Careers Career Paths Air Force Enlisted Job Descriptions Medical Career Field Share PINTEREST Email Print The U.S. Army/Flickr Career Paths US Military Careers Technology Careers Sports Careers Sales Project Management Professional Writer Music Careers Media Legal Careers Government Careers Finance Careers Fiction Writing Careers Entertainment Careers Criminology Careers Book Publishing Aviation Animal Careers Advertising Learn More By Rod Powers Rod Powers Air Force NCO Academy Rod Powers was a retired Air Force First Sergeant with 22 years of active duty service. Learn about our Editorial Process Updated on 06/25/19 The Medical Career Field encompasses functions involved in operating both fixed and tactical medical facilities and sub-professionally caring for and treating authorized personnel. This career field includes aeromedical activities, aerospace physiology, specialized medical services including ophthalmology, otorhinolaryngology, orthopedics, urology, allergy and immunology, optometry, nuclear medicine and cardiopulmonary techniques, electroencephalographic studies, physical therapy, occupational therapy, orthotics, operating room, mental health services, radiology, medical laboratory, histopathology, cytotechnology, pharmacy, diet therapy, medical administration, medical materiel, bioenvironmental engineering, and environmental medicine, including laboratory animal techniques and medical equipment.Excluded from this career field are dental and rescue and survival functions. These functions are included in the Dental Career Field and Protection Career Field.All personnel of the USAF Medical Service must have knowledge of and be proficient in military sanitation and first aid procedures, to include shock management; effective respiration maintenance (mouth-to-mouth resuscitation with or without adjunct); hemorrhage control; emergency wound treatment; management of fractures, burns, and injuries from chemical agents; hand and litter carrier methods; and loading and unloading vehicles used for patient transportation.All personnel of the USAF Medical Service must have knowledge of and be proficient in the operation and first echelon maintenance of all equipment used by the respective Air Force specialty, and must be familiar with improvisation and conversion methods of fixed types of medical equipment for tactical use. The following is a complete listing of AFSCs for the Medical Career Field. 4A0X1Health Services Management4A1X1Medical Materiel4A2X1Biomedical Equipment4B0X1Bio-environmental Engineering4C0X1Mental Health Service4D0X1Diet Therapy4E0X1Public Health4H0X1Cardiopulmonary Lab4J0X2Physical Medicine4M0X1Aerospace Physiology4N0X1Aerospace Medical Service 4N1X1Surgical Services4P0X1Pharmacy4R0X1Diagnostic Imaging4T0X1Medical Laboratory4T0X2Histopathology4T0X3Cytotechnology4V0X1Optometry