11 11 11GOING GOING ASHOREASHOREGOINGASHORE 11Your guide to employment opportunities for

separating and retiring military personnel

WINTER

� going ashore winter 2011

Looking to get out of the military? At the end ofyour service and not sure what to do? Take alook at what the Navy’s training may qualify youfor. For most careers, a little further educationcan take your Navy-taught skills into the jobmarket. Take a look at the salaries you can startoff with in a new career outside the military.

SailorSThe following list of jobs held by Sailors (inorange type) is paired with the correspondingjobs held by civilians in the same line of work(in black type). The jobs listed are by no meansthe only jobs Sailors in the individual ratings arequalified for, just the ones most in common withthe job descriptions.

MaSter-at-arMSThe Master-at-Arms (MA) rating provides theNavy with security specialists who performantiterrorism, force protection, physicalsecurity and law enforcement duties on landand at sea. MA’s are the Navy’s security andforce protection professionals. An MA mayoperate a force protection watercraft, direct aninvestigation, control a base access point orsupervise a K-9 asset.

Police officerPolice officers protect the lives and propertyof citizens. They maintain order, catch law-breakers and work to prevent crimes. In smalltowns, they perform many additional duties.Larger cities have a more structured divisionof responsibility. Police officers may patrolthe streets on foot or in squad cars, controltraffic or work as detectives investigatingcrimes. At the police station, officers maybe assigned to work in the crime laboratoryor the records department. All officers filereports of incidents and many testify at trialsand hearings.The typical base salary for a Police Officer inthe United States is $30,755 to $54,428.

Security ManagerA security manager oversees security opera-tions for a business. They develop and enforcesecurity policies to ensure a safe environmentfor employees and visitors. Most organizationsrequire a high school diploma or an Associate’sdegree in business or criminal justice. Securitymanagement certification is offered throughmany vocational schools and colleges andcould also be required. Responsibilities in-cludes risk management assessments, as wellas ensuring compliance with local, state andfederal guidelines regarding emergency andsecurity.The typical base salary for a SecurityManager in the United States is $37,351 to$59,993.

HoSpital CorpSManHospital Corpsman (HM) perform duties asassistants in the prevention and treatmentof disease and injury and assist healthcareprofessionals in providing medical care toNavy service members and their families. Theymay function as clinical or specialty techni-cians, medical administrative personnel andhealthcare providers at medical treatmentfacilities. They also serve as battlefieldcorpsmen with the Marine Corps, render-ing emergency medical treatment toinclude initial treatment in a combatenvironment.

licenSed Practical nurSeLicensed Practical Nurses (LPN)generally carry out their job dutiesunder the supervision of either anRegistered Nurse (RN) or a doctor. AnLPN has to collect information from thepatients to be admitted – medical records,medical insurance details and other pretreat-ment formalities. An LPN is the one whorecords health details of the patients, whichusually is comprised of blood pressure, bodytemperature, respiration, heart rate and other

vital signs. They help the patient get ready formedical examinations. After the medicines andinjections are prescribed by the physician, shehas to administer those to the patients.The typical base salary for a LicensedPractical Nurse (LPN) in the United States is$27,000 to $36,000.

eMergency Medical technicianEmergency Medical Technician’s (EMT’s) pro-vide medical care to injured and sick people.They respond to calls to handle a wide rangeof emergencies including: heart attacks, inju-ries, shock and respiratory problems. EMT’stypically work with police and firefighters, inhospitals and for private ambulance services.Every state requires EMT’s to obtain a statelicense, but requirements and qualificationsvary by state and EMT level.The typical base salary for a EmergencyMedical Technician in the United States is$18,000 to $23,000.

PhySician aSSiStantPhysician assistants (PA’s) practice medi-cine under the supervision of physicians andsurgeons. PA’s are formally trained to providediagnostic, therapeutic and preventive health-care services, as delegated by a physician.Working as members of a healthcare team,they take medical histories, examine and treatpatients, order and interpret laboratory testsand X-rays and make diagnoses. They alsotreat minor injuries by suturing, splinting andcasting. PA’s record progress notes, instructand counsel patients and order or carry outtherapy. Physician assistants also may pre-scribe certain medications. In some establish-

ments, a PA is responsible for managerialduties, such as ordering medical supplies orequipment and supervising medical techni-cians and assistants.The typical base salary for a Physician As-sistant (PA) in the United States is $67,340 to$85,799.

MaSS CoMMuniCationSpeCialiStMass Communication Specialist’s (MC’s) arePublic Affairs and visual Information experts.They present the Navy’s story to audiences inthe Navy and to the rest of the world through avariety of media. MC’s write and produce printand broadcast journalism news and featurestories for military and civilian newspapers,magazines, television and radio broadcast sta-tions. They record still and video photographyof military operations, exercises and other Navyevents. They serve overseas, on ships and atstateside commands as photographers, PublicAffairs specialists, newspaper and magazinestaff and television and radio station staff andtalent. MC’s also create graphic designs insupport of the Public Affairs mission, createand manage official websites and perform high-speed, high-volume graphic reproduction.

PhotojournaliStPhotojournalists are responsible for pho-tographing, editing and presenting news-worthy images that tell a story for print ormedia outlets. In addition to simply workingwith pictures, photojournalists conduct

to the civilianjob market

military skillstaking

support of the Public Affairs mission, create and manage official websites and perform high-speed, high-volume graphic reproduction.

— Continued on Page 10