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Marine Corps MOS · Engineering

1345 Engineer Equipment Operator

Current service use not established

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Overview

An Engineer Equipment Operator runs gasoline and diesel engine equipment for material handling and earthmoving operations. The operator also uses the accessories associated with this equipment.

Minimum ASVAB: MM 95

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: navmc-1200-1l-fy26 (source date 2025-03). Policy applicability has not been established.

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Core Skills

  • Gasoline and diesel material-handling equipment operation
  • Earthmoving equipment and accessory operation

Civilian Career Paths

Career associations are editorial assessments of the cited evidence, not an official crosswalk unless the evidence explicitly says so. O*NET supplies civilian occupation information, not proof of a military match. Related experience does not confer civilian qualifications. Tasks and tools below describe civilian work, not military training.

Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators

Operating gasoline or diesel equipment for military earthmoving and material handling directly overlaps with civilian construction equipment operation.

How to prepare: Arrange a hands-on operator assessment with a construction employer or training provider using the equipment types you have operated, and use the results to identify any machine-specific training gaps.

What the civilian work involves
  • Start engines, move throttles, switches, or levers, or depress pedals to operate machines, such as bulldozers, trench excavators, road graders, or backhoes.
  • Coordinate machine actions with other activities, positioning or moving loads in response to hand or audio signals from crew members.
  • Locate underground services, such as pipes or wires, prior to beginning work.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
  • Work record software

Notes & Sources

Evidence for this guidance (2 documents)
  1. NAVMC 1200.1L (FY26, in force): MOS 1345

    [1] MOS 1345 section "a. Summary"; cached text line 33175; NAVMC 1200.1L signed 2025-03-07, in force until 2026-10-01

    Supports: Gasoline and diesel material-handling equipment operation, Earthmoving equipment and accessory operation, Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators (O*NET 47-2073.00)

  2. O*NET: Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators

    [2] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators (O*NET 47-2073.00)

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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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