Medical assistants perform work familiar to some military personnel.
Jobs in this career are similar to the following job classifications in the
18D
Special Forces Medical Sergeant (Enlisted)
68B
Orthopedic Specialist (Enlisted)
68G
Patient Administration Specialist (Enlisted)
68W
Combat Medic Specialist (Enlisted)
92Y
Unit Supply Specialist (Enlisted)
870
Health Services Technician (Enlisted)
HS
Health Services Technician (Enlisted)
The following military occupations are no longer in active use:
891
Hospitalman (Enlisted)
4N011B
Aerospace Medical Service Helper, Neurodiagnostic Medical Technician (Enlisted)
4N011
Aerospace Medical Service Helper (Enlisted)
4N031B
Aerospace Medical Service Apprentice, Neurodiagnostic Medical Technician (Enlisted)
4N031
Aerospace Medical Service Apprentice (Enlisted)
4N051B
Aerospace Medical Service Journeyman, Neurodiagnostic Medical Technician (Enlisted)
4N051C
Aerospace Medical Service Journeyman, Independent Duty Medical Technician (Enlisted)
4N051F
Aerospace Medical Service Journeyman, Flight and Operational Medical Technician (Enlisted)
4N051
Aerospace Medical Service Journeyman (Enlisted)
4N071B
Aerospace Medical Service Craftsman, Neurodiagnostic Medical Technician (Enlisted)
4N071C
Aerospace Medical Service Craftsman, Independent Duty Medical Technician (Enlisted)
4N071F
Aerospace Medical Service Craftsman, Flight and Operational Medical Technician (Enlisted)
4N071
Aerospace Medical Service Craftsman (Enlisted)
4N091
Aerospace Medical Service Superintendent (Enlisted)
4N0X1
Aerospace Medical Service (Enlisted)
4V011S
Ophthalmic Helper, Ophthalmology (Enlisted)
4V031S
Ophthalmic Apprentice, Ophthalmology (Enlisted)
4V051S
Ophthalmic Journeyman, Ophthalmology (Enlisted)
4V071S
Ophthalmic Craftsman, Ophthalmology (Enlisted)
4V0X1
Ophthalmic (Enlisted)
9M200
International Health Specialists (IHS) (Enlisted)
The following military occupations are no longer in active use:
4F000
Aeromedical Manager (Enlisted)
4F011
Aeromedical Helper (Enlisted)
4F031
Aeromedical Apprentice (Enlisted)
4F051
Aeromedical Journeyman (Enlisted)
4F071
Aeromedical Craftsman (Enlisted)
4F091
Aeromedical Superintendent (Enlisted)
4F0X1
Aeromedical (Enlisted)
4V011A
Optometry Helper, Ophthalmology (Enlisted)
4V031A
Optometry Apprentice, Ophthalmology (Enlisted)
4V051A
Optometry Journeyman, Ophthalmology (Enlisted)
4V071A
Optometry Craftsman, Ophthalmology (Enlisted)
4V0X1
Optometry (Enlisted)
001255
Hospital Corpsman (Enlisted)
003358
Hospitalman (Enlisted)
8499
Hospital Corpsman Basic (Enlisted)
HM
Hospital Corpsman (Enlisted)
HN
Hospitalman (Enlisted)
HR
Hospitalman Recruit (Enlisted)
L04A
Aerospace Medical Technician (Enlisted)
L07A
Aerospace Physiology Technician (Enlisted)
L13A
Hemodialysis Technician (Enlisted)
L25A
Urology Technician (Enlisted)
The following military occupations are no longer in active use:
8406
Aerospace Medical Technician (Enlisted)
8409
Aerospace Physiology Technician (Enlisted)
8434
Hemodialysis Technician (Enlisted)
8445
Ocular Technician (Enlisted)
8446
Otolaryngology Technician (Enlisted)
8486
Urology Technician (Enlisted)
8495
Dermatology Technician (Enlisted)
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