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Air Force 13AX · Astronaut

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Astronaut (13AX) is an Air Force officer specialty. O*NET's military crosswalk links it to 12 civilian occupations; the closest matches here are Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers, Architectural and Engineering Managers, and Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians. Typical national pay across these matches runs from $82,890 to $232,140 a year, and 5 of them carry an O*NET Bright Outlook (growing or many openings).

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Civilian jobs your experience qualifies you for

Your $19 package includes a personal Career Match Report built from your own duties. Here are the jobs the U.S. Department of Labor matches to 13AX, with typical national pay.

Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers

$232,140/yr typical pay

Growing fast

Architectural and Engineering Managers

$171,270/yr typical pay

Growing

Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians

$116,580/yr typical pay

Growing

Aerospace Engineers

$134,960/yr typical pay

Growing fast

Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians

$82,890/yr typical pay

Growing fast

Typical pay = national median from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Pay varies by location and experience. Job matches from the O*NET Military Crosswalk.

What employers will see on your resume

Sample resume lines built from the tasks the U.S. Department of Labor (O*NET) lists for civilian jobs that match 13AX. Use the ones that describe what you actually did.

Examples only, adapted from O*NET task statements for Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers and Architectural and Engineering Managers. Your resume is written from your own duties and uses only the numbers you give us.

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A note from the founder

I served on active duty in the U.S. Air Force from 2001 to 2009 as a 2W0 Munitions Systems specialist and a C-130 Loadmaster. I didn't work Astronaut, so this page leans on O*NET and BLS data rather than my own memories. The problem is the same, though: your experience is valuable, and it has to be written in the civilian employer's language.

Travis Loso, founder of DutyToResume

Questions veterans ask

Do I list 13AX on a civilian resume?

Lead with a civilian job title that fits what you actually did (the matches on this page, like airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers, are a good place to start), and add a secondary line like 'Military title: Astronaut (13AX), U.S. Air Force'. Recruiters search civilian titles; the code helps veteran-focused employers.

What civilian jobs fit 13AX best?

O*NET maps 13AX to 12 related civilian occupations. The closest matches include airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers, architectural and engineering managers, and geographic information systems technologists and technicians.

Which 13AX career match pays the most?

Of the matches on this page, Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers has the highest national median pay: $232,140 a year (BLS 2025). Pay varies by location and experience.

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Last updated 2026-10-15. Sources: O*NET OnLine Military Crosswalk (O*NET 31.0), https://www.onetonline.org/crosswalk/MOC; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics 2025 wage data and 2024-2034 employment projections, as published on O*NET OnLine occupation summaries.

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