Marine Corps (USMC) Enlisted Job Descriptions

OCCUPATIONAL FIELD 63/64, AVIONICS


The avionics OccFld includes direct and indirect support of all aviation weapon systems. While there is a large similarity in the skills required to provide this support, the systems being supported are diverse.

The following examples are provided: direct support repair accomplished at the organizational maintenance activity (OMA) which is normally accomplished "on aircraft"; e.g., replacement of the radar antenna on the aircraft; indirect support-repair accomplished at the intermediate maintenance activity (IMA) which is normally accomplished "off aircraft"; e.g., radar system module repair, repair/calibration of the radar support equipment.

Marines entering the OccFld receive MOS 6300, Basic Avionics Marine, then progress through specific hard skill MOSs and ultimately are assigned MOS 6391, avionics maintenance chief, or MOS 6491, avionics precision measuring equipment (PME) chief, for MOSs 6492/93/94.

Qualifications initially include technical proficiency in the repair of one or more electronic systems after completion of formal training. As the Marine is promoted, repair and administrative requirements for multiple systems take on an equal importance until the Marine is ultimately placed in a supervisory position.

Billets for both repair and administration are varied and extend from the squadron level to staff positions at the wing and force commander level.

 
Primary MOS's
MOS Job Title Authorized Ranks
6311 Aircraft Communications/Navigation/Electrical/Weapon Systems Technician-Trainee, OMA Gysgt to Pvt
6312 Aircraft Communications/Navigation/Weapon Systems Technician, AV-8 Gysgt to Pvt
6313 Aircraft Communications/Navigation/Radar Systems Technician, EA-6 Gysgt to Pvt
6314 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Avionics Technician Gysgt to Pvt
6316 Aircraft Communications/Navigation Systems Technician, KC-130 Gysgt to Pvt
6322 Aircraft Communications/Navigation/Electrical Systems Technician, CH-46 Gysgt to Pvt
6323 Aircraft Communications/Navigation/Electrical Systems Technician, CH-53 Gysgt to Pvt
6324 Aircraft Communications/Navigation/Electrical/Weapon Systems Technician, U/AH-1 Gysgt to Pvt
6326 Aircraft Communications/Navigation/Electrical/Weapon Systems Technician, V-22 Gysgt to Pvt
6331 Aircraft Electrical Systems Technician-Trainee Gysgt to Pvt
6332 Aircraft Electrical Systems Technician, AV-8 Gysgt to Pvt
6333 Aircraft Electrical Systems Technician, EA-6 Gysgt to Pvt
6336 Aircraft Electrical Systems Technician, KC-130 Gysgt to Pvt
6337 Aircraft Electrical Systems Technician, F/A-18 Gysgt to Pvt
6386 Aircraft Electronic Countermeasures Systems Technician, EA-6B Gysgt to Pvt
6391 Avionics Maintenance Chief MGySgt and MSgt
 
6411 Aircraft Communications/Navigation Systems Technician- Trainee, IMA GySgt to Pvt
6412 Aircraft Communications Systems Technician, IMA Sgt to Pvt
6413 Aircraft Navigation Systems Technician, IFF/RADAR/TACAN, IMA Sgt to Pvt
6414 Advanced Aircraft Communications/Navigation Systems Technician, IMA GySgt and SSgt
6422 Aircraft Cryptographic Systems Technician, IMA GySgt to Pvt
6423 Aviation Electronic Microminiature/Instrument and Cable Repair Technician, IMA Sgt to Pvt
6431 Aircraft Electrical Systems Technician-Trainee GySgt to Pvt
6432 Aircraft Electrical/Instrument/Flight Control Systems Technician, Fixed Wing, IMA Sgt to Pvt
6433 Aircraft Electrical/Instrument/flight Control Systems Technician, Helicopter, IMA Sgt to Pvt
6434 Advanced Aircraft Electrical/Instrument/Flight Control Systems Technician, IMA GySgt and SSgt
6461 Hybrid Test Set Technician, IMA Sgt to Pvt
6462 Avionics Test Set (ATS) Technician, IMA Sgt to Pvt
6463 Radar Test Station (RTS)/Radar Systems Test Station (RSTS) Technician, IMA Sgt to Pvt
6464 Aircraft Inertial Navigation System Technician, IMA Sgt to Pvt
6466 Aircraft Forward Looking Infrared/Electro-Optical Technician, IMA Sgt to Pvt
6467 Consolidated Automatic Support System (CASS) Technician, IMA Sgt to Pvt
6468 Aircraft Electrical Equipment Test Set (EETS)/Mobile Electronic Test Set (METS) Technician Sgt to Pvt
6469 Advanced Automatic Test Equipment Technician, IMA GySgt and SSgt
6482 Aircraft Electronic Countermeasures Systems Technician, Fixed Wing, IMA Sgt to Pvt
6483 Aircraft Electronic Countermeasures Systems Technician, Helicopter, IMA Sgt to Pvt
6484 Aircraft Electronic Countermeasures Systems/RADCOM/CAT IIID Technician, IMA Sgt to Pvt
6486 Advanced Aircraft Electronic Countermeasures Technician, IMA GySgt and SSgt
6491 Aviation Precision Measurement Equipment (PME) Chief MGySgt and MSgt
6492 Aviation Precision Measurement Equipment/Calibration and Repair Technician, IMA GySgt to Pvt
6493 Aviation Meteorological Equipment Technician, OMA/IMA GySgt to Pvt
6494 Aviation Logistics Tactical Information Systems (ALTIS) Specialist GySgt to Pvt