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2021 USAF & USSF Almanac: Specialty Codes

June 30, 2021

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Total Force Airmen and Guardians by Air Force Specialty Code (AFSC)

(As of Sept. 30, 2020)

ENLISTED
 1A0 In-Flight Refueling Spc                                            1,795
 1A1 Flight Eng                                            1,333
 1A2 Aircraft Ldm                                            4,422
 1A3 Airborne Mission Sys Spc                                            1,990
 1A6 Flight Attendant                                               328
 1A8 Airborne ISR                                            2,399
 1A9 Spc Mission Aviator                                            1,352
 1B0 Cyber Warfare Operations Supt                                                  9
 1B4 CW Ops                                            1,738
 1C0 Aviation Rsc Mgmt                                           3,071
 1C1 Air Traffic Control                                            3,203
 1C3 C2 Ops                                           2,862
 1C5 C2 Battle Mgmt Ops                                           2,237
 1C6 Space Sys Ops                                            1,669
 1C7 Airfield Mgmt                                           1,166
 1C8 Radar, Airfield, and Weather Sys                                            1,941
 1N0 Intelligence                                            5,980
 1N1  Geospatial Intelligence                                             3,734
 1N2 SIGINT                                            2,337
 1N3 Cryptologic Language Analyst                                           3,462
 1N4 Fusion Analyst                                            4,486
 1N7 HUMINT Spc                                              134
 1N8 Targeting Analyst                                              666
 1P0 Aircrew Flight Equip                                            4,065
 1S0 Safety                                              759
 1T0 SERE Specialist                                              614
 1U0 Sensor Ops                                           2,254
 1U1 RPA pilot                                                 79
 1W0 Weather                                            3,012
 1Z1 Pararescue                                              976
 1Z2  Combat Control                                               676
 1Z3  TACP                                            2,040
 1Z4 Special Recon                                              103
 2A0 Avionics                                           1,716
 2A2 SOF/PR Integrated Comm/Nav/Mission Sys                                           1,835
 2A3 Fighter/RPA Maint                                         20,185
 2A5 Airlift/Special Mission Aircraft Maint                                          21,425
 2A6 Aircraft Sys                                         28,100
 2A7 Aircraft Fabrication                                           8,985
 2A8  Mobility AF Integrated Comms/Nav/Mission Sys                                            4,641
 2A9 Bomber/Spc Integrated Comms/Nav/Mission Sys                                           2,583
 2F0  Fuels                                            4,684
 2G0 Logistics Plans                                           1,569
 2M0 Missile and Space Sys Maint                                            1,766
 2P0  Precision Measurement Equipment Lab                                               770
 2R0 Maint Mgmt                                            1,197
 2R1 Maint Mgmt Prod                                           1,285
 2S0 Materiel Mgmt                                          10,108
 2T0 Traffic Mgmt                                           2,717
 2T1 Ground Trans                                           3,210
 2T2 Air Trans                                         10,993
 2T3 Vehicle Mgmt                                           5,216
 2W0 Munitions Sys                                           9,685
 2W1 Aircraft Armament Sys                                           9,988
 2W2 Nuclear Weapons                                              758
 3D0 Cyberspace Ops                                         10,913
 3D1 Client Sys                                         20,230
 3E0 Facility Sys                                           4,986
 3E1  HVAC, Refrigeration                                            2,453
 3E2 Heavy Repair                                           3,200
 3E3 Structural                                           2,699
 3E4 Infrastructure Sys                                           2,878
 3E5 Engineering                                           1,574
 3E6 Ops Mgmt                                           1,189
 3E7 Fire Protection                                           5,669
 3E8 Explosive Ordnance Disposal                                           1,882
 3E9 Emergency Mgmt                                           1,711
 3F0 Personnel                                           9,909
 3F1 Services                                           7,429
 3F2 Education and Training                                           2,579
 3F3 Manpower                                              510
 3F4  Equal Opportunity                                               406
 3F5 Administration                                           6,173
 3H0  Historian                                                 19
 3N0 Public Affairs                                           1,863
 3N1  Regional Band                                               542
 3N2  Premier Band – The USAF Band                                               165
 3N3 USAF Academy Band                                                16
 3P0 Security Forces                                         38,409
 4A0 Health Services Mgmt                                           4,256
 4A1 Medical Materiel                                           1,490
 4A2 Biomedical Equip                                              698
 4B0 Bioenvironmental Eng                                           1,245
 4C0 Mental Health Svc                                           1,002
 4D0 Diet Therapy                                              236
 4E0 Public Health                                           1,479
 4H0 Cardiopulmonary Lab                                              466
 4J0  Physical Medicine                                               308
 4M0 Aerospace and Ops Physiology                                              262
 4N0 Aerospace Medical Svc                                         11,647
 4N1 Surgical Svc                                              665
 4P0  Pharmacy                                               795
 4R0 Diagnostic Imaging                                              872
 4T0 Medical Lab                                           1,331
 4V0 Ophthalmic                                              387
 4Y0 Dental                                           2,865
 5J0 Paralegal                                            1,346
 5R0 Religious Affairs                                              886
 6C0 Contracting                                           1,708
 6F0  Financial Mgmt and Comptroller                                            3,430
 7S0 Special Investigations                                           1,206
 8A1 Career Assistance Advisor                                              275
 8A2 Enlisted Aide                                                 64
 8A3 Protocol                                                64
 8B0 Military Training Instructor                                              735
 8B1 Military Training Leader                                              426
 8B2 Academy Military Training NCO                                              118
 8C0 Amn and Family Readiness Center NCO                                              224
 8D1 Language and Culture Advisor                                                  1
 8F0 First Sergeant                                            2,497
 8G0 USAF Honor Guard                                              285
 8G1 USAF Installation Honor Guard Prgm Mgr                                                74
 8H0 Amn Dorm Leader                                              296
 8I0 Supt, IG                                              262
 8I1 Inspections Coordinator                                              232
 8I2  Supt, Complaints and Resolutions                                                   6
 8K0  Software Development Specialist                                                   1
 8L1  Enlisted Air Advisor-Basic                                                   1
 8L7 Enl Combat Aviation Advisor (SOF)                                                 35
 8P0 Courier                                                70
 8P1 Defense Attache                                               145
 8R0 Enlisted Accessions Recruiter                                           1,727
 8R2 Second-Tier Recruiter                                              914
 8R3 Third-Tier Recruiter                                              509
 8S0 Missile Facility Mgr                                               182
 8T0  PME Instructor                                               640
 8T1 Enl PME Instructional Sys Designer                                                17
 8U0 Unit Deployment Mgr                                              248
 9A0  Enl Amn, Disqualified for Reasons Beyond Ctrl                                               151
 9A1 Enl Amn, Disqualified for Reasons Within Ctrl                                               102
 9A2 Enl Airman Awaiting Discharge, Separation, or Ret for Reasons Within Ctrl                                                 44
 9A3 Enl Awaiting Dis, Sep, or Ret for Reasons Beyond Ctrl                                                24
 9A5 Enl Amn Temp Ineligible for Retraining, Disqualified for Reasons Beyond Ctrl                                                28
 9C0 Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force                                                  2
 9D1 Key Developmental Senior Enlisted Positions                                                32
 9E0 Command Chief Master Sergeant                                              392
 9E1 Command Chief Executive Assistant                                                16
 9E2 Individual Mobilization Augmentee to CCMS                                                11
 9G1 Group Supt                                              776
 9H0 Academic Faculty Inst                                                  1
 9J0 Prisoner                                                12
 9L0 Interpreter/Translator                                                70
 9L1 Enl Engagement Mgr/Int’l Affairs                                                  1
 9M4 Chief, Medical Enl Force                                                13
 9N0 SECAF Enl Legislative Fellows                                                  1
 9Q0  Reserve Force Generation and Oversight NCO                                                   9
 9S0  Chief Master Sergeant of the Space Force                                                   1
 9S1 Scientific Applications Spc                                              548
 9T0  Basic Enl Amn                                          11,385
 9T1 Officer Trainee                                              272
 9T2 Pre-Cadet Assigned                                              440
 9T4 AF Institute of Tech or Ed With Industry Enl Students                                                  1
 9T5  Basic Special Warfare Enlisted Airman                                               124
 Unknown / other                                               275
U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Kamin Gilson, a Weapons System Officer, Capt. Kevan Thomas, a B-52H Stratofortress pilot and Lt. Col. Michael Devita, an Instructor pilot assigned to the 96th Bomb Squadron, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, prepare for a flight out of Morón Air Base, Spain, in support of Bomber Task Force Europe. Senior Airman Daniel Hernandez

OFFICER
10COps Cmdr                      623
11BBomber Pilot                      615
11EExperimental Test Pilot                      154
11FFighter Pilot                   3,740
11GGeneralist Pilot                      435
11HHelicopter Pilot                      886
11KTrainer Pilot                   1,627
11MMobility Pilot                   7,760
11RRecon/Surveillance/EW Pilot                      941
11SSpc Ops Pilot                   1,543
11URPA Pilot                      329
12BBomber Combat Systems Officer (CSO)                      657
12EExperimental Test CSO                        24
12FFighter CSO                      421
12GGeneralist CSO                      128
12HRescue CSO                        96
12KTrainer CSO                      139
12MMobility CSO                      517
12RRecon/Surveillance/EW CSO                      873
12SSpc Ops CSO                      633
12URPA                        67
13AAstronaut                          5
13BAir Battle Mgr                   1,773
13CSpc Tactics                          1
13LAir Liaison Officer                          2
13MAirfield Ops                      313
13NNuclear and Missile Ops                   1,120
13OMulti-Domain Warfare Officer                        14
13SSpace Ops                   2,035
14FInfo Ops                      120
14NIntelligence                   5,374
15AOperations Research Analyst                      418
15WWeather and Environmental Svcs                      514
16FForeign Area Officer                      390
16GAF Ops Staff Officer                      731
16KSoftware Development Officer                          4
16PPolitical-Military Affairs Strategist                      318
16RPlanning and Programming                      722
17CCyberspace Warfare Ops Cmdr                        23
17DWarfighter Comms Ops                   3,154
17SCyberspace Effects Ops                   1,061
18AAttack RPA Pilot                   1,478
18EExperimental Test RPA Pilot                          9
18GGeneralist RPA Pilot                      103
18RRecon RPA Pilot                      329
18SSpecial Ops RPA Pilot                      292
19ZSpecial Warfare                      723
20CLogistics Cmdr                      371
21AAircraft Maint                   2,082
21MMunitions and Missile Maint                      301
21RLogistics Readiness                   2,236
30CSupport Cmdr                      521
31PSecurity Forces                      947
32ECivil Eng                   1,893
35BBand                        23
35PPublic Affairs                      635
38FForce Support Officer                   2,323
40CMedical Cmdr                      228
41AHealth Services Admin                   1,818
42BPhysical Therapist                      187
42EOptometrist                      281
42FPodiatric Surgeon                        16
42GPhysician Asst                      752
42NAudiology/Speech Pathologist                        32
42PClinical Psychologist                      294
42SClinical Social Worker                      289
42TOccupational Therapist                        19
43AAerospace and Operational Physiologist                        88
43BBiomedical Scientist                      118
43DDietitian                        36
43EBioenvironmental Eng                      400
43HPublic Health Officer                      284
43PPharmacist                      301
43TBiomedical Lab                      151
44AChief, Hospital/Clinic Svcs                        75
44BPreventive Medicine                        21
44DPathologist                        76
44EER Services Physician                      310
44FFamily Physician                      583
44GGeneral Practice Physician                      112
44JClinical Geneticist                          2
44KPediatrician                      357
44MInternist                      497
44NNeurologist                        36
44OPhysician                        35
44PPsychiatrist                      157
44RDiagnostic Radiologist                      145
44SDermatologist                        40
44TRadiotherapist                          7
44UOccupational Medicine                        15
44YCritical Care Medicine                        56
44ZAllergist                        23
45AAnesthesiologist                      166
45BOrthopedic Surgeon                      117
45EOphthalmologist                        50
45GObstetrician and Gynecologist                      155
45NOtorhinolaryngologist                        53
45SSurgeon                      301
45UUrologist                        28
46ANursing Admin                      194
46FFlight Nurse                      982
46NClinical Nurse                   3,251
46PMental Health Nurse                        79
46SOperating Room Nurse                      222
46YAdv Practice RN                      669
47BOrthodontist                        38
47DOral and Maxillofacial Pathologist                          5
47EEndodontist                        33
47GDentist                      979
47HPeriodontist                        46
47KPediatric Dentist                        14
47PProsthodontist                        55
47SOral and Maxillofacial Surgeon                        74
48AAerospace Medicine Physician Spc                      141
48GGeneral Med Officer, Flight Surgeon                      230
48RResidency Trained Flight Surgeon                      857
48VPilot-Physician                          3
51JJudge Advocate                   2,311
52RChaplain                   1,165
60CSr Materiel Leader-Upper Echelon                        19
61CChemist/Nuclear Chemist                        71
61DPhysicist/Nuclear Eng                      177
62EDevelopment Eng                   2,295
62SMateriel Leader                          9
63AAcquisition Mgr                   2,768
63GSr Materiel Leader-Lower Echelon                        88
63SMateriel Leader                      156
64PContracting                      846
65FFinancial Mgmt                      774
65WCost Analysis                        69
71SSpc Investigations                      446
80CCmdr, Cadet Squadron, USAF Academy                        52
81CInstructor, Officer Training School                      102
81DROTC Detachent Commander and Professor of Aerospace Studies                      111
81LEducation and Training Leader                          5
81TInstructor                      900
82AAcademic Program Mgr                        77
83RRecruiting Svc                      156
84HHistorian                        12
85GUSAF Honor Guard                          4
86MOps Mgmt                      254
86PC2                        89
87GWing IG                      247
87IDirector, Wing Inspections                      138
87QDirector, Complaints Resolution                      119
88AAide-de-camp                        41
88BProtocol Officer                          2
88CSexual Assault Response Coordinator                          5
89EOfficer Air Advisor Advanced                          1
89GOfficer Combat Aviation Advisor                        36
90GGeneral Officer                      599
91CCmdr                      210
91WWing Cmdr                      485
92JNon-Designated Lawyer                          8
92MHealth Prof Scholarship Prgm Med Student                      286
92PPhysician Assistant Student                        16
92RChaplain Candidate                          1
92SStudent Officer Authorization                   1,959
92TPilot Trainee                   3,387
93PPatient                        12
95ANon-extended Active Duty USAFR Academy Liaison Officer or CAP Reserve Asst Prgm Officer                        17
96BDisq Officer, Reasons Within Control                          2
96DOfficer N/A for Use in Awarded AFSC for Cause                        15
97EExecutive Officer                      780
99GGold Bar Diversity Recruiter                        12
Unknown/other                   2,713
TOTAL                506,267
Crew chiefs from the 77th Fighter Generation Squadron and 77th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron pilots prepare for flight during an Agile Combat Employment capstone event at an air base in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Senior Airman Leala Marquez

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