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Special Forces Officer
OFO Code: 542202
Last checked 3 October 2026
1. Occupation identity
- OFO code
- 542202
- Occupation
- Special Forces Officer
- Classification
- OFO 2021
- Major group
- SERVICE AND SALES WORKERS
- Unit group
- 5422 · Special Forces Defence Members
Official description
Spec forces defence members liaise, exercise, practise, design, coordinate, command and guide the military use of spec forces personnel and capabilities (fighting power).
More official OFO detail
Specialisations: Branch Warrant Officer (Branch WO), Group Warrant Officer (Gp WO), Spec Forces Staff Officer Operations (SO Ops), Spec Forces Warrant Officer/Sergeant Major, Spec Forces Specialist, Spec Forces Operations Officer (Ops Off), Commando Warrant Officer (Comdo WO), Spec Forces Course Warrant Officer (Course WO)
- Controlling the use of, and accounting for, the assets and facilities of the organisation
- Conducting Special Forces operations during high and low conflict military operations
- Acting as the warrior diplomat during Peace Keeping Operations
- Collecting, analysing and interpreting information and data to develop possible Special Forces solutions to given "military" problems and challenges
- Appling administrative, financial, logistical and military procedures, taking in account the Spec Forces' operating environment and national legislative, security and/or emergency policies and procedures
- Assessing, developing and maintaining individual and small unit proficiency in specialised combat related skills
- Validating combat readiness standards
2. Demand status
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3. Salary evidence
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7. Industry, sector and provincial context
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10. Sources for this page
- DHET Organising Framework for Occupations (OFO 2021) · Planned
- DHET Occupations in High Demand · Planned
- Critical Skills List · Planned
- QCTO qualifications and occupational certificates · Planned
- Stats SA Quarterly Labour Force Survey · Planned
- SETA Sector Skills Plans / hard-to-fill vacancy tables · Planned