Careers & Jobs
Overview
Whether you’re tired of your current job or ready to nab a career worth bragging about, the Navy has a vast array of fields and specialties to tantalize your most demanding, intellectually stimulating, and thrill-seeking needs.
It doesn’t matter if you’re college-bound, prefer to take college courses at your own pace, or are still in high school, the Navy can create and customize a career path for you.
And, because of the Navy’s advanced mix of hands-on and classroom training, a lot of your training may even transfer to college credits.
Search Navy Careers & Jobs
What are your skills and interests? Chances are, the Navy has a career that’s perfect for you. Type in a career field that interests you, and press “SEARCH” to learn more about each category.
Browse Careers & Jobs Categories
Below, you’ll find category overviews of most of the career fields in the Navy. Enlisted careers require a high school education, while Officers receive their commissions after earning a four-year or higher college degree.
- Enlisted Careers – Non-degree-holding positions
- Arts and Photography
- Intelligence and
Communications - Aviation
- Law Enforcement
and Security - Business Management
- Legal
- Computers
- Mechanical and Industrial
- Construction and Building
- Medical and Dental
- Education
- Music
- Electronics
- News and Media
- Emergency, Fire and Rescue
- Office and Administrative
Support - Energy and Power
- Purchasing and Supply
- Engineering
- Religion
- Finance and Accounting
- Science
- Food, Restaurant
and Lodging - Special Operations
- Telecommunications
- Human Resources
- Transportation and Logistics
- Information Technology
- World Languages
- Officer Careers – Degree-holding positions
- Attorneys
- Public Affairs
- Aviation
- Oceanography/Meteorology
- Civil Engineering
- Special Operations
- Chaplain
- Submarine
- Information Warfare
- Supply, Transportation,
Logistics - Intelligence
- Surface Warfare
- Nuclear Power
- Health-Care Careers – Degree-holding positions
- Physicians
- Dentists
- Nurses
- Medical Service Corps
Need Some Help Choosing a Career?
- For Enlisted, try the all-new Life Accelerator™ 3.0
- Try the Officer Planner tool for a step-by-step overview of what to expect when becoming an Officer.
- Request more information about the Navy
