68W MOS (Combat Medic Specialist): 55 civilian careers O*NET links to it, with pay.
The civilian occupations O*NET's Military Crosswalk relates to Army 68W, each with its BLS median pay and a TryHired career page where we have one.
68W is the Army enlisted military occupational specialty Combat Medic Specialist. O*NET's Military Crosswalk links it to 55 civilian occupations. Among the civilian ones with a BLS wage, the May 2025 national median ranges from $35,450 (Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians) to $335,550 (Emergency Medicine Physicians), using broader BLS occupations for some specialties. O*NET gives 24 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 68W Combat Medic Specialist
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food Service Managers | 11-9051.00 | $69,390 | Yes | Food Service Manager |
| Medical and Health Services Managers | 11-9111.00 | $123,860 | Yes | Hospital Administrator |
| Forest and Conservation Technicians | 19-4071.00 | $54,560 | ||
| Health Education Specialists | 21-1091.00 | $64,070 | Yes | Health Educator |
| Acute Care Nurses | 29-1141.01 | $97,550 (BLS: Registered Nurses) | Yes | |
| Critical Care Nurses | 29-1141.03 | $97,550 (BLS: Registered Nurses) | Yes | ICU Nurse |
| Emergency Medicine Physicians | 29-1214.00 | $335,550 | Emergency Medicine Physician | |
| 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 | |
| Medical Records Specialists | 29-2072.00 | $51,140 | Yes | Medical Coder |
| Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars | 29-9021.00 | $68,020 | Yes | |
| Surgical Assistants | 29-9093.00 | $66,800 | Yes | Surgical Assistant |
| Home Health Aides | 31-1121.00 | Not published | Yes | Home Health Aide |
| Medical Assistants | 31-9092.00 | $45,690 | Yes | Medical Assistant |
| Medical Equipment Preparers | 31-9093.00 | $47,700 | Yes | Sterile Processing Technician |
| Phlebotomists | 31-9097.00 | $45,230 | Yes | Phlebotomist |
| 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 | ||
| Firefighters | 33-2011.00 | $59,280 | Firefighter | |
| Fire Inspectors and Investigators | 33-2021.00 | $75,920 | ||
| 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 | |
| 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) | ||
| First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers | 37-1012.00 | $58,430 | ||
| Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants | 43-6013.00 | $45,930 | Yes | Medical Secretary |
| 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 | |
| Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners | 47-4071.00 | $49,880 | 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 |
| Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics | 49-3023.00 | $50,620 | Yes | Mechanic |
| Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers | 49-9021.00 | $61,010 | Yes | HVAC Technician |
| Millwrights | 49-9044.00 | $65,700 | ||
| First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers | 51-1011.00 | $74,450 | ||
| Chemical Plant and System Operators | 51-8091.00 | $78,120 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Commercial Pilots | 53-2012.00 | $123,220 | Yes | Commercial Pilot |
| Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians | 53-3011.00 | $35,450 | ||
| Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels | 53-5021.00 | $92,460 | Ship Captain | |
| Motorboat Operators | 53-5022.00 | $47,520 | Yes | |
| 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 68W maps it to: Paramedics.
What a crosswalk match means, and what it doesn't
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Turning 68W experience into a civilian job
Start with the civilian titles above whose work you already did most of. For each one, check its licensing and certification requirements in your state, then rewrite your service record in that occupation's language: the systems, procedures and results a civilian hiring manager recognizes, not unit names or acronyms.
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