Army · 25R
Your Visual Information Equipment experience maps to civilian jobs like Audio and Video Technicians and Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers—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 25R, 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 Visual Information Equipment experience already fits, and build toward the rest.
$51,640/yr mediantypical $34k–$96k~67K U.S. jobs
Typical entry: Associate degree, apprenticeship, or vocational training
Set up, maintain, and dismantle audio and video equipment, such as microphones, sound speakers, connecting wires and cables, sound and mixing boards, video cameras, video monitors and servers, and…
Why it fits: A direct Department of Labor match—your Visual Information Equipment work maps straight onto the media & communications side of this role.
$48,380/yr mediantypical $33k–$79k~25K U.S. jobs
★ Bright Outlook — Rapid growth
Typical entry: Associate degree, apprenticeship, or vocational training
Install, repair, or adjust audio or television receivers, stereo systems, camcorders, video systems, or other electronic entertainment equipment in homes or other venues.
Why it fits: A direct Department of Labor match—your Visual Information Equipment work maps straight onto the maintenance, repair & installation side of this role.
$59,430/yr mediantypical $36k–$133k~15K U.S. jobs
Typical entry: Associate degree, apprenticeship, or vocational training
Assemble and operate equipment to record, synchronize, mix, edit, or reproduce sound, including music, voices, or sound effects, for theater, video, film, television, podcasts, sporting events,…
Why it fits: Closely related to your Visual Information Equipment occupations on the media & communications side—a natural next step.
$57,690/yr mediantypical $28k–$125k~26K U.S. jobs
Typical entry: Associate degree, apprenticeship, or vocational training
Set up, operate, and maintain the electronic equipment used to acquire, edit, and transmit audio and video for radio or television programs.
Why it fits: Closely related to your Visual Information Equipment occupations on the media & communications side—a natural next step.
$62,240/yr mediantypical $38k–$127k~10K U.S. jobs
Typical entry: Associate degree, apprenticeship, or vocational training
Set up, maintain, and dismantle light fixtures, lighting control devices, and the associated lighting electrical and rigging equipment used for photography, television, film, video, and live…
Why it fits: Closely related to your Visual Information Equipment occupations on the media & communications side—a natural next step.
$61,800/yr mediantypical $34k–$121k~24K U.S. jobs
Typical entry: Associate degree, apprenticeship, or vocational training
Operate television, video, or film camera to record images or scenes for television, video, or film productions.
Why it fits: Closely related to your Visual Information Equipment occupations on the media & communications side—a natural next step.
$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: Closely related to your Visual Information Equipment occupations on the engineering & technical design side—a natural next step.
$61,310/yr mediantypical $39k–$96k~12K U.S. jobs
★ Bright Outlook — Rapid growth
Typical entry: Associate degree, apprenticeship, or vocational training
Repair, install, or maintain mobile or stationary radio transmitting, broadcasting, and receiving equipment, and two-way radio communications systems used in cellular telecommunications, mobile…
Why it fits: Closely related to your Visual Information Equipment occupations on the maintenance, repair & installation 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 Visual Information Equipment experience into evidence a civilian hiring manager can act on.
List the systems, vehicles, equipment, and tools you personally operated as Visual Information Equipment—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 “25R.” Search job boards by the equipment, skills, and outcomes above as much as by “Visual Information Equipment.”
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.