Surgical assistants perform work familiar to some military personnel.
Jobs in this career are similar to the following job classifications in the
68D
Operating Room Specialist (Enlisted)
HS
Health Services Technician (Enlisted)
4N111B
Surgical Service Helper, Urology (Enlisted)
4N111C
Surgical Service Helper, Orthopedics (Enlisted)
4N111D
Surgical Service Helper, Otolaryngology (Enlisted)
4N111
Surgical Service Helper (Enlisted)
4N131B
Surgical Service Apprentice, Urology (Enlisted)
4N131C
Surgical Service Apprentice, Orthopedics (Enlisted)
4N131D
Surgical Service Apprentice, Otolaryngology (Enlisted)
4N131
Surgical Service Apprentice (Enlisted)
4N151B
Surgical Service Journeyman, Urology (Enlisted)
4N151C
Surgical Service Journeyman, Orthopedics (Enlisted)
4N151D
Surgical Service Journeyman, Otolaryngology (Enlisted)
4N151
Surgical Service Journeyman (Enlisted)
4N171B
Surgical Service Craftsman, Urology (Enlisted)
4N171C
Surgical Service Craftsman, Orthopedics (Enlisted)
4N171D
Surgical Service Craftsman, Otolaryngology (Enlisted)
4N171
Surgical Service Craftsman (Enlisted)
4N191
Surgical Service Superintendent (Enlisted)
4N1X1
Surgical Service (Enlisted)
HM
Hospital Corpsman (Enlisted)
The following military occupations are no longer in active use:
8402
Submarine Force Independent Duty Corpsman (Enlisted)
8425
Surface Force Independent Duty Corpsman (Enlisted)
8427
Fleet Marine Force Reconnaissance Corpsman (Enlisted)
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