Navy · AG
Your Aerographer's Mate experience maps to civilian jobs like Atmospheric and Space Scientists—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 AG, 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 Aerographer's Mate experience already fits, and build toward the rest.
$92,860/yr mediantypical $49k–$157k~9K U.S. jobs
Typical entry: Bachelor’s degree typically expected
Investigate atmospheric phenomena and interpret meteorological data, gathered by surface and air stations, satellites, and radar to prepare reports and forecasts for public and other uses.
Why it fits: A direct Department of Labor match—your Aerographer's Mate work maps straight onto the science & analysis side of this role.
$88,770/yr mediantypical $57k–$142k~6K U.S. jobs
Typical entry: Graduate or professional degree
Research the distribution, circulation, and physical properties of underground and surface waters; and study the form and intensity of precipitation and its rate of infiltration into the soil,…
Why it fits: Closely related to your Aerographer's Mate occupations on the science & analysis side—a natural next step.
$92,580/yr mediantypical $53k–$173k~25K U.S. jobs
Typical entry: Graduate or professional degree
Study the composition, structure, and other physical aspects of the Earth.
Why it fits: Closely related to your Aerographer's Mate occupations on the science & analysis side—a natural next step.
$112,280/yr mediantypical $60k–$184k~21K U.S. jobs
Typical entry: Bachelor’s degree typically expected
Apply remote sensing principles and methods to analyze data and solve problems in areas such as natural resource management, urban planning, or homeland security.
Why it fits: Closely related to your Aerographer's Mate occupations on the science & analysis side—a natural next step.
$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: Closely related to your Aerographer's Mate occupations on the it, cybersecurity & data side—a natural next step.
$78,980/yr mediantypical $49k–$134k~81K U.S. jobs
Typical entry: Graduate or professional degree
Research and analyze policy developments related to climate change.
Why it fits: Closely related to your Aerographer's Mate occupations on the science & analysis side—a natural next step.
$104,920/yr mediantypical $50k–$174k~437K U.S. jobs
★ Bright Outlook — Rapid growth
Typical entry: Associate degree, apprenticeship, or vocational training
Assist scientists or related professionals in building, maintaining, modifying, or using geographic information systems (GIS) databases.
Why it fits: Closely related to your Aerographer's Mate occupations on the it, cybersecurity & data 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 Aerographer's Mate experience into evidence a civilian hiring manager can act on.
List the systems, vehicles, equipment, and tools you personally operated as Aerographer's Mate—plus qualifications, certifications, and the recurring high-stakes tasks you owned.
Sailors 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 “AG.” Search job boards by the equipment, skills, and outcomes above as much as by “Aerographer's Mate.”
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.