| When many people consider the Air Force, they think | | | | who have served in the military have preference. |
| of the enlisted and officer members that wear | | | | Those who have served in the military and have a |
| uniforms and serve this country. What many people | | | | 30% disability have preference as well. Spouses of |
| often overlook is the Air Force civilian jobs that support | | | | military personal who are PCSing (Permanent Change |
| and supplement the United States Air Force. DoD, | | | | of Station) are given preference, as well as spouses |
| Department of Defense, employees work with AF | | | | of military members that are retired at 100% disability. |
| personnel in a support capacity. They fill a wide variety | | | | Un-remarried widows or widowers of military |
| of jobs and duties to see that the Air Force has all | | | | members that were killed while on active duty also |
| that they need. | | | | have preference while applying for an Air Force civilian |
| There are many job opportunities available for those | | | | job. DoD and the AF offer opportunities for those that |
| seeking an Air Force civilian job. There are also many | | | | have served, this does not mean that there are not |
| great benefits that come with those jobs. The Air | | | | plenty of opportunities for others in the job openings. |
| Force offers competitive salaries for those that work | | | | A person who is interested in working of the AF in a |
| for them. There are annual pay increases and cost of | | | | civilian compactly needs to watch the USA Jobs. This |
| living adjustments. | | | | is a site designed to announce job openings. It will also |
| They offer affordable insurance plans, both health and | | | | list the qualifications and eligibility for those job openings. |
| life insurance. Paid training for job skills is widely | | | | This portal is designed to walk a person through the |
| available. Paid vacation and sick leave is a benefit as | | | | application processes. It will list all of the details of the |
| well as being able to transfer that vacation and leave | | | | job. The appointment term, the salary, the location and |
| within the DoD system. Those who have been in the | | | | other details are all included. You can search for |
| military and are seeking employment can transfer their | | | | specific jobs in the field that you are interested on this |
| time served. | | | | site. It can be located at Use this as your first step in |
| The AF boasts that they have more than 20 job fields | | | | locating and applying for an Air Force civilian job. |
| available for civilian jobs. These include jobs in civilian | | | | The AF sees its personal, enlisted, officer and civilian |
| engineering, contracting, intelligence, legal and logics. For | | | | as its greatest resource. Many jobs are available to |
| those that are interested in financial management, | | | | support our men and women in uniform. Securing one |
| medical, science and public affairs there are also plenty | | | | of these positions could be the job you are looking for |
| of AF civilian jobs available. There are many | | | | in your job search. Serving your country doesn't mean |
| opportunities to serve the Air Force in a civilian | | | | you have to enlist, it just means you need to be there. |
| compactly. | | | | This article is based on publicly-accessible information |
| Anyone who meets the qualifications may apply for | | | | and has not been reviewed or approved by any |
| Air Force civilian jobs. There are those that will have | | | | military branch. |
| preference when it comes to securing the jobs. Those | | | | |