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Light Armored Reconnaissance

As a Light Armored Reconnaissance, you crewed, maintained, and fought a multi-ton weapon system as part of a tight, disciplined team. There's no direct civilian title, but your equipment operation, crew leadership, and cool-under-pressure execution translate into heavy-equipment, fleet, logistics, security, and operations careers.

Civilian jobs that match 0313

There's no one-to-one civilian crosswalk for 0313—the Department of Labor doesn't map a single job title to it. These are the specific civilian roles Light Armored Reconnaissance experience genuinely maps to: what each pays, what it involves, and why it fits.

Closest matches

Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators

$56,160/yr mediantypical $38k–$96k~450K U.S. jobs

Typical entry: High-school diploma plus short on-the-job training

Operate one or several types of power construction equipment, such as motor graders, bulldozers, scrapers, compressors, pumps, derricks, shovels, tractors, or front-end loaders to excavate, move,…

Why it fits: Your Light Armored Reconnaissance experience maps directly onto the construction & skilled trades side of this role.

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers

$54,320/yr mediantypical $37k–$77k~2M U.S. jobs

★ Bright Outlook — many openings

Typical entry: High-school diploma plus short on-the-job training

Drive a tractor-trailer combination or a truck with a capacity of at least 26,001 pounds Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW).

Why it fits: Your Light Armored Reconnaissance experience maps directly onto the transportation & logistics side of this role.

Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists

$58,970/yr mediantypical $39k–$82k~285K U.S. jobs

Typical entry: Associate degree, apprenticeship, or vocational training

Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul buses and trucks, or maintain and repair any type of diesel engines.

Why it fits: Your Light Armored Reconnaissance experience maps directly onto the maintenance, repair & installation side of this role.

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers

$65,930/yr mediantypical $44k–$104k~671K U.S. jobs

Typical entry: Associate degree, apprenticeship, or vocational training

Directly supervise and coordinate the activities of production and operating workers, such as inspectors, precision workers, machine setters and operators, assemblers, fabricators, and plant and…

Why it fits: Your Light Armored Reconnaissance experience maps directly onto the manufacturing & production side of this role.

Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators

$44,470/yr mediantypical $35k–$60k~779K U.S. jobs

★ Bright Outlook — many openings

Typical entry: High-school diploma plus short on-the-job training

Operate industrial trucks or tractors equipped to move materials around a warehouse, storage yard, factory, construction site, or similar location.

Why it fits: Your Light Armored Reconnaissance experience maps directly onto the transportation & logistics side of this role.

Security Guards

$37,070/yr mediantypical $29k–$57k~1.2M U.S. jobs

★ Bright Outlook — many openings

Typical entry: High-school diploma plus short on-the-job training

Guard, patrol, or monitor premises to prevent theft, violence, or infractions of rules.

Why it fits: Your Light Armored Reconnaissance experience maps directly onto the protective & law enforcement side of this role.

Related roles worth exploring

Roles selected from the O*NET occupations that fit Light Armored Reconnaissance experience; the Department of Labor doesn't publish a one-to-one crosswalk for this code. Pay is BLS OEWS (May 2023). See the O*NET crosswalk.

More directions worth exploring

Adjacent and stretch fields where your experience gives you a credible starting point.

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Civilian / public works

Heavy equipment operation

$56,160/yr medianOperating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators (representative)

Why it fits: Operating and maintaining tracked vehicles transfers to earthmoving, construction, and mining equipment.

What it takes: CDL or equipment qualification widens options.

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Civilian / government

Fleet & vehicle operations

$54,320/yr medianHeavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers (representative)

Why it fits: Crew maintenance discipline and readiness map to fleet management and diesel operations.

What it takes: CDL; fleet-software familiarity helps.

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Civilian

Operations & team leadership

$79,400/yr medianLogisticians (representative)

Why it fits: Leading a crew and maintaining complex platforms maps to operations supervision.

What it takes: Translate crew size, assets, and readiness outcomes.

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Civilian

Security & protective services

$37,070/yr medianSecurity Guards (representative)

Why it fits: Situational awareness and discipline fit corporate and site security.

What it takes: State guard licensing; ASIS credentials help.

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Civilian

Logistics & supply operations

$48,940/yr medianSurveying and Mapping Technicians (representative)

Why it fits: Accountability for vehicles, ammunition, and parts supports supply-chain roles.

What it takes: ERP/inventory skills; document scope.

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Civilian

Diesel & heavy-equipment maintenance

$58,970/yr medianBus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists (representative)

Why it fits: Hands-on maintenance of engines and systems is an on-ramp to the diesel trades.

What it takes: Trade school or OEM training; GI Bill eligible.

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Your rank changes the story

Use the level that reflects what you actually did—not rank alone. Two people with the same code and very different experience should not submit the same résumé.

E-1–E-4

Junior Enlisted

Lead with hands-on tasks, tools, equipment, qualifications, safety discipline, and the conditions in which you performed. Do not inflate supervisory scope.

E-5–E-6

Non-Commissioned Officer

Add team leadership, training, inspections, work allocation, quality control, readiness, and the people or assets you directly supervised.

E-7–E-9

Senior NCO

Emphasize multi-team operations, schedules, resource forecasting, safety systems, policy enforcement, advising leaders, and organization-level results.

Turn 0313 into proof employers trust

A translated title isn't enough. These four moves turn Light Armored Reconnaissance experience into evidence a civilian hiring manager can act on.

  1. Show what you ran

    List the systems, vehicles, equipment, and tools you personally operated as Light Armored Reconnaissance—plus qualifications, certifications, and the recurring high-stakes tasks you owned.

  2. Put numbers on leadership

    Marines led, dollar value of equipment you were accountable for, workload, readiness rates, and safety or quality outcomes. Scope beats adjectives.

  3. Close the credential gap early

    For any target role, name the license, degree, or software it requires and start now—your GI Bill and credentialing assistance can cover most of it.

  4. Search by capability, not code

    Recruiters rarely search “0313.” Search job boards by the equipment, skills, and outcomes above as much as by “Light Armored Reconnaissance.”

Programs built to hire & train veterans

You don't have to make this jump alone. These programs exist specifically to move service members into civilian careers—most are free, and several pay you while you train.

How to use this: Treat these as targets, not limits. Your exact duties depend on your assignments, so lead with what you actually did—and remember that regulated careers require their own license, certification, or degree.

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