In the Military

Commercial divers perform work familiar to some military personnel.

Jobs in this career are similar to the following job classifications:

  • 19Z1A Special Warfare, Special Tactics Officer (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 19Z2A Special Warfare, Special Tactics Officer (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 19Z3A Special Warfare, Special Tactics Officer (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 19Z4A Special Warfare, Special Tactics Officer (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 19ZXA Special Warfare, Special Tactics Officer (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 1Z100 Pararescue Manager (Enlisted)
  • 1Z111 Pararescue Helper (Enlisted)
  • 1Z131 Pararescue Apprentice (Enlisted)
  • 1Z151 Pararescue Journeyman (Enlisted)
  • 1Z171 Pararescue Craftsman (Enlisted)
  • 1Z191 Pararescue Superintendent (Enlisted)
  • 1Z1X1 Pararescue (Enlisted)
  • 12B Combat Engineer (Enlisted)
  • 12D Diver (Enlisted)
  • 180A Special Forces Warrant Officer (Warrant Officer only)
  • 91B Wheeled Vehicle Mechanic (Enlisted)

The following military occupations are no longer in active use:

  • 00B Diver (Enlisted)
  • 21D Diver (Enlisted)
  • 060 Diving Specialist (Warrant Officer only)
  • 226 Diver (Enlisted)
  • AST Aviation Survival Technician (Enlisted)
  • DIV Diving Specialist (Warrant Officer only)
  • DV Diver (Enlisted)
  • 0307 Expeditionary Ground Reconnaissance (EGR) Officer (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 0321 Reconnaissance Marine (Enlisted)
  • 0323 Reconnaissance Man, Parachutist Qualified (Enlisted)
  • 0324 Reconnaissance Man, Combatant Diver Qualified (Enlisted)
  • 0326 Reconnaissance Man, Parachute and Combatant Diver Qualified (Enlisted)
  • 2336 Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Technician (Enlisted)
  • 2339 Marine EOD Diver Officer (Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
  • 2339 Marine EOD Diver (Enlisted)
  • 8024 Combatant Diver Marine (Enlisted)
  • 8024 Combatant Diver Officer (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 8026 Parachutist/Combatant Diver Marine (Enlisted)
  • 8026 Parachute/Combatant Diver Officer (Commissioned Officer only)

The following military occupations are no longer in active use:

  • 9952 Combatant Diver Marine (Enlisted)
  • 9953 Parachutist/Combatant Diver Marine (Enlisted)
  • 001100 Second Class Diver (Enlisted)
  • 001105 First Class Diver (Enlisted)
  • 001110 Master Diver (Enlisted)
  • 001247 Deep Sea Diving Independent Duty Corpsman (Enlisted)
  • 001289 Fleet Marine Force Reconnaissance Corpsman (Enlisted)
  • 001317 Fleet Marine Force Reconnaissance Independent Duty Corpsman (Enlisted)
  • 001720 Sea Air and Land (SEAL) (Enlisted)
  • 001792 Underwater Construction Technician (Enlisted)
  • 003020 Medical Deep Sea Diving Technician (Enlisted)
  • 113 URL - Special Warfare (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 114 URL - Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Warfare Officer (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 53N9 Conversion NEC ND Navy Diver (Enlisted)
  • 615 LDO - Special Warfare Technician (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 648 LDO - Explosive Ordnance Disposal (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 715 CWO - Special Warfare Technician (Warrant Officer only)
  • 720 CWO - Diving Officer (Warrant Officer only)
  • 758B Salvage/Construction Demolition Diver (Enlisted)
  • 839A Submarine SCUBA Diver (Enlisted)
  • 840A Scuba Diver (Enlisted)
  • 9231 Ordnance Clearance Officer (Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
  • 9294 Seal Delivery Vehicle Officer (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 9312 Diving Officer (General) (Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
  • 9313 Diving Officer (Deep Sea, He02) (Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
  • 9314 Diving Officer (Ship Salvage) (Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
  • 9315 Diving Officer (Saturation) (Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
  • 9375 Ship Salvage Operations Officer (Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
  • AIRR Navy Aviation Rescue Swimmers (Enlisted)
  • AWO Naval Aircrewman (Operator) (Enlisted)
  • B16A Underwater Construction Technician Advanced (Enlisted)
  • B17A Basic Engineer Diver (Enlisted)
  • B18A Master Underwater Construction Diver (Enlisted)
  • EOD Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Technician (Enlisted)
  • HM Hospital Corpsman (Enlisted)
  • L02A Fleet Marine Force Reconnaissance Independent Duty Corpsman (Enlisted)
  • L11A Fleet Marine Force Reconnaissance Corpsman (Enlisted)
  • L27A Medical Deep Sea Diving Technician (Enlisted)
  • L28A Deep Sea Diving Independent Duty Corpsman (Enlisted)
  • M01A (EOD) Apprentice Diver (Student Status) (Enlisted)
  • M06A Ordnance Clearance Diver (Enlisted)
  • M1DV Diver First Class (Enlisted)
  • M2DV Diver Second Class (Enlisted)
  • MMDV Master Diver (Enlisted)
  • ND Navy Diver (Enlisted)
  • O20A SO Candidate (Enlisted)
  • O23A SDV MK8/MK11 Operator (Enlisted)
  • O26A Special Warfare Operator (SEAL) (Enlisted)
  • SO Special Warfare Operator (Enlisted)
  • SW Steelworker (Enlisted)

The following military occupations are no longer in active use:

  • 5311 Saturation Diver (Enlisted)
  • 5339 Ordnance Clearance Diver (Enlisted)
  • 5341 Master Diver (Enlisted)
  • 5342 Diver First Class (Enlisted)
  • 5343 Diver Second Class (Enlisted)
  • 5344 Submarine SCUBA Diver (Enlisted)
  • 5345 Scuba Diver (Enlisted)
  • 5346 Master Saturation Diver (Enlisted)
  • 5375 Salvage/Construction Demolition Diver (Enlisted)
  • 53D9 Navy Diver (Enlisted)
  • 5931 Underwater Construction Technician Advanced (Enlisted)
  • 5932 Underwater Construction Technician Basic (Enlisted)
  • 5933 Master Underwater Construction Diver (Enlisted)
  • 8494 Deep Sea Diving Independent Duty Corpsman (Enlisted)