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What They Do
About This Career
It is the job of the ordnance officer to safeguard the Military's weapons and ammunition supplies. These officers make decisions regarding the purchase, handling, storage, and transport of ordnance. They also oversee teams that maintain, modify, and dispose of ordnance.
This career is part of the Government and Public Administration cluster National Security pathway.
A person in this career:
- Directs or administers programs for procurement, receipt, storage, installation, distribution, maintenance, and overhaul of various types of weapons
- Establishes techniques and methods to safeguard property and personnel against explosive or industrial accidents
- Advises leadership on the technical aspects of ammunition, missiles, and other explosive items
- Participates in the research, development, test, evaluation, and acquisition of ground and/or air weapons systems
- Participates in product improvement and/or modifications of weapons systems or components
- Prepares technical publications providing information on minimum standards of calibration of special weapons, including mechanical, electrical and nuclear components, test equipment, special design equipment, and commercial equipment
- Directs scheduling, identification, dispatching, marking, loading, and unloading of outgoing and incoming ammunition of all types
- Supervises upkeep of magazines, shell houses, transfer depots, loading plants, and storehouses
- Supervises assembly, testing, reworking, repair, and alteration of mines, mine components, and mine assemblies
- Manages assembly procedures for electrical and electronic, mechanical, and nuclear components of special weapons
Working Conditions and Physical Demands
People who do this job report that:
- You would often handle loads up to 10 lbs., sometimes up to 20 lbs. You might do a lot of walking or standing, or you might sit but use your arms and legs to control machines, equipment or tools.
- Conditions are very hot (above 90 F) or very cold (under 32 F)
- Exposed to hazardous equipment such as saws, machinery, or vehicular traffic more than once a month
- Work in this occupation requires being outside most of the time
Working in this career involves (physical activities):
- Identifying color and seeing differences in color, including shades and brightness
- Moving the arms, legs and torso together when the whole body is in motion
- Seeing clearly up close
- Speaking clearly enough to be able to be understood by others
- Identifying and understanding the speech of another person
Work Hours and Travel
- Irregular hours
- Overnight travel
Every year the U.S. Department of Labor conducts national surveys of wage data by occupation in every state and in all industry divisions. These surveys are conducted through the Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) program.
The statistics collected for one year are published the next fall. For example, 2013 wage information was published in the fall of 2014.
There are over 800 occupations in the surveys, and these occupations cover the entire U.S. labor market. The surveys ask for reports in a scale of ranges for both hourly wages and annual wages.
In many cases, these occupations are broad enough to cover many more detailed specialties of an occupation. A specific occupation may be included in a broader occupational category for which labor market data is available. When you look at the statistics for a broad category, be aware that the salary data for a specific career may differ.
For more details about how wage information is collected and calculated by the U.S. Department of Labor, visit their website at http://www.bls.gov/bls/blswage.htm.
Every year the U.S. Department of Labor conducts a national survey of over 400,000
employers in every state and in all industry divisions. This survey is conducted
through the Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) program. Every other year the
department publishes outlook information based on these surveys.
Each outlook period covers 10 years. For example, in 2003 the outlook information
was published for 2004-2014. Employers are asked to report the number of employees
in about 770 different occupations that cover the entire U.S. labor market.
From this information, staffing patterns for different industries are established.
Industry growth is projected into the future based on past trends and current economic
conditions. Industry staffing patterns are then applied to the industry projections
to obtain occupational projections.
In many cases, these occupations are broad enough to cover many more detailed specialties
of an occupation. A specific occupation may be included in a broader occupational
category for which labor market data is available. When you look at the statistics
for a broad category, be aware that the employment data for a specific field may
differ.
For more details about how employment information is collected and calculated by
the U.S. Department of Labor, visit their website at http://stats.bls.gov/news.release/ocwage.tn.htm.
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