Summary
Manages, supervises, and leads military personnel and human resource programs. Analyzes Air Force policy and provides recommendations to commanders, supervisors, and Airmen on benefits, entitlements, career progression, retention, and relocation programs.
Updates and maintains personnel data systems, analyzes data mismatches, and provides Air Force leadership with accurate data points to make force management decisions.
Technical School
Days: 26
Locations: Keesler, Mississippi
Other Names
None
Bonus
4-Year Bonus: None
6-Year Bonus: $5,000
Badge
Force Support Badge
Duty Identifier
PRSNL Duty Identifier
PRSCO Duty Identifier
Clearance
None
Open Aptitude Category
Administrative
AFSC Entry Requirements
Demographics
Males: 1910
Females: 2510
Total: 4420
Community College of the Air Force Degree
Human Resources Management
CCAF Degree Plan
AFSC YouTube Videos
AFSC Reddit Posts
Duties and Responsibilities
Manages military personnel programs and advises commanders and Airmen on Air Force personnel policy.
Manages a myriad of Air Force programs including; assignments, promotions, evaluations, identification cards, separations, retirements, benefits, entitlements, retention, classification, awards, decorations, retraining, casualty, personnel reliability, and personnel readiness programs.
Determines program eligibility and counsels airmen on career progression. Manages and executes force management tools such as;force management boards, selective reenlistment, and bonus programs.
Counsels airmen on reenlistment opportunities, benefits, and entitlements. Advises commanders and provides reports and statistics to make personnel decisions.
Manages data analysis products and ensures the accuracy of both deployed and in-garrison personnel data. Creates, interprets, and audits management assessments products and transaction registers and identifies mismatches.
Works with commanders and Airmen to resolve discrepancies and ensures the accuracy of personnel data. Routinely crosschecks data from the personnel data system with source documents in the personnel records to ensure accuracy.
Performs personnel actions. Conducts in and out processing at both in garrison and deployed locations and maintains accountability of Air Force personnel. Manages duty status reporting to include; leave, temporary duty, hospitalization, sick in quarters, and casualty reporting.
Oversees personnel activities and functions. Inspects personnel activities for compliance with policies and directives. Reports discrepancies and recommends corrective action.
Monitors personnel actions for timeliness, propriety, and accuracy. Ensures proper counseling of individuals on personnel programs, procedures, and benefits. Organizes and compiles management data and submits reports.
Performs Commanders Support Staff (CSS) personnel functions. Prepares and processes administrative support actions relating to unit programs such as fitness, in and out-processing, evaluations.
Manages leave web program. Maintains suspense system for personnel actions and correspondence.
Maintains and monitors duty status changes. Provides customers with guidance on how to use web-based applications for personnel actions. Prepares and processes Articles 15, letters of reprimand, investigation reports, unfavorable information files, and separation actions.
Performs Personnel Support for Contingency Operations (PERSCO) functions. Ensures accountability and casualty reporting for deployed forces, reports data to combatant commanders, and enables sound wartime decisions. Provides additional personnel support, as required.
Specialty Qualifications
Knowledge is mandatory of:
- Personnel policies and procedures.
- Preparing and maintaining records.
- Assignment, promotion, customer service, quality force, personnel readiness, PERSCO and deployment/mobilization procedures.
- Interviewing and counseling techniques.
- Policies and procedures relating to administrative communications, correspondence, messages, and general office management.
- Overall organizational structure and its interrelationship with the mission.
- Terminology and procedures employed within functional areas assigned.
- Policies, programs, and procedures of agencies administering and providing benefits to military personnel, retirees, and family members.
- PDS capabilities and applications.
- Occupational survey procedures.
- Benefit programs.
- Principles, policies, and concepts of personnel management.
For entry into this specialty, completion of high school with courses in English composition and speech is desirable.
Training-
For award of AFSC 3F031, completion of a basic personnel course is mandatory.
Experience-
The following experience is mandatory for award of the AFSC indicated:
- 3F051. Qualification in and possession of AFSC 3F031 and completion of all core.
- 3F071. Qualification in and possession of AFSC 3F051 and completion of all core.
The following are mandatory as indicated:
For award and retention of these AFSCs, the following are mandatory:
- Must maintain local network access IAW AFI 17-130, Cybersecurity Program Management and AFMAN 17-1301, Computer Security.
- Must maintain eligibility to access personnel data systems.
Civilian Career Options
High Salary: $125,130
Low Salary: $34,440
- Administrative Services Managers: $98,890
- Compensation and Benefits Managers: $125,130
- Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists: $67,190
- Customer Service Representatives: $35,830
- Data Entry Keyers: $34,440
- Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs: $47,110
- First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers: $58,450
- Human Resources Assistants: $43,250
- Human Resources Managers: $121,220
- Human Resources Specialists: $63,490
- Office Clerks, General: $35,330
- Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks: $47,020
- Word Processors and Typists: $41,050
***This information was retrieved from Veterans Job Matcher at CareerOneStop (www.careeronestop.org), sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration.
Shreadouts
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