Army · 94H
Your Test Measurement and Diagnostic Equipment experience maps to civilian jobs like Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment and Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians—and well beyond. Explore the specific roles below, see what each pays and requires, and build from there.
The federal crosswalk lists only a broad “Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other” bucket for 94H—so here are the specific civilian roles Test Measurement and Diagnostic Equipment experience genuinely maps to. See what each involves, what it pays, and why it fits.
$66,680/yr mediantypical $42k–$101k~58K U.S. jobs
Typical entry: Associate degree, apprenticeship, or vocational training
Repair, test, adjust, or install electronic equipment, such as industrial controls, transmitters, and antennas.
Why it fits: Repairing electronic fire-control and test equipment transfers to commercial/industrial electronics repair.
$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: Calibration and diagnostics map to electrical/electronic engineering technician roles.
$45,850/yr mediantypical $32k–$72k~585K U.S. jobs
Typical entry: High-school diploma plus short on-the-job training
Inspect, test, sort, sample, or weigh nonagricultural raw materials or processed, machined, fabricated, or assembled parts or products for defects, wear, and deviations from specifications.
Why it fits: Measurement and tolerances support quality inspection.
$46,700/yr mediantypical $31k–$73k~1.5M U.S. jobs
★ Bright Outlook — many openings
Typical entry: Associate degree, apprenticeship, or vocational training
Perform work involving the skills of two or more maintenance or craft occupations to keep machines, mechanical equipment, or the structure of a building in repair.
Why it fits: System troubleshooting supports general maintenance and repair.
$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 Test Measurement and Diagnostic Equipment occupations on the engineering & technical design side—a natural next step.
$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 Test Measurement and Diagnostic Equipment occupations on the engineering & technical design side—a natural next step.
$79,160/yr mediantypical $47k–$100k~8K U.S. jobs
★ Bright Outlook — Rapid growth
Typical entry: Associate degree, apprenticeship, or vocational training
Install, adjust, or maintain mobile electronics communication equipment, including sound, sonar, security, navigation, and surveillance systems on trains, watercraft, or other mobile equipment.
Why it fits: Closely related to your Test Measurement and Diagnostic Equipment occupations on the maintenance, repair & installation side—a natural next step.
$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: Closely related to your Test Measurement and Diagnostic Equipment occupations on the engineering & technical design side—a natural next step.
$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 Test Measurement and Diagnostic Equipment occupations on the maintenance, repair & installation side—a natural next step.
$119,200/yr mediantypical $77k–$180k~96K U.S. jobs
Typical entry: Bachelor’s degree typically expected
Research, design, develop, or test electronic components and systems for commercial, industrial, military, or scientific use employing knowledge of electronic theory and materials properties.
Why it fits: Closely related to your Test Measurement and Diagnostic Equipment occupations on the engineering & technical design side—a natural next step.
Roles selected from the O*NET occupations that fit Test Measurement and Diagnostic Equipment experience; the Department of Labor's own crosswalk lists only the broad “Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other” category for this code. Pay is BLS OEWS (May 2023). See the O*NET crosswalk.
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 Test Measurement and Diagnostic Equipment experience into evidence a civilian hiring manager can act on.
List the systems, vehicles, equipment, and tools you personally operated as Test Measurement and Diagnostic 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 “94H.” Search job boards by the equipment, skills, and outcomes above as much as by “Test Measurement and Diagnostic 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.
Registered apprenticeships in the skilled trades—your discipline is the prerequisite.
Maintenance, logistics, and operations pathways that actively recruit veterans.
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.