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803R Production Recruiter

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

Overview

A Production Recruiter recruits individuals into Navy and Reserve enlisted programs through talent scouting, assessment, and onboarding activities. The recruiter applies recruiting policies and knowledge of Navy enlisted programs while communicating with customers, strategic partners, groups, and the community.

Core Skills

  • Navy recruiting sales methodology
  • Talent scouting, assessment, and onboarding
  • Enlisted program and recruiting policy knowledge

Civilian Career Paths

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Human Resources Specialists

Navy experience scouting, assessing, and onboarding applicants and explaining recruiting policies transfers directly to recruiting-focused human resources work.

How to prepare: Complete a civilian hiring-practices course covering 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.
  • Hire employees and process hiring-related paperwork.
  • Maintain current knowledge of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and affirmative action guidelines and laws, such as the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
Civilian tools and software (examples)
  • Workday software
  • Microsoft Excel

Notes & Sources

Evidence for this guidance (2 documents)
  1. NAVPERS 18068F Vol II (NEOCS, Jul 2026 edition): NEC 803R

    [1] NEC entry "803R - Production Recruiter"; cached text line 20584; NAVPERS 18068F Vol II, 2026-07 edition

    Supports: Navy recruiting sales methodology, Talent scouting, assessment, and onboarding, Enlisted program and recruiting policy knowledge, 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)

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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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