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United States · Military entrance test

ASVAB line scores and the jobs they open

Your AFQT decides whether you can enlist. Your line scores decide which jobs you can do. Each branch adds certain subtest scores together into composites, such as the Army’s General Technical (GT), which uses Verbal Expression and Arithmetic Reasoning. Every job, whether it’s an Army MOS, a Navy rating or an Air Force specialty, sets its own minimums.

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Updated October 2026 · Written from official sources, listed at the bottom of this page

Army line scores

Line scoreSubtests that matter mostExample job
ClericalVerbal Expression, Arithmetic Reasoning, Mathematics KnowledgeHuman Resources Specialist (42A)
CombatVerbal Expression, Auto and Shop, Mechanical ComprehensionInfantryman (11B)
ElectronicsGeneral Science, Arithmetic Reasoning, Mathematics Knowledge, Electronics Information
Field ArtilleryArithmetic Reasoning, Mathematics Knowledge, Mechanical Comprehension
General MaintenanceGeneral Science, Auto and Shop, Mathematics Knowledge, Electronics Information
General TechnicalVerbal Expression, Arithmetic Reasoning
Mechanical MaintenanceAuto and Shop, Mechanical Comprehension, Electronics Information
Operators and FoodVerbal Expression, Auto and Shop, Mechanical Comprehension
Surveillance and CommunicationVerbal Expression, Arithmetic Reasoning, Auto and Shop, Mechanical Comprehension
Skilled TechnicalGeneral Science, Verbal Expression, Mechanical Comprehension, Mathematics Knowledge

Verbal Expression (VE) isn’t a subtest of its own. It comes from your Word Knowledge and Paragraph Comprehension scores.

A Coast Guard officer application guide (dated March 2024) spells out the GT score as Arithmetic Reasoning plus Verbal Expression, and asks for a GT of 109 for its officer programs that use the ASVAB. None of the official sites we read publish a highest possible GT score or an average GT.

Air Force: the MAGE scores

AreaSubtests
Mechanical (M)Arithmetic Reasoning, Auto and Shop, Mechanical Comprehension, Verbal Expression
Administrative (A)Mathematics Knowledge, Verbal Expression
General (G)Arithmetic Reasoning, Verbal Expression
Electronics (E)Arithmetic Reasoning, Electronics Information, General Science, Mathematics Knowledge

Each Air Force job lists the area it uses and the minimum. Pararescue (PJ), for example, asks for a General score of 49. The Security Forces page lists the General area as its requirement. The ASVAB page on airforce.com has a slider that compares your scores with each career’s minimum.

Navy and Space Force examples

  • Navy SEAL: navy.com lists four score options. One is VE + AR of at least 108 and MC of at least 50, with AR + MK of at least 100.
  • Navy Special Warfare Combat Crewman (SWCC): AR + VE of at least 105 and MC of at least 51, or AR + 2MK + GS of 210 with MC of at least 51.
  • Navy Hospital Corpsman: the career page doesn’t list an ASVAB score. The Navy says to call 1-800-USA-NAVY or chat with a recruiter.
  • Space Force Space Systems Operator: an Electronics score of at least 60.
  • Space Force All-Source Analyst: a General score of at least 46. Cyber Operations asks for a General score of 60 to 64, depending on the specialty.

Marine Corps, Coast Guard and Army job minimums

Not every branch puts its job minimums online. Marines.com says your ASVAB score is used to find the MOS that fits your strengths, but its requirements page doesn’t list scores by MOS. The Coast Guard rating pages we checked, such as Maritime Enforcement Specialist, don’t list them either, and the Army’s job pages, such as Infantryman (11B), link to the ASVAB page without giving the number.

For these, including jobs people often ask about like military police, combat medic, infantry or rescue swimmer, a recruiter can look up the current minimums and show you which jobs your scores open up.

Officers and pilots

Officers usually take a different test, or none. The Army says you don’t take the ASVAB if you join through a direct commission as an officer. Air Force officers, including pilots, take the Air Force Officer Qualifying Test (AFOQT) instead. Navy officers take the Officer Aptitude Rating (OAR) and Aviation Selection Test Battery (ASTB).

If you enlist first and later go to Army Officer Candidate School, you’ll already have ASVAB scores from enlisting.

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Sources: U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy and 12 more. Checked October 2026.

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