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2P0X1 Precision Measurement Equipment Laboratory

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Overview

Precision Measurement Equipment Laboratory specialists calibrate equipment used throughout maintenance operations and ensure that it remains in precise working order. They take measurements in increments as small as millionths to verify that equipment is safe for Airmen to operate.

Minimum ASVAB: E 70

ASVAB policy: Not policy-reviewed · coverage unknown · as of 2026-10-19

Program scope has not been reviewed.

Policy applicability and coverage of the program's score routes have not been reviewed. Shown-route arithmetic is not an eligibility decision.

Source: dafecd-atch4-2025-10-31 (source date 2025-10). Policy applicability has not been established.

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Skill levels: 2P011 helper · 2P031 apprentice · 2P051 journeyman · 2P071 craftsman

Core Skills

  • Automatic test equipment repair and modification
  • Electrical, frequency, and microwave measurement
  • Temperature, dimensional, and optical measurement

Civilian Career Paths

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Calibration Technologists and Technicians

Repairing and calibrating test, measurement, and diagnostic equipment, including PMEL standards, directly transfers to civilian equipment calibration.

How to prepare: Build an inventory of the instruments and measurement ranges you have calibrated, then compare it with calibration technician postings to identify equipment-specific training gaps.

What the civilian work involves
  • Analyze test data to identify defects or determine calibration requirements.
  • Calibrate devices by comparing measurements of pressure, temperature, humidity, or other environmental conditions to known standards.
  • Conduct calibration tests to determine performance or reliability of mechanical, structural, or electromechanical equipment.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
  • Microsoft Excel
  • The MathWorks MATLAB

Notes & Sources

Evidence for this guidance (2 documents)
  1. DAFECD, 30 Apr 26: PRECISION MEASUREMENT EQUIPMENT LABORATORY (2P0X1)

    [1] Specialty Summary section "PRECISION MEASUREMENT EQUIPMENT LABORATORY"; normalized cached text lines 7918-7940; explicit AFSC match for 2P0X1

    Supports: Automatic test equipment repair and modification, Electrical, frequency, and microwave measurement, Temperature, dimensional, and optical measurement, Calibration Technologists and Technicians (O*NET 17-3028.00)

  2. O*NET: Calibration Technologists and Technicians

    [2] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Calibration Technologists and Technicians (O*NET 17-3028.00)

Defense contractor jobs for 2P0X1

Predecessor codes

Historical codes with documented links to 2P0X1. Each history page explains the change.

32410Precision Measurement Equipment Laboratory Helper32430Apprentice Precision Measurement Equipment Laboratory Specialist32450Precision Measurement Equipment Laboratory Specialist32470Precision Measurement Equipment Laboratory Technician

Descriptions may be summarized for clarity. Verify all information with your branch career counselor or official military documentation before making career decisions.

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