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The Navy describes the Aviation Boatswain's Mate, Fuels (ABF) rating, called Aviation Boatswain's Mate - Fuel on Navy.com, as the Sailors who prepare and fuel Navy aircraft before launch and after landing and pump fuel to all areas of the ship, operating and maintaining aviation fueling and lubricating oil systems and supervising fuel farms. Civilian employers call this fuel systems and pumping work, which is why pump operators and industrial machinery mechanics lead this page's matches.

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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 ABF, with typical national pay.

Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers

$61,770/yr typical pay

Steady demand

Industrial Machinery Mechanics

$64,520/yr typical pay

Growing fast

Maintenance and Repair Workers, General

$49,590/yr typical pay

Steady demand

Airfield Operations Specialists

$56,850/yr typical pay

Growing fast

Quality Control Systems Managers

$126,060/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 Navy itself lists for ABF Aviation Boatswain's Mate, Fuels.

Official Navy job descriptionFueling aircraft and operating and maintaining aviation fueling and lubricating oil systems

On your resumeFueled aircraft and operated and maintained aviation fuel and lubricating oil systems.

Official Navy job descriptionEnforcing safety and handling precautions

On your resumeEnforced fuel safety and handling precautions.

Official Navy job descriptionRefining fuel for quality

On your resumeTested and refined fuel to meet quality standards.

Official Navy job descriptionSupervising fuel farms and fueling equipment

On your resumeSupervised fuel farms and fueling equipment.

"Before" lines are quoted from the official job description on Navy.com (official U.S. Navy 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.

Operation and ControlJudgment and Decision MakingTroubleshootingComplex Problem SolvingOperations MonitoringProduction and ProcessingEquipment MaintenanceRepairingCoordinationMechanicalTime ManagementMathematicsInstructingSystems Analysis

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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 Navy, 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 ABF on a civilian resume?

Lead with a civilian job title that fits what you actually did (the matches on this page, like pump operators, except wellhead pumpers, are a good place to start), and add a secondary line like 'Military title: Aviation Boatswain's Mate, Fuels (ABF), U.S. Navy'. Recruiters search civilian titles; the code helps veteran-focused employers.

What civilian jobs fit ABF best?

O*NET maps ABF to 15 related civilian occupations. The closest matches include pump operators, except wellhead pumpers, industrial machinery mechanics, and maintenance and repair workers, general.

Which ABF career match pays the most?

Of the matches on this page, the highest national median pay is for quality control systems managers: $126,060 a year (BLS 2025). Pay varies by location and experience.

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Last updated 2026-10-19. 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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