Air Force Jobs at a Glance

Airmen walk toward a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft on the flightline, June 1, 2019. (Andre Trinidad/Air Force)

The following is a list of some Air Force enlisted and officer jobs, with short descriptions.

Occupational Areas (Civilian Equivalent) Jobs within
Enlisted  
Installation, maintenance and repair occupations 404
Management occupations 130
Military specific occupations 93
Business and financial operations occupations 91
Health-care practitioners and technical occupations 84
Arts, design, entertainment, sports and media occupations 82
Computer and mathematical occupations 81
Office and administrative support occupations 53
Construction and extraction occupations 52
Transportation and material moving occupations 51
Protective service occupations 42
Life, physical and social science occupations 32
Production occupations 32
Architecture and engineering occupations 30
Health-care support occupations 19
Community and social service occupations 19
Personal care and service occupations 12
Legal occupations 8
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations 4
Food preparation and serving related occupations 1
Officer  
Health-care practitioners and technical occupations 253
Management occupations 166
Transportation and material moving occupations 159
Life, physical and social science occupations 44
Business and financial operations occupations 43
Protective service occupations 12
Military specific occupations 11
Installation, maintenance and repair occupations 11
Arts, design, entertainment, sports and media occupations 9
Architecture and engineering occupations 9
Community and social service occupations 8
Legal occupations 4
Education, training and library occupations 1
Computer and mathematical occupations 1

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