2A771 Aircraft Metals Technology Craftsman: civilian jobs and resume guide
The O*NET Military Crosswalk connects this Aircraft Metals Technology Craftsman designation to the civilian directions shown below. Review each civilian direction's published work details, then keep only experience you can verify. The connection does not prove that you performed a mapped task.
About this designation: The source identifies this designation as Aircraft Metals Technology Craftsman. Its shared civilian crosswalk evidence does not establish which duties, tools, credentials, or level of responsibility you personally held.
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$53,750
Median national pay for Welder, Cutter, Solderer, and Brazer
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Use hand-welding, flame-cutting, hand-soldering, or brazing equipment to weld or join metal components or to fill holes, indentations, or seams of fabricated metal products.
Typical national pay$46,790–$63,010Median $53,750 · BLS OEWS 2025
Pay can vary by location, employer, schedule, credentials, and experience.
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Requirements and work details
O*NET Job Zone 2: some preparation is usually needed.
O*NET does not establish a universal civilian license for this occupation. Employers may still require credentials.
Example civilian duties from O*NET
Operate safety equipment and use safe work habits.
Examine workpieces for defects and measure workpieces with straightedges or templates to ensure conformance with specifications.
Weld components in flat, vertical, or overhead positions.
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Set up and operate a variety of machine tools to produce precision parts and instruments out of metal. Includes precision instrument makers who fabricate, modify, or repair mechanical instruments. May also fabricate and modify parts to make or repair machine tools or maintain industrial machines, applying knowledge of mechanics, mathematics, metal properties, layout, and machining procedures.
Typical national pay$47,570–$67,700Median $58,750 · BLS OEWS 2025
Pay can vary by location, employer, schedule, credentials, and experience.
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Requirements and work details
O*NET Job Zone 3: medium preparation is usually needed.
O*NET does not establish a universal civilian license for this occupation. Employers may still require credentials.
Example civilian duties from O*NET
Calculate dimensions or tolerances, using instruments, such as micrometers or vernier calipers.
Machine parts to specifications, using machine tools, such as lathes, milling machines, shapers, or grinders.
Measure, examine, or test completed units to check for defects and ensure conformance to specifications, using precision instruments, such as micrometers.
Tools and software named by O*NET
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Mastercam computer-aided design and manufacturing software
Dassault Systemes SolidWorks
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Welder, Cutter, Solderer, and Brazer
Summary
Welder using hand-welding and flame-cutting equipment to join metal parts, prepare surfaces, and ensure quality by examining workpieces and operating tools safely
Experience
Welder, Cutter, Solderer, and Brazer
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Welded components in flat, vertical, or overhead positions
Operated safety equipment and used safe work habits
Examined workpieces for defects and measured them with straightedges or templates
Recognized, set up, and operated hand and power tools for welding
Selected and installed torches, tips, filler rods, and flux according to specifications
Prepared material surfaces to be welded, ensuring they were clean and free of debris
Aligned and clamped workpieces together using hand tools or fixtures
Skills
Hands-On Work
Operating welding equipment, Operating grinding equipment, Soldering parts or workpieces, Reshaping metal workpieces, Melting metal
Checking & Planning
Measuring product dimensions, Selecting production equipment
Core Skills
Reviewing blueprints and instructions, Monitoring equipment operation, Watching operating equipment
Education
High School Diploma Your school, Year
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Machinist
Summary
Machinist setting up and operating machine tools to produce precision metal parts and instruments, while measuring dimensions, examining completed units for defects, and maintaining equipment for optimal performance
Experience
Machinist
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Machined parts to specifications, using machine tools, such as lathes and milling machines
Calculated dimensions or tolerances, using instruments, such as micrometers and vernier calipers
Measured and examined completed units to check for defects, using precision instruments
Set up and operated specialized machine tools for precision machining operations
Studied blueprints and engineering information to determine methods for fabricating products
Maintained machine tools in proper operational condition to ensure efficiency
Conferred with engineering personnel to exchange technical information and ensure specifications
Skills
Checking & Planning
Conducting test runs of equipment, Measuring product dimensions
Hands-On Work
Mounting attachments or tools, Operating metal or plastic forming equipment, Operating cutting equipment
Core Skills
Reviewing blueprints and instructions, Monitoring lubrication, Monitoring equipment operation, Mastercam computer-aided design and manufacturing software, Dassault Systemes SolidWorks, Exchanging information with colleagues, Advising on various ways
Tools and software
G-code
Education
Certificate Your training program, Year
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The mapped civilian record lists this task: Operate safety equipment and use safe work habits. Identify comparable experience only if you can verify it.
Also examine this mapped civilian task: Calculate dimensions or tolerances, using instruments, such as micrometers or vernier calipers. Keep it only if your own service evidence supports it.
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Which parts of your Aircraft Metals Technology Craftsman experience can you support when considering the civilian directions shown below?
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After
Fictional example: Supported [civilian work area] by [verified task] using [verified tool or record].
Why this wording is fair
Operate safety equipment and use safe work habits.
Calculate dimensions or tolerances, using instruments, such as micrometers or vernier calipers.
Use the pattern, not the sentence: keep it only when the same facts are true for you.
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Rung starts with Welder, Cutter, Solderer, and Brazer. Choose another direction above at any time; the code and only the skills you confirm will carry into the interview on this device.
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Editorial reviewer: Rung Guru editorial QA. Approved: 2026-08-09T16:35:00+00:00.
Structured guidance last changed: 2026-08-08. Source-verification dates appear with each source below.
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