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U.S. Navy

Rating/NEC Civilian
Career Guides.

Each guide is built on verified BLS salary data and real recruiting intelligence. Your Navy Rating is not just a job title. It is a credential with a civilian value most employers have never been taught to read. These guides do the translation.

U.S. Navy rating + NEC note
Your Rating tells a recruiter your field. Your NEC tells them your specialty. Most Sailors list their Rating and stop there, which leaves the most specific and marketable part of their record on the table. An NEC is a direct match signal for specialized civilian roles that a Rating alone won't surface. Every guide in this series treats your NEC alongside paygrade as a primary matching variable. An E-7/CPO is a civilian manager-level candidate regardless of how long they've held the rate.

Navy Rating/NEC Career Guides

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