Army · 19D
Cavalry scouts specialize in reconnaissance, surveillance, and information collection and reporting, plus mounted and dismounted operations, navigation, and threat assessment. That builds real analytical and security capabilities, opening intelligence-adjacent, security, operations, data, and emergency-management directions, not just security guard work.
There's no one-to-one civilian crosswalk for 19D—the Department of Labor doesn't map a single job title to it. These are the specific civilian roles Cavalry Scout experience genuinely maps to: what each pays, what it involves, and why it fits.
$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 Cavalry Scout experience maps directly onto the construction & skilled trades side of this role.
$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 Cavalry Scout experience maps directly onto the transportation & logistics side of this role.
$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 Cavalry Scout experience maps directly onto the maintenance, repair & installation side of this role.
$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 Cavalry Scout experience maps directly onto the manufacturing & production side of this role.
$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 Cavalry Scout experience maps directly onto the transportation & logistics side of this role.
$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 Cavalry Scout experience maps directly onto the protective & law enforcement side of this role.
$50,050/yr mediantypical $38k–$77k~33K U.S. jobs
Typical entry: High-school diploma plus short on-the-job training
Operate or tend machinery at surface mining site, equipped with scoops, shovels, or buckets to excavate and load loose materials.
Why it fits: Closely related to your Cavalry Scout occupations on the construction & skilled trades side—a natural next step.
$55,950/yr mediantypical $34k–$111k~2K U.S. jobs
Typical entry: High-school diploma plus short on-the-job training
Operate or tend hoists or winches to lift and pull loads using power-operated cable equipment.
Why it fits: Closely related to your Cavalry Scout occupations on the transportation & logistics side—a natural next step.
$61,900/yr mediantypical $43k–$86k~177K U.S. jobs
★ Bright Outlook — Rapid growth
Typical entry: Associate degree, apprenticeship, or vocational training
Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul mobile mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic equipment, such as cranes, bulldozers, graders, and conveyors, used in construction, logging, and mining.
Why it fits: Closely related to your Cavalry Scout occupations on the maintenance, repair & installation side—a natural next step.
$61,420/yr mediantypical $40k–$81k~16K U.S. jobs
Typical entry: High-school diploma plus short on-the-job training
Operate self-propelled mining machines that rip coal, metal and nonmetal ores, rock, stone, or sand from the mine face and load it onto conveyors, shuttle cars, or trucks in a continuous operation.
Why it fits: Closely related to your Cavalry Scout occupations on the construction & skilled trades side—a natural next step.
$64,690/yr mediantypical $39k–$99k~42K U.S. jobs
Typical entry: Associate degree, apprenticeship, or vocational training
Operate mechanical boom and cable or tower and cable equipment to lift and move materials, machines, or products in many directions.
Why it fits: Closely related to your Cavalry Scout occupations on the transportation & logistics side—a natural next step.
$42,470/yr mediantypical $28k–$75k~1M U.S. jobs
★ Bright Outlook — Rapid growth; many openings
Typical entry: High-school diploma plus short on-the-job training
Drive a light vehicle, such as a truck or van, with a capacity of less than 26,001 pounds Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW), primarily to pick up merchandise or packages from a distribution center and…
Why it fits: Closely related to your Cavalry Scout occupations on the transportation & logistics side—a natural next step.
Roles selected from the O*NET occupations that fit Cavalry Scout 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.
Adjacent and stretch fields where your experience gives you a credible starting point.
$91,100/yr medianDetectives and Criminal Investigators (representative)
Why it fits: Collection, reporting, and assessment are an adjacent on-ramp to analyst roles (not automatic).
What it takes: Add analytic tools; a clearance is an asset.
Explore this route →$37,070/yr medianSecurity Guards (representative)
Why it fits: Surveillance and threat awareness support protective and security operations.
What it takes: Clearance eligibility and licensing may apply.
Explore this route →$83,960/yr medianEmergency Management Directors (representative)
Why it fits: Situational awareness and coordinated response translate to EOC and disaster work.
What it takes: FEMA Independent Study courses help.
Explore this route →$108,020/yr medianData Scientists (representative)
Why it fits: Structured observation and reporting provide an analytics foundation.
What it takes: Add Excel, SQL, and visualization.
Explore this route →$98,580/yr medianProject Management Specialists (representative)
Why it fits: Planning, communication, and execution under uncertainty map to operations roles.
What it takes: Quantify scope and outcomes.
Explore this route →$72,280/yr medianPolice and Sheriff's Patrol Officers (representative)
Why it fits: One credible option; judgment and field discipline apply.
What it takes: Complete an academy / POST; standards apply.
Explore this route →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.
Lead with recon/surveillance tasks, reporting, navigation, and conditions.
Add team leadership, collection planning, training, and reporting scope.
Emphasize reconnaissance operations, planning, and personnel/readiness management.
A translated title isn't enough. These four moves turn Cavalry Scout experience into evidence a civilian hiring manager can act on.
List the systems, vehicles, equipment, and tools you personally operated as Cavalry Scout—plus qualifications, certifications, and the recurring high-stakes tasks you owned.
Soldiers led, dollar value of equipment you were accountable for, workload, readiness rates, and safety or quality outcomes. Scope beats adjectives.
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.
Recruiters rarely search “19D.” Search job boards by the equipment, skills, and outcomes above as much as by “Cavalry Scout.”
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.
Train or intern with a civilian employer during your last ~180 days on active duty—at full military pay.
Earn a paycheck while you train for a trade or technical role; USMAP can credit the military training you already have.
Corporate fellowships and hiring events that place transitioning service members and military spouses.
Free career training and nationally recognized certifications for service members, veterans, and spouses.
VA-funded high-tech training (IT, cyber, data, software) that does not touch your GI Bill entitlement.
Free local career centers plus certification and state-by-state license finders for any field.
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.