Air Force Open Aptitude Lists

If you enlist under an open aptitude contract (Open Mechanical, Open Administrative, Open General, or Open Electrical), the Air Force assigns you a job from the list matching your aptitude area — instead of you locking in a specific AFSC before Basic Military Training.

A few things to keep in mind with the open aptitude lists:

• You must still qualify for the AFSC. This covers testing, medical, and other eligibility requirements. If you do not qualify, you will not be eligible for the career field.
• Medical AFSC recruiting is being reduced. With the exception of Mental Health (4C0X1), medical AFSCs may not be listed in the open aptitude area when you get to basic. Talk to your recruiter for the most up-to-date information.
• These lists change. Open aptitude lists are driven by ASVAB score requirements, which change throughout the year. We keep this list updated, but your recruiter is your point of contact for the most current version.

Every linked career field below goes to our full guide — what the job is, ASVAB scores, training, and more.

Mechanical Open Aptitude List

• 1A1X2 — Mobility Force Aviator
• 1A1X3 — Special Mission Aviator
• 1C8X3 — Radar, Airfield & Weather Systems (RAWS)
• 1D7X1 — Cyber Defense Operations
• 1D7X2 — Spectrum Defense Operations
• 1D7X3 — Cable and Antennae Defense Operations
• 1P0X1 — Aircrew Flight Equipment
• 2A3X3 — Tactical Aircraft Maintenance
• 2A3X7 — Tactical Aircraft Maintenance (5th Generation)
• 2A3X8 — Remotely Piloted Aircraft Maintenance
• 2A5X1 — Airlift/Special Mission Aircraft Maintenance
• 2A5X2 — Helicopter/Tiltrotor Aircraft Maintenance
• 2A5X4 — Refuel/Bomber Aircraft Maintenance
• 2A6X1 — Aerospace Propulsion
• 2A6X2 — Aerospace Ground Equipment
• 2A6X3 — Aircrew Egress Systems
• 2A6X4 — Aircraft Fuel Systems
• 2A6X5 — Aircraft Hydraulic Systems
• 2A6X6 — Aircraft Electrical and Environmental Systems
• 2A7X1 — Aircraft Metals Technology
• 2A7X2 — Nondestructive Inspection
• 2A7X3 — Aircraft Structural Maintenance
• 2A7X5 — Low Observable Aircraft Structural Maintenance
• 2F0X1 — Fuels
• 2M0X1 — Missile and Space Systems Elect Maintenance
• 2M0X2 — Missile and Space Systems Maintenance
• 2T1X1 — Ground Transportation
• 2T3X1 — Mission Generation Vehicular Equipment Maintenance
• 2W0X1 — Munitions Systems
• 2W1X1 — Aircraft Armament Systems
• 2W2X1 — Nuclear Weapons
• 3E0X1 — Electrical Systems
• 3E0X2 — Electrical Power Production
• 3E1X1 — Heating, Ventilation, AC, & Refrigeration
• 3E2X1 — Pavements and Construction Equipment
• 3E3X1 — Structural
• 3E4X1 — Water and Fuel Systems Maintenance
• 4A2X1 — Biomedical Equipment

Administrative Open Aptitude List

• 1A1X8 — Executive Mission Aviator
• 1C0X2 — Aviation Resource Management
• 1C3X1 — Command & Control Operations
• 1N0X1 — All Source Intelligence
• 1S0X1 — Safety
• 2G0X1 — Logistics Plans
• 2S0X1 — Materiel Management
• 2T0X1 — Traffic Management
• 2T2X1 — Air Transportation
• 2T3X7 — Fleet Management and Analysis
• 3F0X1 — Personnel
• 3F4X1 — Equal Opportunity
• 3F5X1 — Administration
• 4A1X1 — Medical Materiel
• 4C0X1 — Mental Health Service
• 4E0X1 — Public Health
• 4J0X2 — Physical Medicine
• 4P0X1 — Pharmacy
• 4V0X1 — Ophthalmic
• 5R0X1 — Religious Affairs

General Open Aptitude List

• 1A8X1 — Airborne Cryptologic Language Analyst
• 1A8X2 — Airborne ISR Operator
• 1C1X1 — Air Traffic Control
• 1C3X1 — Command & Control Operations
• 1C5X1 — Command & Control Battle Management Ops
• 1C7X1 — Airfield Management
• 1H0X1 — Aerospace Physiology
• 1N4X2 — Cryptologic Language Analyst & Reporter
• 1N7X1 — Human Intelligence Specialist
• 1N8X1 — Targeting Analyst
• 1U0X1 — Sensor Operator
• 1W0X1 — Weather
• 2R0X1 — Maintenance Management Analysis
• 2R1X1 — Maintenance Management Production
• 2S0X1 — Materiel Management
• 2W0X1 — Munitions Systems
• 3E4X3 — Pest Management
• 3E5X1 — Engineering
• 3E6X1 — Operations Management
• 3E7X1 — Fire Protection
• 3E9X1 — Emergency Management
• 3F1X1 — Services
• 3F4X1 — Equal Opportunity
• 3N0X6 — Public Affairs
• 3P0X1 — Security Forces
• 4A0X1 — Health Services Management
• 4B0X1 — Bioenvironmental Engineering
• 4D0X1 — Diet Therapy
• 4H0X1 — Respiratory Care Practitioner
• 4N0X1 — Aerospace Medical Service
• 4N1X1 — Surgical Service
• 4R0X1 — Diagnostic Imaging
• 4T0X1 — Medical Laboratory
• 4T0X2 — Histopathology
• 4Y0X1 — Dental Assistant
• 4Y0X2 — Dental Laboratory
• 5J0X1 — Paralegal
• 5R0X1 — Religious Affairs
• 6C0X1 — Contracting
• 6F0X1 — Financial Management & Comptroller

Electrical Open Aptitude List

• 1A3X1 — Airborne Mission Systems Specialist
• 1B4X1 — Cyber Warfare Operations
• 1C6X1 — Space Systems Operations
• 1C8X3 — Radar, Airfield & Weather Systems (RAWS)
• 1D7X1 — Cyber Defense Operations
• 1D7X2 — Spectrum Defense Operations
• 1D7X3 — Cable and Antennae Defense Operations
• 1U0X1 — Sensor Operator
• 1W0X1 — Weather
• 2A0X1 — Avionics Test Station and Components
• 2A2X1 — SOF/PR Integrated Comm/Nav/Mission Sys
• 2A2X2 — SOF/PR Integrated Instrument & Flt Cont Sys
• 2A2X3 — SOF/PR Integrated Electronic Warfare Sys
• 2A3X4 — Fighter Aircraft Integrated Avionics
• 2A3X5 — Advanced Fighter Aircraft Integrated Avionics
• 2A6X2 — Aerospace Ground Equipment
• 2A6X6 — Aircraft Electrical and Environmental Systems
• 2A8X1 — Mobility Air Forces Integrated Comm/Nav/Mission Sys
• 2A8X2 — Mobility Air Forces Integrated Instrument & Flt Control Sys
• 2A9X1 — Bomber/Special Integrated Comm/Nav/Mission Sys
• 2A9X2 — Bomber/Special Integrated Instrument & Flt Control Sys
• 2A9X3 — Bomber/special Electronic Warfare & Radar Surveillance Integrated Avionics
• 2F0X1 — Fuels
• 2M0X1 — Missile and Space Systems Elect Maintenance
• 2M0X3 — Missile and Space Facilities
• 2P0X1 — Precision Measurement Equipment Laboratory
• 2W1X1 — Aircraft Armament Systems
• 3E0X1 — Electrical Systems
• 3E0X2 — Electrical Power Production
• 3E1X1 — Heating, Ventilation, AC, & Refrigeration
• 3E4X1 — Water and Fuel Systems Maintenance
• 4A2X1 — Biomedical Equipment