43TX Biomedical Laboratory 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 43TX, with typical national pay.

Microbiologists

$87,990/yr typical pay

Growing

Biochemists and Biophysicists

$127,410/yr typical pay

Growing fast

Chemists

$91,240/yr typical pay

Growing

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists

$103,410/yr typical pay

Growing fast

Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists

$62,930/yr typical pay

Steady demand

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 43TX. Use the ones that describe what you actually did.

Isolated and maintained cultures of bacteria or other microorganisms in prescribed or developed media, controlling moisture, aeration, temperature, and nutrition
Provided laboratory services for health departments, community environmental health programs, and physicians needing information for diagnosis and treatment
Shared research findings by writing scientific articles or by making presentations at scientific conferences
Taught or advised undergraduate or graduate students or supervised their research
Developed, improved, or customized products, equipment, formulas, processes, or analytical methods
Followed strict safety procedures when handling toxic materials to avoid contamination

Examples only, adapted from O*NET task statements for Microbiologists and Biochemists and Biophysicists. 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.

Complex Problem SolvingJudgment and Decision MakingInstructingSystems AnalysisMicrosoft OutlookChemistryQuality Control AnalysisSystems EvaluationMicrosoft AccessSAP softwareBiologyIBM SPSS StatisticsCoordinationManagement of Personnel Resources

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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 Biomedical Laboratory, 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 43TX on a civilian resume?

Lead with a civilian job title that fits what you actually did (the matches on this page, like microbiologists, are a good place to start), and add a secondary line like 'Military title: Biomedical Laboratory (43TX), U.S. Air Force'. Recruiters search civilian titles; the code helps veteran-focused employers.

What civilian jobs fit 43TX best?

O*NET maps 43TX to 14 related civilian occupations. The closest matches include microbiologists, biochemists and biophysicists, and chemists.

Which 43TX career match pays the most?

Of the matches on this page, Biochemists and Biophysicists has the highest national median pay: $127,410 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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