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Types of Jobs

Working on equipment.

Military personnel can find positions ranging from executive leadership to frontline technician in the following fields:

Facilities administration and management: Senior facilities officer (SFO), director, associate/assistant director, manager, administrative support, IT, HR, finance, supply chain/procurement

Planning: Planners, project managers, engineers, space managers

Design: Architects, engineers, contracts

Construction: Program manager, project manager, inspector, building and systems commissioning, contracts manager

Operations and Maintenance: Frontline technician, planner/scheduler, engineer, analyst, custodial, waste collection, events services, landscaping, fleet operations, road maintenance

Energy and Sustainability:  Energy steward, engineer, sustainability officer

Transportation:  Mechanic, operator

Utility Systems: Frontline technician, plant operator, systems manager

Real Estate:  Administrator, contracts manager

Others:  Emergency management, security, environmental health and safety


Crosswalk from military job titles to equivalent titles in educational facilities: This website (https://www.onetonline.org/crosswalk/MOC/) provides a searchable Military Occupational Classification (MOC) database that correlates military job titles to equivalent civilian titles.