Army · 25M
Your Multimedia Illustrator experience maps to civilian jobs like Special Effects Artists and Animators—and well beyond. Explore the specific roles below, see what each pays and requires, and build from there.
These are the civilian jobs the U.S. Department of Labor maps to 25M, plus the roles most closely related to them—ordered from the closest match. Think of them as a floor, not a ceiling: see what each role involves and pays, start where your Multimedia Illustrator experience already fits, and build toward the rest.
$99,060/yr mediantypical $57k–$170k~30K U.S. jobs
Typical entry: Bachelor’s degree typically expected
Create special effects or animations using film, video, computers, or other electronic tools and media for use in products, such as computer games, movies, music videos, and commercials.
Why it fits: A direct Department of Labor match—your Multimedia Illustrator work maps straight onto the media & communications side of this role.
$58,910/yr mediantypical $36k–$100k~213K U.S. jobs
Typical entry: Bachelor’s degree typically expected
Design or create graphics to meet specific commercial or promotional needs, such as packaging, displays, or logos.
Why it fits: Closely related to your Multimedia Illustrator occupations on the media & communications side—a natural next step.
$106,500/yr mediantypical $60k–$210k~51K U.S. jobs
Typical entry: Bachelor’s degree typically expected
Formulate design concepts and presentation approaches for visual productions and media, such as print, broadcasting, video, and film.
Why it fits: Closely related to your Multimedia Illustrator occupations on the media & communications side—a natural next step.
$66,600/yr mediantypical $39k–$154k~29K U.S. jobs
Typical entry: Bachelor’s degree typically expected
Edit moving images on film, video, or other media. May work with a producer or director to organize images for final production. May edit or synchronize soundtracks with images.
Why it fits: Closely related to your Multimedia Illustrator occupations on the media & communications side—a natural next step.
$98,540/yr mediantypical $48k–$176k~111K U.S. jobs
★ Bright Outlook — Rapid growth
Typical entry: Bachelor’s degree typically expected
Design core features of video games. Specify innovative game and role-play mechanics, story lines, and character biographies. Create and maintain design documentation. Guide and collaborate with…
Why it fits: Closely related to your Multimedia Illustrator occupations on the it, cybersecurity & data side—a natural next step.
$82,510/yr mediantypical $42k–$175k~154K U.S. jobs
★ Bright Outlook — Rapid growth
Typical entry: Bachelor’s degree typically expected
Produce or direct stage, television, radio, video, or film productions for entertainment, information, or instruction.
Why it fits: Closely related to your Multimedia Illustrator occupations on the media & communications side—a natural next step.
$51,290/yr mediantypical $32k–$98k~5K U.S. jobs
Typical entry: Associate degree, apprenticeship, or vocational training
Format typescript and graphic elements using computer software to produce publication-ready material.
Why it fits: Closely related to your Multimedia Illustrator occupations on the administration & operations support side—a natural next step.
Source: O*NET / DMDC Military Crosswalk and O*NET related-occupations data, August 2024. Pay is BLS OEWS (May 2023).
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 hands-on tasks, tools, equipment, qualifications, safety discipline, and the conditions in which you performed. Do not inflate supervisory scope.
Add team leadership, training, inspections, work allocation, quality control, readiness, and the people or assets you directly supervised.
Emphasize multi-team operations, schedules, resource forecasting, safety systems, policy enforcement, advising leaders, and organization-level results.
A translated title isn't enough. These four moves turn Multimedia Illustrator experience into evidence a civilian hiring manager can act on.
List the systems, vehicles, equipment, and tools you personally operated as Multimedia Illustrator—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 “25M.” Search job boards by the equipment, skills, and outcomes above as much as by “Multimedia Illustrator.”
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.
17-week tech training (cloud, cyber, development) with a built-in hiring network.
Scholarship cybersecurity training and industry certifications for veterans.
Free tech education, entrepreneurship, and employment programs.
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.