How to use ASVAB Calculator?
- Enter your test scores.
- Click on “GET JOBS” button.
- Our calculator will show jobs in different military branches, which are avaiable with your scores.
What is ASVAB
Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) is a military enlistment test. Without this test you can’t be qualified to enlist in any branch of the United States army. ASVAB allows you to determine the best suited Military Occupational Specialties (or simply military jobs) for yourself. It also may be used as a career direction – test can help to determine a good fit – no matter whether you’re planning to enter the military or not. It was created in 1968, but the military began to use it for assessment only in 1976. ASVAB consists of ten different sections, which assess you from different perspectives.
These are the ten sections in the ASVAB:
- General Science (GS)
- Arithmetic Reasoning (AR)
- Word Knowledge (WK)
- Paragraph Comprehension (PC)
- Mathematics Knowledge (MK)
- Electronics Information (EI)
- Auto Information (AI)
- Shop Information (SI)
- Mechanical Comprehension (MC)
- Assembling Objects (AO)
Key Facts About ASVAB
There are two variants of ASVAB:
- The Computerized ASVAB or CAT-ASVAB
- The Paper and Pencil ASVAB or P&P-ASVAB
CAT-ASVAB
The Computerized ASVAB is an adaptive test. What does it mean? It means that the computer software used for a test adapts to your ability level. Based on your earlier responses, the computer is able to select items of the test that are suitable for you. Unlike P&P-ASVAB, it is possible to move on to the next part of the questions without waiting for anyone else. As soon as you’re finished with the test, you may leave the test room. Each section has a time limit and a fixed number of questions. On average, you’ll need something about 1 ½ hour to complete the Computerized ASVAB. Pay attention; you’ll not be able to change or review answers that you’ll give once you’ve submitted them. If time is running out, it is best for you to try to continue answering the question carefully, rather than trying to guess, because CAT-ASVAB software has penalties for guessing.
P&P-ASVAB
This is a traditional way of completing this test. The Paper and Pencil ASVAB test is held in one pace – everyone gets the same set of questions and no one can move forward until every person in the room is finished. As well as CAT-ASVAB, P&P-ASVAB has time limits and a fixed number of questions. According to statistics, it takes about 3 hours to complete the Paper and Pencil ASVAB. One more difference from the computerized test is that you are able and allowed to review your answers. But to do so, or to move on to the next part of the test, you have to wait until the instructor allows it. When you’re running out of time on this test, it’s best for you to try to guess all unanswered questions, because there is no penalty for guessing.
How is the ASVAB score calculated?
To enlist in the U.S. military, you have to meet minimum enlistment requirements. Armed Forces Qualifying Test score, or AFQT, is the military term for minimal enlistment requirements. People often refer this term to “minimum ASVAB score”.
Here is the formula for AFQT score calculation:
AFQT = Arithmetic Reasoning (AR) + Math Knowledge (MK) + Verbal Composite (VE) x 2
Verbal Composite (VE) = Word Knowledge (WK) + Paragraph Comprehension (PC)
Step by Step Guide on How to Calculate Your AFQT score
First of all, you need to finish the WK and PC tests. They’re allowing you to determine your Verbal Expression (VE) score. To calculate your Verbal Expression score, you need to sum the number of correct answers from each of the tests: PC and WK. One correct question = One point. After you’ve done this calculation, follow the table below and find out what your VE score is.
Table for Calculating VE Score
| Standard Scores (PC + WK) | Weighted VE Score |
| 50 | 62 |
| 48–49 | 60 |
| 46–47 | 58 |
| 44–45 | 56 |
| 42–43 | 54 |
| 40–41 | 52 |
| 38–39 | 50 |
| 36–37 | 49 |
| 34–35 | 47 |
| 32–33 | 45 |
| 30–31 | 44 |
| 28–29 | 42 |
| 26–27 | 40 |
| 24–25 | 38 |
| 22–23 | 36 |
| 20–21 | 34 |
| 18–19 | 32 |
| 16–17 | 31 |
| 14–15 | 29 |
| 12–13 | 27 |
| 10–11 | 25 |
| 8–9 | 22 |
| 6–7 | 22 |
| 4–5 | 21 |
| 0–3 | 20 |
After you’re done with VE calculation, you need to calculate your AFQT score. As we mentioned earlier, AFQT is a sum of 2VE, AR and MK.
Here is what you should do:
- Take your VE score and double it
- Then you need to add Arithmetic Reasoning (AR) and Math Knowledge (MK) to this doubled VE
- The obtained result needs to be turned into an AFQT percentile score based on the table we provided below. Your percentile determines whether you meet minimum military enlistment requirements or not.
| Score | AFQT Percentile | Score | AFQT Percentile |
| 229 | 99 | 189 | 60 |
| 228 | 98 | 187–188 | 59 |
| 227 | 97 | 186 | 58 |
| 226 | 96 | 185 | 57 |
| 225 | 95 | 183–184 | 56 |
| 224 | 94 | 182 | 55 |
| 223 | 93 | 181 | 54 |
| 222 | 92 | 179–180 | 53 |
| 221 | 91 | 178 | 52 |
| 220 | 90 | 176–177 | 51 |
| 219 | 89 | 175 | 50 |
| 218 | 88 | 173–174 | 49 |
| 217 | 86 | 172 | 48 |
| 216 | 85 | 170–171 | 47 |
| 215 | 84 | 168–169 | 46 |
| 214 | 83 | 166–167 | 45 |
| 213 | 82 | 165 | 44 |
| 212 | 81 | 163–164 | 43 |
| 211 | 80 | 161–162 | 42 |
| 210 | 79 | 159–160 | 41 |
| 209 | 78 | 157–158 | 40 |
| 207–208 | 77 | 155–156 | 39 |
| 206 | 76 | 154 | 38 |
| 205 | 75 | 151–153 | 37 |
| 204 | 74 | 149–150 | 36 |
| 203 | 73 | 147–148 | 35 |
| 202 | 72 | 145–146 | 34 |
| 201 | 71 | 143–144 | 33 |
| 200 | 70 | 140–142 | 32 |
| 199 | 69 | 138–139 | 31 |
| 198 | 68 | 135–137 | 30 |
| 197 | 67 | 132–134 | 29 |
| 195–196 | 66 | 128–131 | 28 |
| 194 | 65 | 125–127 | 27 |
| 193 | 64 | 124 | 26 |
| 192 | 63 | 123 | 25 |
| 191 | 62 | 122 | 24 |
| 190 | 61 | 121 | 23 |
For points of 120 or lower, keep reducing by one.
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