Install, maintain, and repair electrical systems and equipment. Troubleshoot electrical problems in military facilities.
ASVAB EL: 90
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Marine Corps Electricians install, maintain, and repair electrical systems and power generation equipment. Work covers wiring, panel installation, troubleshooting, and generator operation and maintenance. Field operations mean establishing power distribution for camps and command posts from nothing. Safety procedures including lockout and tagout are enforced without exception. Maintenance records and load management are ongoing responsibilities.
You learn electrical theory, wiring methods, conduit work, and panel termination to code-informed standards. Generator operation, paralleling, and maintenance are major components of the job. Blueprint reading and load calculation are taught explicitly. You gain troubleshooting skill with meters and test equipment. Lockout and tagout discipline becomes automatic.
The job builds deliberate, methodical work habits because electrical mistakes injure people. You develop verification instincts rather than assumptions. It teaches planning, since a good installation is laid out before any wire is pulled. Marine Corps Electricians tend to become careful, competent tradespeople. You also gain confidence with systems most people avoid.
Electrical work is a licensed trade with strong pay and demand nationwide. Military experience commonly counts toward apprenticeship hours, shortening the path to journeyman and master licensing. Commercial, industrial, and residential contracting are all accessible, as are plant and facilities maintenance roles. Generator and standby power service is a growing specialty that matches this background exactly. Many veterans eventually run their own electrical contracting businesses.
You open the day reviewing work orders and gathering tools for electrical repairs across the facilities. Much of your time is spent installing wiring, troubleshooting power distribution problems, and repairing electrical systems in buildings and generators. The work moves from the shop to job sites, always with safety checks before you energize a circuit.
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$43,902–$74,948
2026 basic pay only; the same grade and service time pay the same across jobs. Promotions are assumed, not promised. Excludes allowances, bonuses and special pays.
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Official military rank referenceMarine NCO grades are E-4 and E-5; staff NCO grades are E-6 through E-9. At E-8 and E-9, first sergeant/sergeant major and master sergeant/master gunnery sergeant have distinct leadership roles. Warrant and commissioned officers are separate career tracks. This service-wide structure is not a verified promotion ceiling for this MOS.
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Install, maintain, and repair electrical systems and equipment. Troubleshoot electrical problems in military facilities.
Marine Corps Electricians install, maintain, and repair electrical systems and power generation equipment. Work covers wiring, panel installation, troubleshooting, and generator operation and maintenance. Field operations mean establishing power distribution for camps and command posts from nothing. Safety procedures including lockout and tagout are enforced without exception. Maintenance records and load management are ongoing responsibilities.
You learn electrical theory, wiring methods, conduit work, and panel termination to code-informed standards. Generator operation, paralleling, and maintenance are major components of the job. Blueprint reading and load calculation are taught explicitly. You gain troubleshooting skill with meters and test equipment. Lockout and tagout discipline becomes automatic.
Electrical work is a licensed trade with strong pay and demand nationwide. Military experience commonly counts toward apprenticeship hours, shortening the path to journeyman and master licensing. Commercial, industrial, and residential contracting are all accessible, as are plant and facilities maintenance roles. Generator and standby power service is a growing specialty that matches this background exactly. Many veterans eventually run their own electrical contracting businesses.
ASVAB EL: 90. This is the catalog's listed requirement, not an individual eligibility decision. Confirm the current standard and any exceptions with the service.
This specialty can be pursued through an initial enlistment, subject to eligibility and available contracts. Confirm the current status of this specific classification with an official recruiter.
Catalog sources consulted: 2026-09-26. This is not an entry-by-entry verification date. No record-specific verification date is recorded. Occupation audit evidence reviewed: 2026-09-26; this does not re-verify every requirement.
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Occupation identified. This occupation was identified in the cited source. This does not verify requirements, benefits, or a current opening.
NAVMC 1200.1L, FY26 Military Occupational Specialties Manual (effective October 1, 2025), chapter 1 · reviewed 2026-09-26
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Deployment likelihood: Moderate*
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