Military Specific Occupations
Job family · SOC major group
Military Specific Occupations is one of the 23 SOC major groups — the top level of the U.S. Standard Occupational Classification, the official scheme every detailed occupation rolls up to. It contains 19 occupations .
Occupation groups in this family
This family divides into 3 SOC minor groups — tighter clusters of related occupations. Ranked by U.S. employment.
- First-Line Enlisted Military Supervisors · 3 occupations
- Military Enlisted Tactical Operations and Air/Weapons Specialists and Crew Members · 8 occupations
- Military Officer Special and Tactical Operations Leaders · 8 occupations
Occupations in this family
Ranked by U.S. employment (BLS OEWS May 2024). Projected change is BLS 2024–34; AI exposure is the OpenAI "GPTs are GPTs" human beta rating (share of an occupation's tasks where an LLM with tools could cut the time to do them by at least half).
| Occupation | Median pay | Employment | 2024–34 | AI exposure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Crew Members | — | — | — | — |
| Air Crew Officers | — | — | — | — |
| Aircraft Launch and Recovery Officers | — | — | — | — |
| Aircraft Launch and Recovery Specialists | — | — | — | — |
| Armored Assault Vehicle Crew Members | — | — | — | — |
| Armored Assault Vehicle Officers | — | — | — | — |
| Artillery and Missile Crew Members | — | — | — | — |
| Artillery and Missile Officers | — | — | — | — |
| Command and Control Center Officers | — | — | — | — |
| Command and Control Center Specialists | — | — | — | — |
| First-Line Supervisors of Air Crew Members | — | — | — | — |
| First-Line Supervisors of All Other Tactical Operations Specialists | — | — | — | — |
| First-Line Supervisors of Weapons Specialists/Crew Members | — | — | — | — |
| Infantry | — | — | — | — |
| Infantry Officers | — | — | — | — |
| Military Enlisted Tactical Operations and Air/Weapons Specialists and Crew Members, All Other | — | — | — | — |
| Military Officer Special and Tactical Operations Leaders, All Other | — | — | — | — |
| Special Forces | — | — | — | — |
| Special Forces Officers | — | — | — | — |
AI exposure across this family
Two published studies estimate how exposed each occupation is to AI. The OpenAI "GPTs are GPTs" study rates the share of an occupation's tasks an LLM (with tools) could speed up by half or more; averaged across this family it is .
Exposure measures where AI could assist tasks — it is not a prediction that these jobs will be automated. High exposure often means augmentation (faster work), and many high-exposure occupations are also projected to grow.
Sources for this page
Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.
- O*NET 30.3 U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development
- BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.
Cite this page
Singulariki. "Military Specific Occupations." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/job-families/military-specific-occupations
Singulariki. (2026). Military Specific Occupations. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/job-families/military-specific-occupations
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