ASVAB Calculator

How to use ASVAB Calculator?

  1. Enter your test scores.
  2. Click on “GET JOBS” button.
  3. 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:

  1. Take your VE score and double it
  2. Then you need to add Arithmetic Reasoning (AR) and Math Knowledge (MK) to this doubled VE
  3. 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.

ASVAB Scores