Navy · YN
Your Yeoman experience maps to civilian jobs like Office Clerks, General—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 YN, 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 Yeoman experience already fits, and build toward the rest.
$40,480/yr mediantypical $28k–$62k
Typical entry: High-school diploma plus short on-the-job training
Perform duties too varied and diverse to be classified in any specific office clerical occupation, requiring knowledge of office systems and procedures.
Why it fits: A direct Department of Labor match—your Yeoman work maps straight onto the administration & operations support side of this role.
$44,280/yr mediantypical $30k–$62k
Typical entry: High-school diploma plus short on-the-job training
Perform routine administrative functions such as drafting correspondence, scheduling appointments, organizing and maintaining paper and electronic files, or providing information to callers.
Why it fits: Closely related to your Yeoman occupations on the administration & operations support side—a natural next step.
$38,130/yr mediantypical $27k–$58k
Typical entry: High-school diploma plus short on-the-job training
File correspondence, cards, invoices, receipts, and other records in alphabetical or numerical order or according to the filing system used.
Why it fits: Closely related to your Yeoman occupations on the administration & operations support side—a natural next step.
$35,840/yr mediantypical $27k–$47k
Typical entry: High-school diploma plus short on-the-job training
Answer inquiries and provide information to the general public, customers, visitors, and other interested parties regarding activities conducted at establishment and location of departments,…
Why it fits: Closely related to your Yeoman occupations on the administration & operations support side—a natural next step.
$106,470/yr mediantypical $62k–$189k
Typical entry: Associate degree, apprenticeship, or vocational training
Plan, direct, or coordinate one or more administrative services of an organization, such as records and information management, mail distribution, and other office support services.
Why it fits: Closely related to your Yeoman occupations on the management & project leadership side—a natural next step.
$40,640/yr mediantypical $32k–$58k
Typical entry: High-school diploma plus short on-the-job training
Perform secretarial duties using specific knowledge of medical terminology and hospital, clinic, or laboratory procedures.
Why it fits: Closely related to your Yeoman occupations on the administration & operations support side—a natural next step.
$42,120/yr mediantypical $31k–$69k
Typical entry: High-school diploma plus short on-the-job training
Compose letters or electronic correspondence in reply to requests for merchandise, damage claims, credit and other information, delinquent accounts, incorrect billings, or unsatisfactory services.
Why it fits: Closely related to your Yeoman 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 Yeoman experience into evidence a civilian hiring manager can act on.
List the systems, vehicles, equipment, and tools you personally operated as Yeoman—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 “YN.” Search job boards by the equipment, skills, and outcomes above as much as by “Yeoman.”
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.