91E MOS (Allied Trades Specialist): 47 civilian careers O*NET links to it, with pay.
The civilian occupations O*NET's Military Crosswalk relates to Army 91E, each with its BLS median pay and a TryHired career page where we have one.
91E is the Army enlisted military occupational specialty Allied Trades Specialist. O*NET's Military Crosswalk links it to 47 civilian occupations. Among the civilian ones with a BLS wage, the May 2025 national median ranges from $38,020 (Cutters and Trimmers, Hand) to $79,860 (First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers), using broader BLS occupations for some specialties. O*NET gives 9 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 91E Allied Trades 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians | 17-3024.00 | $73,900 | ||
| Non-Destructive Testing Specialists | 17-3029.01 | $78,350 (BLS: Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other) | ||
| Sheet Metal Workers | 47-2211.00 | $61,800 | Sheet Metal Worker | |
| First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers | 49-1011.00 | $79,860 | ||
| Automotive Body and Related Repairers | 49-3021.00 | $54,890 | ||
| Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines | 49-3042.00 | $65,510 | Yes | |
| Industrial Machinery Mechanics | 49-9041.00 | $64,520 | Yes | |
| Maintenance Workers, Machinery | 49-9043.00 | $60,850 | Maintenance Worker | |
| Maintenance and Repair Workers, General | 49-9071.00 | $49,590 | Yes | Maintenance Technician |
| Engine and Other Machine Assemblers | 51-2031.00 | $53,710 | ||
| Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters | 51-2041.00 | $51,330 | ||
| Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators | 51-2051.00 | $46,880 | Yes | |
| Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 51-4021.00 | $47,720 | ||
| Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 51-4022.00 | $49,030 | ||
| Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 51-4031.00 | $46,330 | ||
| Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 51-4032.00 | $49,080 | ||
| Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 51-4033.00 | $46,550 | ||
| Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 51-4034.00 | $50,620 | ||
| Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 51-4035.00 | $52,800 | ||
| Machinists | 51-4041.00 | $58,750 | Machinist | |
| Model Makers, Metal and Plastic | 51-4061.00 | $63,340 | ||
| Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic | 51-4062.00 | $58,000 | ||
| Foundry Mold and Coremakers | 51-4071.00 | $48,110 | ||
| Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 51-4081.00 | $47,180 | ||
| Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers | 51-4121.00 | $53,750 | Welder | |
| Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 51-4122.00 | $47,920 | ||
| Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic | 51-4192.00 | $63,870 | ||
| Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners | 51-4194.00 | $50,060 | ||
| Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers | 51-6091.00 | $46,350 | ||
| Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood | 51-7041.00 | $42,770 | ||
| Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 51-9012.00 | $51,610 | ||
| Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 51-9021.00 | $48,540 | ||
| Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand | 51-9022.00 | $42,660 | ||
| Cutters and Trimmers, Hand | 51-9031.00 | $38,020 | ||
| Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 51-9032.00 | $46,570 | ||
| Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 51-9041.00 | $45,760 | ||
| Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers | 51-9071.00 | $52,540 | ||
| Gem and Diamond Workers | 51-9071.06 | $52,540 (BLS: Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers) | ||
| Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators | 51-9161.00 | $50,690 | ||
| Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers | 51-9162.00 | $68,120 | Yes | |
| Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders | 51-9191.00 | $46,460 | ||
| Etchers and Engravers | 51-9194.00 | $43,310 | ||
| Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic | 51-9195.00 | $46,170 | Yes | |
| Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing | 51-9195.03 | $46,170 (BLS: Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic) | Yes | |
| Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 51-9196.00 | $50,270 | ||
| Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers | 53-3032.00 | $58,640 | Yes | Truck Driver |
| Light Truck Drivers | 53-3033.00 | $44,860 | Yes | Delivery Driver |
The Defense Manpower Data Center's own record for 91E maps it to: Machinists.
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Turning 91E 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.
TryHired's guide to this career (Sheet Metal Workers).
Open →Career guideMaintenance WorkerTryHired's guide to this career (Maintenance Workers, Machinery).
Open →Career guideMaintenance TechnicianTryHired's guide to this career (Maintenance and Repair Workers, General).
Open →Career guideMachinistTryHired's guide to this career (Machinists).
Open →Career guideWelderTryHired's guide to this career (Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers).
Open →Career guideTruck DriverTryHired's guide to this career (Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers).
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- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 national estimates (public domain).