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Marine Corps 0861 · Fire Support Marine

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The Marine Corps MOS Manual (NAVMC 1200.1M) describes the 0861 Fire Support Marine as planning, observing, coordinating and adjusting fires, employing laser designators and range finders, and operating communications equipment and fire support systems. Civilian employers call this operations coordination and communications 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 0861, with typical national pay.

General and Operations Managers

$105,770/yr typical pay

Growing

Surveying and Mapping Technicians

$54,240/yr typical pay

Growing

Emergency Management Directors

$93,330/yr typical pay

Steady demand

Database Administrators

$104,620/yr typical pay

Stable demand

Remote Sensing Technicians

$62,280/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

How we rewrite the duties the Marine Corps itself lists for 0861 Fire Support Marine.

Official Marine Corps job descriptionPlanning, calling for, integrating, coordinating, observing and adjusting artillery

On your resumePlanned, integrated, coordinated and adjusted supporting fires.

Official Marine Corps job descriptionEmployment of LASER designators, range finders

On your resumeEmployed laser designators and range finders.

Official Marine Corps job descriptionOperating communications equipment, establishing radio networks for voice and digital communications

On your resumeOperated communications equipment and established voice and digital radio networks.

Official Marine Corps job descriptionOperating Marine Corps fire support systems

On your resumeOperated fire support systems.

"Before" lines are quoted from the official job description on Marines.mil (official U.S. Marine Corps 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 SolvingJudgment and Decision MakingCoordinationSystems AnalysisCustomer and Personal ServiceMathematicsComputers and ElectronicsManagement of Personnel ResourcesAdministration and ManagementTime ManagementGeographyInstructing

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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 Marine Corps, 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 0861 on a civilian resume?

Lead with a civilian job title that fits what you actually did (the matches on this page, like general and operations managers, are a good place to start), and add a secondary line like 'Military title: Fire Support Marine (0861), U.S. Marine Corps'. Recruiters search civilian titles; the code helps veteran-focused employers.

What civilian jobs fit 0861 best?

O*NET maps 0861 to 10 related civilian occupations. The closest matches include general and operations managers, surveying and mapping technicians, and emergency management directors.

Which 0861 career match pays the most?

Of the matches on this page, General and Operations Managers has the highest national median pay: $105,770 a year (BLS 2025). Pay varies by location and experience.

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Last updated 2026-10-22. 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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