ||
| First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers | 33-1091.00 | $55,940 | ||
| Firefighters | 33-2011.00 | $59,280 | Firefighter | |
| Fire Inspectors and Investigators | 33-2021.00 | $75,920 | ||
| Bailiffs | 33-3011.00 | $56,600 | ||
| Correctional Officers and Jailers | 33-3012.00 | $58,940 | Correctional Officer | |
| Detectives and Criminal Investigators | 33-3021.00 | $93,790 | Detective | |
| Police Identification and Records Officers | 33-3021.02 | $93,790 (BLS: Detectives and Criminal Investigators) | Crime Scene Investigator | |
| Intelligence Analysts | 33-3021.06 | $93,790 (BLS: Detectives and Criminal Investigators) | Intelligence Analyst | |
| Fish and Game Wardens | 33-3031.00 | $74,060 | Game Warden | |
| Parking Enforcement Workers | 33-3041.00 | $46,730 | ||
| Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers | 33-3051.00 | $76,210 | Police Officer | |
| Customs and Border Protection Officers | 33-3051.04 | $76,210 (BLS: Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers) | ||
| Transit and Railroad Police | 33-3052.00 | $90,230 | ||
| Animal Control Workers | 33-9011.00 | $45,660 | ||
| Private Detectives and Investigators | 33-9021.00 | $51,220 | Yes | Private Investigator |
| Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators | 33-9031.00 | $43,370 | ||
| Security Guards | 33-9032.00 | $38,020 | Yes | Security Guard |
| Crossing Guards and Flaggers | 33-9091.00 | $38,100 | ||
| Transportation Security Screeners | 33-9093.00 | $66,770 | ||
| Retail Loss Prevention Specialists | 33-9099.02 | $42,540 (BLS: Protective Service Workers, All Other) | ||
| First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers | 37-1012.00 | $58,430 | ||
| Animal Trainers | 39-2011.00 | $39,990 | Animal Trainer | |
| Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs | 43-4061.00 | $54,210 | ||
| Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan | 43-4111.00 | $45,920 | ||
| Office Clerks, General | 43-9061.00 | $45,010 | Yes | |
| First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers | 45-1011.00 | $59,320 | ||
| First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers | 47-1011.00 | $79,920 | Yes | |
| Solar Energy Installation Managers | 47-1011.03 | $79,920 (BLS: First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers) | Yes | |
| First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers | 49-1011.00 | $79,860 | ||
| Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers | 49-2022.00 | $63,890 | ||
| Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians | 49-3011.00 | $79,870 | Yes | Aircraft Mechanic |
| Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers | 49-9095.00 | $45,990 | Yes | |
| First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers | 51-1011.00 | $74,450 | ||
| Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors | 53-1041.00 | $58,170 | Yes | |
| First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand | 53-1042.00 | Not published | ||
| Recycling Coordinators | 53-1042.01 | Not published | ||
| First-Line Supervisors of Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators | 53-1043.00 | Not published | ||
| First-Line Supervisors of Passenger Attendants | 53-1044.00 | Not published | ||
| First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, All Other | 53-1049.00 | Not published | ||
| Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels | 53-5021.00 | $92,460 | Ship Captain | |
| Ship Engineers | 53-5031.00 | $109,530 | ||
| Transportation Inspectors | 53-6051.00 | $92,100 | ||
| Aviation Inspectors | 53-6051.01 | $92,100 (BLS: Transportation Inspectors) | ||
| Transportation Vehicle, Equipment and Systems Inspectors, Except Aviation | 53-6051.07 | $92,100 (BLS: Transportation Inspectors) |
The Defense Manpower Data Center's own record for 31B maps it to: Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers.
What a crosswalk match means, and what it doesn't
O*NET's Military Crosswalk Search combines several official sources: the Defense Manpower Data Center's crosswalk of military occupation codes, an enhanced analysis commissioned by the U.S. Department of Labor with the Department of Defense under the VOW to Hire Heroes Act, a RAND study of Army knowledge, skills and abilities, and the services' Credentialing Opportunities On-Line (COOL) sites. A listed civilian occupation is one O*NET relates to the military job's training and work. It is not an equivalence, a promise of a job or a statement that you meet the civilian job's requirements: many of these occupations need a state license, a certification or a degree that the military job alone does not provide.
Turning 31B experience into a civilian job
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How this page is built
The civilian occupations on this page are exactly the ones O*NET OnLine's Military Crosswalk Search returns for the code, in O*NET's order, read on Nov 3, 2026 (O*NET site updated October 6, 2026). Official military titles come from the Defense Manpower Data Center file O*NET distributes. Pay is the BLS national median annual wage for May 2025. Where O*NET lists a specialty that BLS does not survey on its own, the figure is the BLS figure for the broader occupation and is labelled with that occupation's name.
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- Your fit: a crosswalk relates occupations, not people. Your rank, specialty training, clearances and credentials change which civilian jobs fit.
- Pay: national medians for civilian workers in each occupation, not offers and not adjusted for your location or experience.
- U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, O*NET OnLine Military Crosswalk Search, read Nov 3, 2026. Military Crosswalk Search by U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
- O*NET Resource Center, Military crosswalk data (source: Defense Manpower Data Center).
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 national estimates (public domain).