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Coast Guard GM · Gunner's Mate

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The Coast Guard describes the GM Gunner's Mate as responsible for all firearms and weapons systems, ammunition and pyrotechnics: maintaining and training others on small arms and shipboard weapons, with skills in mechanical, electronic and hydraulic systems. Civilian employers call this armorer, firearms instructor and security work.

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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 GM, with typical national pay.

Administrative Services Managers

$114,130/yr typical pay

Growing

Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers

$107,230/yr typical pay

Growing

Training and Development Managers

$133,000/yr typical pay

Growing

Occupational Health and Safety Specialists

$90,150/yr typical pay

Growing fast

Occupational Health and Safety Technicians

$61,560/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

How we rewrite the duties the Coast Guard itself lists for GM Gunner's Mate.

Official Coast Guard job descriptionGMs are responsible for all firearms and weapons systems, ammunition, and pyrotechnics

On your resumeHeld responsibility for firearms and weapons systems, ammunition and pyrotechnics.

Official Coast Guard job descriptionGMs use, maintain, and train others on all Coast Guard small arms and shipboard weapons systems

On your resumeUsed, maintained and trained others on small arms and shipboard weapons systems.

Official Coast Guard job descriptionYou'll be trained in mechanical, electronic, and hydraulic systems

On your resumeWorked on mechanical, electronic and hydraulic systems.

Official Coast Guard job descriptionFirearms instruction

On your resumeProvided firearms instruction.

"Before" lines are quoted from the official job description on GoCoastGuard.com (official U.S. Coast Guard site). Examples only. 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 SolvingCoordinationNegotiationJudgment and Decision MakingInstructingSystems AnalysisAdministration and ManagementEducation and TrainingTime ManagementManagement of Personnel ResourcesCustomer and Personal ServiceSystems Evaluation

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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 served in the Air Force, not the Coast Guard, so this page is built from O*NET and BLS data rather than my own memories. The problem is the same in every branch: 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 GM on a civilian resume?

Lead with a civilian job title that fits what you actually did (the matches on this page, like administrative services managers, are a good place to start), and add a secondary line like 'Military title: Gunner's Mate (GM), U.S. Coast Guard'. Recruiters search civilian titles; the code helps veteran-focused employers.

What civilian jobs fit GM best?

O*NET maps GM to 40 related civilian occupations. The closest matches include administrative services managers, transportation, storage, and distribution managers, and training and development managers.

Which GM career match pays the most?

Of the matches on this page, Training and Development Managers has the highest national median pay: $133,000 a year (BLS 2025). Pay varies by location and experience.

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Last updated 2026-10-25. 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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