App. C-2
APPENDIX C
NAVY ENLISTED BILLET CLASSIFICATION (NEBC) STRUCTURE
1. General
a. The occupational work of Navy enlisted personnel was previously only described by Rate, Rating and
Navy Enlisted Classification (NEC) codes. To better support the work and mission requirements of future
Navy Total Force (NTF) enlisted personnel, the NEBC was developed to provide a more comprehensive work
and job description. General descriptions of the duties performed in a position, along with complete task
descriptions, skills and abilities, and experience required to perform Navy work, are essential to the
identification and development of flexible and transferable skill sets throughout a NTF.
b. NEBCs identify enlisted position requirements and enlisted occupational experience required to fill a
position and is acquired through position experience or through a combination of education, training, and
experience.
c. An NEBC provides a general description of duties performed in a position. It is not meant to cover
every duty required of the job nor is every duty listed necessarily a requirement of the position. The NEBC
identifies a group of enlisted positions which are similar but not necessarily identical in scope and nature of
duties.
d. Each NEBC consists of a system-generated six-digit unique identifier (job code), a long title, a
NAVMAC assigned 14 and 30 character short title, a job description, proficiency level, and other job
specifications required to perform a job. An NEBC may contain tasks, skills, and abilities which would be
documented in the enlisted Occupational Standards. NEBCs are maintained in the Master Job Code Table
and can be found at
http://www.public.navy.mil/bupers-npc/organization/navmac/workforceclassification/Pages/References.aspx
.
e. A need exists in certain Human Resource (HR) operations for occupational information related to
NEBCs. The attributes below are assigned to each NEBC to support HR operations.
(1) The Standard Occupation Classification (SOC) code identifies the group number and title in the
nation’s Occupation Network (O*NET) which corresponds to the NEBC. The O*NET SOC is maintained by
the Department of Labor (DOL). The SOC provides a common occupational grouping and numerical coding
system for classifying the nation’s work in the U.S. and can be found at
http://online.onetcenter.org/.
(2) The DoD Occupation Classification (DOC) code identifies the group number and title in the
Department of Defense Occupational Conversion Manual (DOD 1312.1 series) which corresponds to the
NEBC. The DOC provides a common occupational grouping and numerical coding system for classifying
work in DoD and can be found at
http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/pdf/131201i.pdf.
(3) The Navy Occupational Classification (NOC) code represents the occupational classifications of
the Navy using a common occupational grouping and numerical coding system. Each job is assigned a NOC
code, which will be used to place jobs with similar work within the hierarchy. The NOC code consists of a five
level hierarchy. The first level of the code identifies the major group, the second level identifies the minor
group, the third in combination with the first two levels identifies job area, the fourth level is the specialty field,
and the fifth level indicates a sequential job within the hierarchy. Until further notice, use of this code is
temporarily suspended
2. Application. When applied to a position, the NEBC is a general statement of duties performed in
accomplishing some part of an activity's mission. The paygrade distinguishes positions which differ in degree
of authority or responsibility but not in essential duties performed.
3. Assignment of a job code on all positions is mandatory.