61D1T Physicist/Nuclear Engineer, Airlift: civilian jobs and resume guide
The O*NET Military Crosswalk connects this Physicist/Nuclear Engineer, Airlift designation to Natural Sciences Managers. 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 Physicist/Nuclear Engineer, Airlift. Its shared civilian crosswalk evidence does not establish which duties, tools, credentials, or level of responsibility you personally held.
These are the civilian occupations O*NET connects to this military code. They are options to explore—not a ranking, a license, or proof that you performed every duty listed.
Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as life sciences, physical sciences, mathematics, statistics, and research and development in these fields.
Typical national pay$119,430–$221,540Median $167,220 · BLS OEWS 2025
Pay can vary by location, employer, schedule, credentials, and experience.
Select this path to see its skills and resume example
Requirements and work details
O*NET Job Zone 5: extensive 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
Hire, supervise, or evaluate engineers, technicians, researchers, or other staff.
Design or coordinate successive phases of problem analysis, solution proposals, or testing.
Plan or direct research, development, or production activities.
O*NET does not name tools or software for this occupation in Rung's current record.
Test what transfers
Choose the skills you actually used
Pick only what you can stand behind. Your choices update the example resume directly below; if you continue, Rung carries only those choices into your own resume.
Nothing is claimed yet.
Resume example
See how your choices change this example
This is an example for the civilian direction you chose, not your resume. The skills you select above update its Skills section. Start your own resume with the direction and skills you confirm here.
Natural Sciences Manager
Summary
Natural Sciences Manager planning and directing activities in life sciences, physical sciences, and research development, overseeing teams and projects while preparing reports and proposals to meet scientific goals
Experience
Natural Sciences Manager
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Hired, supervised, and evaluated engineers, technicians, and researchers
Planned and directed research, development, and production activities
Reviewed project activities and prepared research, testing, or operational reports
Conferred with scientists, engineers, and regulators to plan or review projects
Developed client relationships and communicated project status and findings
Prepared project proposals and determined scientific goals within management outlines
Conducted research in field of expertise and made presentations at professional meetings
Conducting research of natural processes, Conducting research, Monitoring animal behavior, Directing services
Open to
On site, Remote
Education
Doctorate (PhD) Your university, Year
Yours will not say this. It will say what you did, in your own words, and Rung writes it with you one question at a time.
Prepare before writing
Gather evidence from your actual work
Write private notes for yourself. Keep only facts you can explain and support.
The mapped civilian record lists this task: Hire, supervise, or evaluate engineers, technicians, researchers, or other staff. Identify comparable experience only if you can verify it.
Also examine this mapped civilian task: Design or coordinate successive phases of problem analysis, solution proposals, or testing. Keep it only if your own service evidence supports it.
Capture scope or outcomes only when your own records support them.
Which parts of your Physicist/Nuclear Engineer, Airlift experience can you support when considering the crosswalk direction Natural Sciences Managers?
Fictional translation example
Put your experience into civilian language
Think of this as a translation, not a script. This fictional example keeps the same work facts while replacing military jargon with clear civilian wording.
Before
Fictional example: In my Physicist/Nuclear Engineer, Airlift assignment, I [verified task] using [verified tool or record].
After
Fictional example: Supported [civilian work area] by [verified task] using [verified tool or record].
Why this wording is fair
Hire, supervise, or evaluate engineers, technicians, researchers, or other staff.
Design or coordinate successive phases of problem analysis, solution proposals, or testing.
Use the pattern, not the sentence: keep it only when the same facts are true for you.
Continue with your confirmed facts
Start with this service experience
Rung will carry this military code and your confirmed details into the interview on this device.
Publisher and editorial owner: Rung Guru product team.
Editorial reviewer: Rung Guru editorial QA. Approved: 2026-08-09T10:27:14.655255+00:00.
Structured guidance last changed: 2026-08-08. Source-verification dates appear with each source below.
Why: to help veterans evaluate civilian directions and recover truthful resume evidence before entering Rung.
How: deterministic software joined the approved records below. Constrained AI assistance helped draft explanations and evidence prompts from those records; it did not create military codes, civilian mappings, pay figures, credentials, or source facts. Every page remains subject to provenance, prohibited-claim, similarity, and attributed editorial-review checks.
Privacy: skill choices and optional notes stay in this browser. Rung requires no account. You can change or remove every carried detail.