Veteran Trade Careers

Navy rating · HT

Navy rating HT: Hull Maintenance Technician

Navy rating HT (Hull Maintenance Technician) maps to the civilian trades listed below in the O*NET Military Crosswalk. Each match shows the BLS OEWS May 2025 national median wage and links to the full career guide on Military to Trades.

Code
HT
Branch
Navy rating
Trade matches
2
Highest median
$63,800

Civilian trade matches

TradeMedian (May 2025)Growth 2025–35Openings / yrGuides
Welder $53,750 2% 40,300 Career guide · Schools · Apprenticeships
Plumber / pipefitter $63,800 7% 42,000 Career guide · Schools · Apprenticeships

Wages are BLS OEWS May 2025 national figures for wage-and-salary workers. Growth and openings are from each trade's BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook profile (2025–35). A crosswalk match means O*NET lists this military code among occupations related to the civilian trade. It is not a license, hiring guarantee, or automatic apprenticeship credit.

Next step

Read the full career guide on Military to Trades for state pay, licensing, and GI Bill / SkillBridge paths. Return to the full code index to compare other MOS, AFSC, rating, or SFSC matches.

Sources

  1. O*NET OnLine, Military Crosswalk Search (DMDC MOC crosswalk plus O*NET supplements). https://www.onetonline.org/crosswalk/MOC
  2. BLS, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 national file (oesm25nat.zip). https://www.bls.gov/oes/tables.htm
  3. BLS, Occupational Outlook Handbook occupational projections 2025–35. https://www.bls.gov/ooh/

Retrieved and checked 2026-10-30. Figures are reproduced as published.