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802R Classification Interviewer

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A Navy Enlisted Classification: a skill designation sailors hold in addition to their rating.

Overview

A Classification Interviewer interviews enlisted personnel about their education, occupational background, hobbies, abilities, and interests for classification purposes. The interviewer administers and scores classification tests and screens personnel for special billets or training assignments.

Core Skills

  • Classification test administration and scoring
  • Educational and occupational background assessment
  • Personnel screening for specialized assignments

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.

Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping

Interviewing personnel about their backgrounds, administering classification tests, and screening for assignments transfer directly to civilian personnel classification and recruitment support.

How to prepare: Practice processing a mock recruitment record in Excel, documenting applicant qualifications, examination results, and missing information for review.

What the civilian work involves
  • Process, verify, and maintain personnel related documentation, including staffing, recruitment, training, grievances, performance evaluations, classifications, and employee leaves of absence.
  • Answer questions regarding examinations, eligibility, salaries, benefits, and other pertinent information.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Word

Notes & Sources

Evidence for this guidance (2 documents)
  1. NAVPERS 18068F Vol II (NEOCS, Jul 2026 edition): NEC 802R

    [1] NEC entry "802R - Classification Interviewer"; cached text line 20535; NAVPERS 18068F Vol II, 2026-07 edition

    Supports: Classification test administration and scoring, Educational and occupational background assessment, Personnel screening for specialized assignments, Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping (O*NET 43-4161.00)

  2. O*NET: Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping

    [2] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping (O*NET 43-4161.00)

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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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