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L25A Urology Technician

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

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Overview

Urology Technicians assist medical officers with routine examinations, surgery, diagnostic procedures, postoperative care, and patient education. They operate and maintain urological equipment, perform urological X-ray procedures, oversee specimen collection, and prepare instruments and supplies while maintaining an aseptic environment.

Minimum clearance: Secret

Core Skills

  • Urological X-ray procedures and specimen collection oversight
  • Urological equipment operation and maintenance
  • Aseptic surgical supply and instrument preparation
  • Medical-officer-directed postoperative care and patient education

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.

Medical Assistants

Assisting urological examinations, preparing treatment supplies, and providing patient education under a medical officer's direction transfer directly to clinical medical assisting.

How to prepare: Compare your documented clinical duties with a urology clinic's medical assistant opening to identify gaps in vital-sign measurement and medical-record documentation.

What the civilian work involves
  • Clean and sterilize instruments and dispose of contaminated supplies.
  • Explain treatment procedures, medications, diets, or physicians' instructions to patients.
  • Prepare treatment rooms for patient examinations, keeping the rooms neat and clean.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
  • Epic Systems

Medical Equipment Preparers

Preparing surgical instruments and supplies, maintaining an aseptic environment, and maintaining urological equipment overlap with equipment preparation work.

How to prepare: Seek hands-on sterile-processing instruction in autoclave operation and sterilizer testing to supplement your instrument-preparation experience.

What the civilian work involves
  • Clean instruments to prepare them for sterilization.
  • Organize and assemble routine or specialty surgical instrument trays or other sterilized supplies, filling special requests as needed.
  • Examine equipment to detect leaks, worn or loose parts, or other indications of disrepair.

Surgical Technologists

Assisting during urological surgery and preparing instruments, supplies, and aseptic operating environments overlap with surgical technology duties.

How to prepare: Check whether your target state and employer require formal surgical-technology education, certification, or registration, and whether they accept military training toward those requirements.

What the civilian work involves
  • Maintain a proper sterile field during surgical procedures.
  • Count sponges, needles, and instruments before and after operation.
  • Provide technical assistance to surgeons, surgical nurses, or anesthesiologists.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
  • Electronic medical record EMR software

Notes & Sources

Evidence for this guidance (4 documents)
  1. NAVPERS 18068F Vol II (NEOCS, Jul 2026 edition): NEC L25A

    [1] NEC entry "L25A - Urology Technician"; cached text line 7918; NAVPERS 18068F Vol II, 2026-07 edition

    Supports: Urological X-ray procedures and specimen collection oversight, Urological equipment operation and maintenance, Aseptic surgical supply and instrument preparation, Medical-officer-directed postoperative care and patient education, Medical Assistants (O*NET 31-9092.00), Medical Equipment Preparers (O*NET 31-9093.00), Surgical Technologists (O*NET 29-2055.00)

  2. O*NET: Medical Assistants

    [2] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Medical Assistants (O*NET 31-9092.00)

  3. O*NET: Medical Equipment Preparers

    [3] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Medical Equipment Preparers (O*NET 31-9093.00)

  4. O*NET: Surgical Technologists

    [4] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Surgical Technologists (O*NET 29-2055.00)

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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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