DOL Major
Occupations
America's ability to meet the challenges of a changing global
labor market is grounded within the work force of the Department of Labor.
Consider a career that counts - a career in which you can help make a
meaningful difference in the quality of life in America. Consider a career with
the U.S. Department of Labor.
Whatever your interest, DOL has different agencies with varied
activities affecting the lives of virtually everyone in America. Remember,
America works because we work! Join the Team!
Here is just a sample of some of our primary hiring
needs:
Bureau of Labor
Statistics Employee Benefits Security Administration
Employment and Training
Administration Employment Standards Administration
Mine Safety and Health
Administration Occupational Safety
and Health Administration Office of Inspector General Office of Assistant Secretary for
Administration and Management Office of the Chief Financial
Officer Office of the Solicitor Veterans' Employment and Training
Service
Bureau of Labor
Statistics
Economists - You will
work in a challenging and professional atmosphere. Among the tasks an economist
may perform are: planning and conducting surveys to collect economic data
through the use of such technologies as the Internet, client-server computer
systems, and wide-area networking; collecting, reviewing, and analyzing
economic data utilizing specialized methods and techniques; preparing technical
reports, press releases and articles on economic phenomena; briefing the media,
industry, labor and governments on economic data.
Mathematical Statisticians - You will work in the
areas of survey design
and estimation.
The work will include sample frame development, sample selection, non-response
adjustment, estimation and measuring, both sampling and non-sampling error.
Computer Programmers - You will write programs
using event-driven object orientated languages and tools.
Employee Benefits
Security Administration
Investigators (Pension)
- You will conduct civil and criminal investigations of private
pension, health care, and other employee benefit plans to ensure compliance
with the fiduciary responsibility standards of the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), and the requirements of the Health Insurance
Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPPA), the Consolidated Omnibus
Reconciliation Act (COBRA), and other laws and regulations. You will coordinate
and provide support in civil litigation and criminal prosecutions involving
ERISA with various federal agencies (i.e., IRS, Department of Justice, Pension
Benefit Guaranty Corporation).
Benefits Advisors - You will provide direct
technical assistance to plan participants and their beneficiaries,
administrators, fiduciaries, service providers and other interested parties
regarding their rights and obligations under the statutory and regulatory
provisions of the ERISA, HIPPA, and COBRA and related legislation.
Accountants/Auditors - You
will use the latest in accounting and auditing techniques to review financial
information contained in annual reports filed by pension, health and other
employee benefit plans for compliance with ERISA. In addition, you will conduct
specific audits of thrift investment system funds under the Federal Employees'
Retirement System Act (FERSA). You will also provide advice to plan
administrators and the employee benefits field as a whole.
Pension Law Specialists - You will be called upon
to provide expert counsel on technical aspects of ERISA, FERSA and HIPPA, and
policy, legislation and research pertinent to employee benefit and health
plans. You will deal with government officials, private sector financial
services executives, employee benefit plan attorneys, consultants, and
administrators to provide crucial information about EBSA's operations and
ongoing policy initiatives.
Employment
and Training Administration
Workforce Development
Specialists - You will perform a range of work tasks involving grants
monitoring, research and analysis, policy development, data analysis,
interpretations, and reporting for employment and training programs.
Program Analysts - In this position, you will
compile data and information, and assist senior staff specialists with review
and preparation of regulatory documents. You will also work with the analysis
of these regulatory documents to ensure consistency and that all significant
issues are addressed.
Employment Standards
Administration
Wage and Hour Compliance Specialists - You will
conduct investigations and gather data about wages, hours, and other employment
conditions or practices in order to determine compliance with the various
Federal employee protection laws administered and enforced by the Wage and Hour
Division. Where violations are found, you may also recommend changes in
employment practices to bring an employer into compliance. Duties also include
providing outreach and education to assist employers to comply with labor
standards.
Equal Opportunity Specialists -
You will perform compliance evaluations and conduct complaint investigations of
Federal contractors and subcontractors personnel policies and procedures. You
will also perform a variety of work tasks involved in monitoring and obtaining
voluntary compliance of Federal contractors and subcontractors in fulfilling
equal employment opportunity regulatory requirements. Duties also include
public contact with a variety of individuals, employers, and constituent
groups.
Workers' Compensation Claims Examiners - You will
administer, supervise, or perform quasi-legal work involved in developing,
examining, adjusting, or authorizing the settlement of claims incolving
unemployment, disability, or death compensation.
Investigators - You will conduct a variety of
investigations requiring the use of analytical and investigative techniques to
determine whether individuals or organizations that fall under the jurisdiction
of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959, as amended, have
complied with the laws, rules, and regulations, You will audit union records,
interview witnesses, investigate and oversee union elections, and advise union
officers and members on their rights and responsibilities under the law.
Mine Safety and Health
Administration
Engineers (Mining, Chemical, Electrical) - You
will conduct studies, surveys, and evaluations regarding the safety of mines
and related facilities and equipment from a mining engineering point of view.
Mine Safety and Health Inspectors/Specialists -
You will review and cite violations in underground and/or surface mines and
closely related facilities using a variety of instruments, equipment, and
techniques.
Industrial Hygienists - You will develop, review,
revise, or enforce Federal safety and health standards and provide technical
assistance and consultation in the development of industrial hygiene programs
in both the public and private sector.
Occupational Safety and
Health Administration Industrial Hygienist - You will conduct inspections
and perform other related duties to enforce Federal safety and health
standards, and provide technical assistance and consultation in the development
of industrial hygiene programs in both the public and private sector.
Safety Engineers - You will conduct inspections
and perform other related duties to enforce Federal safety and health
standards, and evaluate proposed methods, designs, and procedures for technical
compliance with engineering criteria.
Safety and Occupational Health Specialists - You
will conduct inspections and perform other related duties to enforce Federal
safety and health standards, utilizing a practical knowledge of engineering and
scientific principles.
Office of Inspector
General
Auditors - You will plan and conduct audits of
the Department's programs and operations to give an opinion on the Department's
financial statements, review claimed costs of grantees and contractors and
determine program results and efficiency of operations.
Investigators (Criminal) - You will plan and
conduct criminal investigations relating to the programs, operations, and
employees of the Department of Labor, as well as conduct criminal
investigations involving labor racketeering and organized crime influence or
control in unions and the workplace.
Program Analysts (Evaluators) - You will review
and analyze management processes, programs and functions to identify and
recommend improvements in the areas of effectiveness and efficiency.
Office of Assistant
Secretary for Administration and Management Accountants - You will design, install and
operate the Department's accounting systems: prepare and analyze financial
statements, records and reports; and examine accounts to attest that the
financial statement fairly present the activities financial position.
Budget Analysts - You will
work in any or all phases of the budget review and approval process, including
analyzing existing or proposed legislation for fiscal implications. You may
also study work programs to suggest changes for more effective and economical
operation.
Computer Programmers/ System
Analysts - You will analyze problems or processes and design and
implement computerized systems.
Contract/ Procurement
Specialists - You will procure the materials required to accomplish the
Departments' programs or negotiate and administer contractors in connection
with grants or services. You will also review contract activities to assure
compliance.
Personnel Management Specialists
- You will recruit, place, counsel, or train employees; classify and evaluate
positions; and formulate and implement personnel policies which enable the
Department to carry out its mission most effectively.
Equal Opportunity Specialists - You will ensure
compliance with applicable civil rights laws and regulations by conducting
compliance reviews and investigating complaints of DOL assisted and
administered programs.
Office of the Chief
Financial Officer
Accountants - You will prepare and analyze the
Department's financial statements, records, and reports.
Computer Specialists - You will design, install,
operate and maintain the Department's accounting and payroll systems.
Office of the
Solicitor
Attorneys - You will provide legal services for
Departmental organizations such as: preparing and arguing cases; rendering
legal advice and opinions: preparing regulations; and developing proposed
legislation.
Law Clerks - You will perform a variety of legal
assistance duties including analyzing the legal impact of legislative
developments, administrative and court decisions, rulings and opinions on
Departmental programs; researching legal opinions; and providing substantive
legal analysis of requests for information.
Veterans' Employment
and Training Service
Veterans Program Specialists - You will develop
and monitor grants to states and non-profit organizations providing a variety
of job training, counseling, and placement services to veterans with service
connected disabilities or other employment barriers. You will review an assess
performance goals, make sure that provisions of the grant are carried out, and
ensure that reports are filed accurately and in a timely manner. |