Ranks and insignia of Organisation Todt

Ranks and insignia of Organisation Todt show the pay grades, wage groups, and paramilitary ranks used by Organisation Todt.

Ranks and pay grades of OT organic staff

OT-pay grade	Technical services and transport	Administrative and executive	Medical	Equivalent rank
16	OT-Arbeiter	OT-Arbeiter	OT-Sanitäter	Grenadier
15	OT-Stammarbeiter	-	-	Obergrenadier
14	OT-Vorarbeiter	OT-Vorarbeiter	OT-Stammsanitäter	Gefreiter
13	OT-Meister	OT-Meister	OT-Obersanitäter	Obergefreiter
12	OT-Obermeister	OT-Obermeister	OT-Hauptsanitäter	Unteroffizier
	OT-Truppführer	OT-Truppführer	OT-Sanitätstruppführer	Feldwebel
11	OT-Obertruppführer	OT-Obertruppführer	OT-Sanitätsobertruppfüher	Oberfeldwebel
	OT-Haupttruppführer	OT-Haupttruppführer	OT-Sanitätshaupttruppführer	Stabsfeldwebel
10	OT-Bauführer	OT-Frontführer	OT-Arzt	Leutnant
9	OT-Oberbauführer	OT-Oberfrontführer	OT-Oberarzt	Oberleutnant
8	OT-Hauptbauführer	OT-Hauptfrontführer	OT-Stabsarzt	Hauptmann
7	OT-Bauleiter	OT-Stabsfrontführer	OT-Oberstabsarzt	Major
6	OT-Oberbauleiter	OT-Oberstabsfrontführer	OT-Oberfeldarzt	Oberstleutnant
5	OT-Hauptbauleiter	OT-Oberstfrontführer	OT-Oberstarzt	Oberst
4	OT-Einsatzleiter	OT-Einsatzleiter	-	Generalmajor
3	OT-Einsatz-gruppenleiter II	-	-	Generalleutnant
2	OT-Einsatz-gruppenleiter I	-	-	General
1	Amtschef Organisation Todt	-	-	Generaloberst

Source:^[1][2]

Ranks and wage groups of OT contractor staff

Wage group	OT-rank	Specifications
J1	OT-Arbeiter OT-Stammarbeiter OT-Vorarbeiter	Technical and clerical employees under 20 years of age, without completed vocational education
J2	OT-Stammarbeiter OT-Vorarbeiter OT-Meister	Technical and clerical employees under 20 years of age, with completed vocational education and apprenticeship
K1	OT-Vorarbeiter OT-Meister OT-Obermeister	Clerical employees with repetitive tasks
K2		Clerical employees with simple tasks
T1		Technical employees with repetitive tasks
T2	OT-Obermeister OT-Truppführer	Technical employees with simple tasks
M	OT-Obermeister OT-Truppführer OT-Obertruppführer	Foremen
MO	OT-Truppführer OT-Obertruppführer OT-Haupttruppführer	Head foremen
K3	OT-Obertruppführer OT-Haupttruppführer OT-Frontführer	Administrative employees
T3	OT-Haupttruppführer OT-Bauführer	Technical employees with difficult tasks
K4	OT-Frontführer OT-Oberfrontführer OT-Hauptfrontführer	Leading administrative employees
T4	OT-Oberbauführer OT-Hauptbauführer OT-Bauleiter	Leading technical employees
TH	OT-Hauptbauführer OT-Bauleiter OT-Oberbauleiter	Executives

Sources:^[3]

Wage groups for front workers and OT legionaries

Wage Group	Category
A	Assistant foremen
B	Leading skilled workers
C	Skilled specialists
D	Skilled workers Leading semi-skilled workers
E	Semi-skilled workers Leading unskilled workers
F	Unskilled workers
G	Guard workers
H	Catering and service workers
J	Workers under the age of 18
K	Female workers

Source:^[4]

Rank insignia

Collar insignia	Shoulder insignia	OT rank	Translation	Heer equivalent
		Amtschef Organisation Todt	Head of office Organization Todt	Generaloberst
		OT-Einsatz-gruppenleiter I	OT-Operations group leader I	General
		OT-Einsatz-gruppenleiter II	OT-Operations group leader II	Generalleutnant
		OT-Einsatzleiter	OT-Operations manager	Generalmajor
		OT-Hauptbauleiter	OT-Main site manager	Oberst
		OT-Oberbauleiter	OT-Chief site manager	Oberstleutnant
		OT-Bauleiter	OT-Site manager	Major
		OT-Hauptbauführer	OT-Main construction guide	Hauptmann
		OT-Oberbauführer	OT-Superintendent	Oberleutnant
		OT-Bauführer	OT-Construction guide	Leutnant
		OT-Haupttruppführer	OT-Main squad leader	No equivalent
		OT-Obertruppführer	OT-Senior troop leader	Stabsfeldwebel
		OT-Truppführer	OT-Squad leader	Hauptfeldwebel
		OT-Obermeister	OT-Senior master	Unteroffizier
		OT-Meister	OT-Master	Obergefreiter
		OT-Vorarbeiter	OT-Foreman	Gefreiter
		OT-Stammarbeiter	OT-Permanent worker	Soldat
		OT-Arbeiter	OT-Worker	Soldat
Source: [5][6][7]