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Marine Corps 1371 — Combat Engineer, translated
Crosswalk data: O*NET/DMDC extract milx0724 (July 2024 DMDC extract; ZIP last-modified per O*NET Sep 2025) · current as of the edition shown.
What the official crosswalk says
The Department of Defense and the Department of Labor maintain a crosswalk from every military occupation to the civilian occupational system (O*NET). For Marine Corps 1371 — Combat Engineer — it maps to:
- Carpenters (SOC 47-2031.00)
- Brickmasons and Blockmasons (SOC 47-2021.00)
- Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers (SOC 47-2051.00)
- Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters (SOC 47-5032.00)
Say it in civilian
On a resume or in an interview, don't lead with "1371" — civilian screeners don't know the code. Lead with the work: "Combat Engineer" maps to Carpenters, and also to Brickmasons and Blockmasons, Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers and Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters in the Department of Labor's system. Describe the job in those terms, then back it with specifics only you can supply.
Putting it on a resume
- Civilian title first, the code in parentheses: "Carpenters (Marine Corps 1371)" reads; the reverse gets skipped.
- Quantify with real numbers you can back up in an interview — people led, equipment value, tempo. Real numbers you can defend beat impressive ones you can't.
- Strip the acronyms. If your spouse's friends wouldn't know the term, the recruiter won't either.
- Keep it unclassified — describe your work the way you would in a public job interview.
The free Skill Translator does this for any MOS, AFSC, or rating — job titles, transferable skills, and resume bullets, from the same official crosswalk. Nothing you type is stored.
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Source: O*NET Military Occupational Classification crosswalk (DMDC extract milx0724 (July 2024 DMDC extract; ZIP last-modified per O*NET Sep 2025)), U.S. Department of Labor / ETA, CC BY 4.0.
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