Coast Guard Officer specialty · Support

PERS Personnel Administration

Current service use not established

This code is listed in the directory. Inclusion alone does not confirm current service use.

A Coast Guard officer specialty, not an enlisted rating.

Overview

Personnel Administration Chief Warrant Officers manage human resources policies and procedures and advise senior leaders on personnel administration. They provide counseling, communicate career planning and professional development information, lead personnel at larger organizations, and support change management initiatives.

Core Skills

  • Military personnel records management
  • Military career administration expertise

Civilian Career Paths

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Human Resources Specialists

Senior technical experience in military human resources, personnel records management, and career administration transfers directly to civilian HR records and personnel support work.

How to prepare: Complete a civilian HR course covering employment records, Equal Employment Opportunity guidelines, and the Americans with Disabilities Act.

What the civilian work involves
  • Interpret and explain human resources policies, procedures, laws, standards, or regulations.
  • Prepare or maintain employment records related to events, such as hiring, termination, leaves, transfers, or promotions, using human resources management system software.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
  • Workday software
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Adobe Acrobat

Notes & Sources

Evidence for this guidance (2 documents)
  1. USCG authority snapshot: PERS Personnel Administration

    [1] data/authority/coast_guard-codes.json entry PERS (COOL USCG MOC Feed (uscg.json) + COOL Feed (uscg.json) + CG COOL Website); fetched 2026-07-25

    Supports: Military personnel records management, Military career administration expertise, Human Resources Specialists (O*NET 13-1071.00)

  2. O*NET: Human Resources Specialists

    [2] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Human Resources Specialists (O*NET 13-1071.00)

Defense contractor jobs for PERS

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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