13MX Airfield Operations to Civilian Resume: Jobs & Pay

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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 13MX, with typical national pay.

Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers

$107,230/yr typical pay

Growing

Airfield Operations Specialists

$56,850/yr typical pay

Growing fast

Air Traffic Controllers

$148,080/yr typical pay

Slow growth

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 13MX. Use the ones that describe what you actually did.

Supervised the activities of workers engaged in receiving, storing, testing, and shipping products or materials
Planned, developed, or implemented warehouse safety and security programs and activities
Inspected airfield conditions to ensure compliance with federal regulatory requirements
Implemented airfield safety procedures to ensure a safe operating environment for personnel and aircraft operation
Informed pilots about nearby planes or potentially hazardous conditions, such as weather, speed and direction of wind, or visibility problems
Inspected physical conditions of warehouses, vehicle fleets, or equipment and order testing, maintenance, repairs, or replacements

Examples only, adapted from O*NET task statements for Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers and Airfield Operations Specialists. Your resume is written from your own duties and uses only the numbers you give us.

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Keywords we build into your resume automatically

Most employers use resume-screening software (an ATS, or applicant tracking system) that searches for job-related words before a person ever reads your resume. We work the right ones in for you, using only what you actually did. Your report also lists them for your LinkedIn profile.

CoordinationComplex Problem SolvingMicrosoft AccessInstructingJudgment and Decision MakingSocial PerceptivenessAutodesk AutoCAD Civil 3DBentley MicroStationTransportationIntuit QuickBooksNegotiationSystems AnalysisCustomer and Personal ServicePublic Safety and Security

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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 Airfield Operations, 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 13MX on a civilian resume?

Lead with a civilian job title that fits what you actually did (the matches on this page, like transportation, storage, and distribution managers, are a good place to start), and add a secondary line like 'Military title: Airfield Operations (13MX), U.S. Air Force'. Recruiters search civilian titles; the code helps veteran-focused employers.

What civilian jobs fit 13MX best?

O*NET maps 13MX to 3 related civilian occupations. The closest matches include transportation, storage, and distribution managers, airfield operations specialists, and air traffic controllers.

Which 13MX career match pays the most?

Of the matches on this page, Air Traffic Controllers has the highest national median pay: $148,080 a year (BLS 2025). Pay varies by location and experience.

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Last updated 2026-10-14. 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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