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Special Forces - 55-3018.00

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O*NET-SOC Description

Implement unconventional operations by air, land, or sea during combat or peacetime as members of elite teams. These activities include offensive raids, demolitions, reconnaissance, search and rescue, and counterterrorism. In addition to their combat training, special forces members often have specialized training in swimming, diving, parachuting, survival, emergency medicine, and foreign languages. Duties include conducting advanced reconnaissance operations and collecting intelligence information; recruiting, training, and equipping friendly forces; conducting raids and invasions on enemy territories; laying and detonating explosives for demolition targets; locating, identifying, defusing, and disposing of ordnance; and operating and maintaining sophisticated communications equipment.

Sample of Reported Job Titles

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SOC Occupation Groups

55-0000	Military Specific Occupations
55-3000	Military Enlisted Tactical Operations and Air/Weapons Specialists and Crew Members
55-3010	Military Enlisted Tactical Operations and Air/Weapons Specialists and Crew Members
55-3018.00	Special Forces

Advance Seal Delivery System Maintainer (Navy - Enlisted)
Advanced Special Operations Techniques (ASOT) (Navy - Enlisted)
Advanced Special Operations Techniques (ASOT) Manager (Navy - Enlisted)
Boat Crew Specialist (Navy - Enlisted)
Combat Control (Air Force - Enlisted)
Combat Control Apprentice (Air Force - Enlisted)
Combat Control Craftsman (Air Force - Enlisted)
Combat Control Helper (Air Force - Enlisted)
Combat Control Journeyman (Air Force - Enlisted)
Combat Control Manager (Air Force - Enlisted)
Combat Control Superintendent (Air Force - Enlisted)
Combatant Diver Marine (Marine Corps - Enlisted)
Combatant Swimmer (SEAL) (Navy - Enlisted)
Conversion NEC SB Special Warfare Boat Operator (Navy - Enlisted)
Conversion NEC SO Special Warfare Operator (Navy - Enlisted)
Critical Skills Operator (Marine Corps - Enlisted)
Diver (Army - Enlisted)
Diver First Class (Navy - Enlisted)
Diver Second Class (Navy - Enlisted)
Joint Special Operations (JSO) (Navy - Enlisted)
Joint Special Operations (Navy - Enlisted)
Joint Terminal Attack Controller (JTAC) (Navy - Enlisted)
Joint Terminal Attack Controller (Marine Corps - Enlisted)
Marine Special Operations Forces Instructor (Marine Corps - Enlisted)
Master Diver (Navy - Enlisted)
Master Naval Parachutist (Navy - Enlisted)
Naval Special Warfare (Combat Support) (Navy - Enlisted)
Naval Special Warfare (NSW) Development and Evaluation (DandE) Squadron Command Master Chief (CMC) (Navy - Enlisted)
Naval Special Warfare (NSW) Development and Evaluation (DandE) Team Leading Chief Petty Officer (LCPO) (Navy - Enlisted)
Naval Special Warfare (NSW) Development and Evaluation (DandE) Troop Leading Chief Petty Officer (TLCPO) (Navy - Enlisted)
Naval Special Warfare (NSW) Sniper (Navy - Enlisted)
Naval Special Warfare (NSW) Special Operations Tactical Medic (SO-TM) (Navy - Enlisted)
Naval Special Warfare (NSW) Special Reconnaissance Team (SRT) Command Master Chief (CMC) (Navy - Enlisted)
Naval Special Warfare (NSW) Special Reconnaissance Team (SRT) Leading Petty Officer (LPO) (Navy - Enlisted)
Naval Special Warfare (NSW) Special Reconnaissance Team (SRT) Platoon Leading Chief Petty Officer (LCPO) (Navy - Enlisted)
Naval Special Warfare (NSW) Special Reconnaissance Team (SRT) Troop Leading Chief Petty Officer (TLCPO) (Navy - Enlisted)
Naval Special Warfare Special Operations Combat Medic (SOCM) (Navy - Enlisted)
Navy Aviation Rescue Swimmers (Navy - Enlisted)
Navy Diver (Navy - Enlisted)
NSW Development and Evaluation Operator (Navy - Enlisted)
Parachutist (Marine Corps - Enlisted)
Pararescue (Air Force - Enlisted)
Pararescue (Space Force - Enlisted)
Pararescue Apprentice (Air Force - Enlisted)
Pararescue Apprentice (Space Force - Enlisted)
Pararescue Craftsman (Air Force - Enlisted)
Pararescue Craftsman (Space Force - Enlisted)
Pararescue Helper (Air Force - Enlisted)
Pararescue Helper (Space Force - Enlisted)
Pararescue Journeyman (Air Force - Enlisted)
Pararescue Journeyman (Space Force - Enlisted)
Pararescue Manager (Air Force - Enlisted)
Pararescue Manager (Space Force - Enlisted)
Pararescue Superintendent (Air Force - Enlisted)
Pararescue Superintendent (Space Force - Enlisted)
Reconnaissance Man, Combatant Diver Qualified (Marine Corps - Enlisted)
Reconnaissance Man, Parachute and Combatant Diver Qualified (Marine Corps - Enlisted)
Reconnaissance Man, Parachutist Qualified (Marine Corps - Enlisted)
Reconnaissance Marine (Marine Corps - Enlisted)
Reconnaissance Marine, Sniper Qualified (Marine Corps - Enlisted)

SDV MK8/MK11 Operator (Navy - Enlisted)
SDV MK8/MK11 Team Technician (Navy - Enlisted)
SDV Operator (Navy - Enlisted)
Sea Air and Land (SEAL) (Navy - Enlisted)
SEAL Delivery Vehicle (SDV) Operator Command Master Chief (CMC) (Navy - Enlisted)
SEAL Delivery Vehicle (SDV) Operator Leading Petty Officer (LPO) (Navy - Enlisted)
SEAL Delivery Vehicle (SDV) Operator Platoon Leading Chief Petty Officer (PLCPO) (Navy - Enlisted)
SEAL Delivery Vehicle (SDV) Operator Troop Leading Chief Petty Officer (TLCPO) (Navy - Enlisted)
Seal Delivery Vehicle (SDV) Team Technician (Navy - Enlisted)
Senior Naval Parachutist (Navy - Enlisted)
SO Candidate (Navy - Enlisted)
Special Forces Candidate Training Accession Reporting Code (Army - Enlisted)
Special Forces Communications Sergeant (Army - Enlisted)
Special Forces Engineer Sergeant (Army - Enlisted)
Special Forces Intelligence Sergeant (Army - Enlisted)
Special Forces Medical Sergeant (Army - Enlisted)
Special Forces Operations Sergeant (Army - Enlisted)
Special Forces Weapons Sergeant (Army - Enlisted)
Special Operations Capability Specialist (SOCS) (Marine Corps - Enlisted)
Special Reconnaissance (Air Force - Enlisted)
Special Reconnaissance (Space Force - Enlisted)
Special Reconnaissance Apprentice (Air Force - Enlisted)
Special Reconnaissance Apprentice (Space Force - Enlisted)
Special Reconnaissance Chief Enlisted Manager (Air Force - Enlisted)
Special Reconnaissance Chief Enlisted Manager (Space Force - Enlisted)
Special Reconnaissance Craftsman (Air Force - Enlisted)
Special Reconnaissance Craftsman (Space Force - Enlisted)
Special Reconnaissance Helper (Air Force - Enlisted)
Special Reconnaissance Helper (Space Force - Enlisted)
Special Reconnaissance Journeyman (Air Force - Enlisted)
Special Reconnaissance Journeyman (Space Force - Enlisted)
Special Reconnaissance Superintendent (Air Force - Enlisted)
Special Reconnaissance Superintendent (Space Force - Enlisted)
Special Warfare (NSW) Development and Evaluation (DandE) Team Leading Petty Officer (LPO) (Navy - Enlisted)
Special Warfare Boat Operator (Navy - Enlisted)
Special Warfare Boat Operator (SB) Candidate (Navy - Enlisted)
Special Warfare Boat Operator (SWCC) Command Master Chief (CMC) (Navy - Enlisted)
Special Warfare Boat Operator (SWCC) Leading Chief Petty Officer (LCPO) (Navy - Enlisted)
Special Warfare Boat Operator (SWCC) Leading Petty Officer (LPO) (Navy - Enlisted)
Special Warfare Boat Operator (SWCC) Troop Leading Chief Petty Officer (TLCPO) (Navy - Enlisted)
Special Warfare Combat Crewman (SWCC) (Navy - Enlisted)
Special Warfare Combatant Crewman (SWCC) Intermediate (Navy - Enlisted)
Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewman (SWCC) (Navy - Enlisted)
Special Warfare Combatant-Craft Crewman Basic (Navy - Enlisted)
Special Warfare Combatant-Craft Crewman Master (Navy - Enlisted)
Special Warfare Combatant-Craft Crewman Senior (Navy - Enlisted)
Special Warfare Operator (Navy - Enlisted)
Special Warfare Operator (SEAL) (Navy - Enlisted)
Special Warfare Operator (SEAL) Command Master Chief (CMC) (Navy - Enlisted)
Special Warfare Operator (SEAL) Leading Petty Officer(LPO) (Navy - Enlisted)
Special Warfare Operator (SEAL) Platoon Leading Chief Petty Officer (PLCPO) (Navy - Enlisted)
Special Warfare Operator (SEAL) Troop Leading Chief Petty Officer (TLCPO) (Navy - Enlisted)
Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) (Air Force - Enlisted)
Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) Apprentice (Air Force - Enlisted)
Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) Craftsman (Air Force - Enlisted)
Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) Helper (Air Force - Enlisted)
Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) Journeyman (Air Force - Enlisted)
Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) Manager (Air Force - Enlisted)
Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) Superintendent (Air Force - Enlisted)