Commercial divers perform work familiar to some military personnel.
Jobs in this career are similar to the following job classifications in the
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)
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)
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)
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 (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)
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