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U.S. Navy Veterans are Set for Careers in Skilled Trades

February 25, 2009 By admin

You may not know it yet, but your experience in the U.S. Navy has set you up for a highly lucrative civilian career. Veterans of the U.S. Navy have many valuable personal and professional skills that employers seek ? including responsibility, leadership, and self-development.

U.S. Navy veterans also learn skills that are some of the most easily transferred to the civilian sector. As a veteran, you?re qualified for any number of jobs in skilled trade industries ? and if you served in a specialized field, you may have set yourself up for a lucrative career in computers, electronics, mechanics, law, medicine or many other fields.

Jobs for U.S. Navy Veterans in Skilled Trades. Some of the easiest transitions for military veterans to the civilian sector come from the Navy, since sailors get so much hands-on experience in a variety of valuable skilled trades.

Some skilled trade jobs you may be qualified to work in as a veteran include:

? Architectural Drafter
? Auto Mechanic
? Carpenter
? Civil Engineer
? Construction Operating Engineer
? Diesel Mechanic
? Electrician
? Electric Motor Repairman
? Hydroelectric Machinery Mechanic

? Illustrator
? Plumber
? Sheet Metal Worker

This is only a small, select list of trades. Talk to a counselor or visit jobscity.com to find out what skilled trades your individual experience qualifies you for as a veteran of the U.S. Navy.

Jobs for U.S. Navy Veterans in Advanced Fields. If you?ve served as an officer in the Navy, you may have gained a great deal of experience in an advanced field like law or public affairs.

Officers specialize in a variety of career fields, each easily transferred to the civilian sector. They include:

? Attorney
? Public Affairs Specialist

? Aviator
? Oceanographer
? Meteorologist
? Nuclear Power Specialist

Need Help Making the Transition? The Navy?s Got You Covered. If you don?t know how your skills transfer to the civilian sector or you think you need an advanced degree to pursue your chosen career as a veteran of the U.S. Navy, you can easily get the support you need.

The Navy has career transition assistance specialists available to all its veterans, and you can find some of the top-rated jobs for veterans right here at jobscity.com.

Filed Under: Benefits, Updates

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    April 26, 2009 at 5:30 am

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