There's no one-to-one civilian crosswalk for 13SXA—the Department of Labor doesn't map a single job title to it. These are the specific civilian roles Space Operations Officer experience genuinely maps to: what each pays, what it involves, and why it fits.
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians
$77,830/yr mediantypical $50k–$114k~11K U.S. jobs
★ Bright Outlook — Rapid growth
Typical entry: Associate degree, apprenticeship, or vocational training
Operate, install, adjust, and maintain integrated computer/communications systems, consoles, simulators, and other data acquisition, test, and measurement instruments and equipment, which are used…
Why it fits: Your Space Operations Officer experience maps directly onto the engineering & technical design side of this role.
Network and Computer Systems Administrators
$95,360/yr mediantypical $59k–$149k~323K U.S. jobs
Typical entry: Bachelor’s degree typically expected
Install, configure, and maintain an organization's local area network (LAN), wide area network (WAN), data communications network, operating systems, and physical and virtual servers.
Why it fits: Your Space Operations Officer experience maps directly onto the it, cybersecurity & data side of this role.
Data Scientists
$108,020/yr mediantypical $61k–$184k~193K U.S. jobs
★ Bright Outlook — Rapid growth
Typical entry: Bachelor’s degree typically expected
Develop and implement a set of techniques or analytics applications to transform raw data into meaningful information using data-oriented programming languages and visualization software.
Why it fits: Your Space Operations Officer experience maps directly onto the it, cybersecurity & data side of this role.
Information Security Analysts
$120,360/yr mediantypical $69k–$182k~175K U.S. jobs
★ Bright Outlook — Rapid growth
Typical entry: Bachelor’s degree typically expected
Plan, implement, upgrade, or monitor security measures for the protection of computer networks and information.
Why it fits: Your Space Operations Officer experience maps directly onto the it, cybersecurity & data side of this role.
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians
$72,800/yr mediantypical $46k–$105k~97K U.S. jobs
Typical entry: Associate degree, apprenticeship, or vocational training
Apply electrical and electronic theory and related knowledge, usually under the direction of engineering staff, to design, build, repair, adjust, and modify electrical components, circuitry,…
Why it fits: Your Space Operations Officer experience maps directly onto the engineering & technical design side of this role.
Calibration Technologists and Technicians
$62,790/yr mediantypical $42k–$101k~13K U.S. jobs
★ Bright Outlook — Rapid growth
Typical entry: Associate degree, apprenticeship, or vocational training
Execute or adapt procedures and techniques for calibrating measurement devices, by applying knowledge of measurement science, mathematics, physics, chemistry, and electronics, sometimes under the…
Why it fits: Closely related to your Space Operations Officer occupations on the engineering & technical design side—a natural next step.
Avionics Technicians
$77,420/yr mediantypical $47k–$107k~21K U.S. jobs
★ Bright Outlook — Rapid growth
Typical entry: Associate degree, apprenticeship, or vocational training
Install, inspect, test, adjust, or repair avionics equipment, such as radar, radio, navigation, and missile control systems in aircraft or space vehicles.
Why it fits: Closely related to your Space Operations Officer occupations on the maintenance, repair & installation side—a natural next step.
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians
$65,080/yr mediantypical $44k–$105k~15K U.S. jobs
Typical entry: Associate degree, apprenticeship, or vocational training
Operate, test, maintain, or adjust unmanned, automated, servomechanical, or electromechanical equipment.
Why it fits: Closely related to your Space Operations Officer occupations on the engineering & technical design side—a natural next step.
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians
$64,020/yr mediantypical $44k–$97k~39K U.S. jobs
Typical entry: Associate degree, apprenticeship, or vocational training
Apply theory and principles of mechanical engineering to modify, develop, test, or adjust machinery and equipment under direction of engineering staff or physical scientists.
Why it fits: Closely related to your Space Operations Officer occupations on the engineering & technical design side—a natural next step.
Robotics Technicians
$65,080/yr mediantypical $44k–$105k~15K U.S. jobs
Typical entry: Associate degree, apprenticeship, or vocational training
Build, install, test, or maintain robotic equipment or related automated production systems.
Why it fits: Closely related to your Space Operations Officer occupations on the engineering & technical design side—a natural next step.
Automotive Engineering Technicians
$64,020/yr mediantypical $44k–$97k~39K U.S. jobs
Typical entry: Associate degree, apprenticeship, or vocational training
Assist engineers in determining the practicality of proposed product design changes and plan and carry out tests on experimental test devices or equipment for performance, durability, or efficiency.
Why it fits: Closely related to your Space Operations Officer occupations on the engineering & technical design side—a natural next step.
Roles selected from the O*NET occupations that fit Space Operations Officer 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.
