To help you choose the right career field, we have prepared the following table that groups Federal jobs that are often filled by college graduates with appropriate academic majors. As you study the table, please keep these facts in mind: (1) The jobs listed under each major are usually examples, not an all-inclusive list. (2) Many jobs do not require a college degree; job-related experience is just as good. And (3), you can qualify for a large number of administrative jobs with a degree in any academic major. To illustrate this third point, we are leading off the table with a list of some of the most popular jobs for which any major is qualifying.
| ANY MAJOR
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AGRONOMY
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AVIATION
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| Environmental Protection |
Agronomists |
Air Safety Investigators
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| Civil Rights Analyst |
Agricultural Mgmt. Spec. |
Air Traffic Controllers
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| Personnel occupations |
Soil Conservationists |
Aircraft Operators
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| Administrative Officer |
Soil Scientists |
Aviation Safety Inspectors
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| Management Analyst |
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Air Navigators
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| Logistics Management |
ANTHROPOLOGY |
Aircrew Technicians
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| Paralegal Specialist |
Anthropologists |
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| Contract Representative |
Museum Curators |
BIOLOGY
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| Claims Examining |
Museum Specialists |
General Biological Scientists
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| Public Affairs |
Program Analysts |
Entomologists
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| Writing and Editing |
Management Analysts |
Fishery Biologists
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| Internal Revenue Officer |
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Microbiologists
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| Contract Administration |
ARCHEOLOGY |
Range Conservationists
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| General Investigator |
Archaeologists |
Wildlife Biologists
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| Air Traffic Controller |
Museum Curators |
Zoologists
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| Supply Management |
Museum Specialists |
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BOTANY
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| ACCOUNTING |
ARCHITECTURE |
Agronomists
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| Accountants |
Architects |
Botanists
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| Auditors |
Construction Analysts |
Forestry Technicians
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| Contract Specialists |
Construction Control Inspector |
Geneticists
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| Financial Managers |
Landscape Architects |
Horticulturists
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| Financial Administrators |
Naval Architects |
Plant Pathologists
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| Financial Institution Examiners |
Program Analysts |
Plant Physiologists
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| GAO Financial Auditors |
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Plant Protection and Quarantine Spec.
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| Intelligence Specialists |
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Range Conservationists
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| Internal Revenue Agents |
ARTS, FINE AND APPLIED |
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Arts Specialists |
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| AGRICULTURE |
Audio-Visual Production Specialists |
BUSINESS
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| Soil Conservationists |
Recreation and Creative Arts Therapists |
Budget Analysts
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| Agricultural Commodity Graders |
Exhibits Specialists |
Business and Industry Spec.
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| Agricultural Engineers |
General Arts and Information Spec. |
Commissary Store Managers
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| Agricultural Mgmt. Spec. |
Illustrators |
GAO Analyst
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| Agricultural Program Spec. |
Photographers |
Import Specialists
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| Agricultural Market Reporters |
Visual Information Specialists |
Internal Revenue Officers
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| Agricultural Marketing Spec. |
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Miscellaneous Administrative and Programs Specialists
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| Foreign Agriculture Affairs Specialists |
ASTRONOMY |
Quality Assurance Specialists
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| Soil Scientists |
Astronomers and Space Scientists |
Trade Specialists
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Geodesists |
Contract Specialists
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| CARTOGRAPHY
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DIETETICS AND NUTRITION
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ENGINEERING (ANY SPECIALTY)
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| Cartographers |
Dietitians |
General Engineers
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| Cartographic Technicians |
Food Technologists |
Civil Engineers
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| Geodetic Technicians |
Nutritionists |
Mechanical Engineers
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Electrical Engineer
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| CHEMISTRY |
ECONOMICS |
Electronics Engineers
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| Chemical Engineers |
Actuaries |
Aerospace Engineers
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| Chemists |
Budget Analysts |
Industrial Engineers
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| Consumer Safety Officers |
Contract Specialists |
Nuclear Engineers
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| Environmental Engineers |
Economists |
Computer Engineers
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| Food Technologists |
Financial Analysts |
Biomedical Engineers
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| Health Physicists |
Financial Instit. Examiners |
(11 other Engineering fields)
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| Intelligence Specialists |
GAO Analyst |
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| Toxicologists |
Loan Specialists |
ENGLISH AND LITERATURE
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Trade Specialists |
Editorial Assistants
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| COMMUNICATIONS |
Transportation Industrial Analysts |
Printing Specialists
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| Telecommunications Managers |
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Public Affairs Specialists
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| Communications Specialists |
EDUCATION |
Technical Writers and Editors
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| Public Affairs Specialists |
Education and Training Specialists |
Writers and Editors
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| Technical Writers and Editors |
Educ. and Vocational Training Specialists |
Misc. Admin. and Programs Specialists
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| Writers and Editors |
Vocational Rehab. Specialists |
Program Analysts
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Educational Program Specialists |
Program Managers
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| CORRECTIONS |
Employee Dev. Specialists |
Management Analysts
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| Correctional Institution Administrators |
Public Health Educators |
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| Correctional Officers |
Training Instructors |
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
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| Program Analysts |
Instructional Systems Specialists |
Ecologists
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Educational Services Specialists |
Environmental Health Technicians
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| COUNSELING |
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Environmental Protection Assistants
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| Chaplains |
ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY |
Environmental Protection Specialists
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| Educ. and Vocational Training Specialists |
Communications Specialists |
GAO Analyst
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| Personnel Specialists |
Electronics Technicians |
Gen. Fish and Wildlife Administrators
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| Psychologists |
Patent Examiners |
Fish and Wildlife Refuge Management
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| Psychology Aids and Technicians |
Electronics Mechanics |
Misc. Admin. and Programs Specialists
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| Social Service Aids and Assistants |
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Toxicologists
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| Social Service Reps. |
EMPLOYEE/LABOR RELATIONS |
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| Vocational Rehab Spec. |
Contractor Industrial Rel. Specialists |
EPIDEMIOLOGY
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| Equal Opportunity Compliance Specialists |
Employee Relations Specialists |
Environmental Health Technicians
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| Educational Services Specialists |
Hearing and Appeals Specialists |
Gen. Health Scientists
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Labor Management Relations Examiners |
Industrial Hygienists
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| CRIMINAL JUSTICE/LAW ENFORCEMENT |
Labor Relations Specialists |
Microbiologists
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| Border Patrol Agents |
Mediators |
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| Criminal Investigators |
Salary and Wage Admin. |
FINANCE
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| Game Law Enfc. Agents |
Workers Compensation Claims Examiners |
Appraisers and Assessors
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| GAO Analyst |
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Budget Analysts
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| Internal Revenue Officers |
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Financial Administrators
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| Police Officers |
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Financial Analysts
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| United States Marshals |
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Financial Institution Examiners
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GAO Analyst
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Securities Compliance Examiners
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Tax Examiners
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Trade Specialists
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| FISH, GAME, AND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT
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GEOPHYSICS
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HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
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| Gen. Fish and Wildlife Administrators |
Geophysicists |
Apprenticeship & Training Rep
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| Fish and Wildlife Refuge Management |
Gen. Physical Scientists |
Employee Dev. Specialists
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| Fishery Biologists |
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Equal Employment Opportunity Spec.
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| Game Law Enforcement Agents |
HEALTH |
Human Resource Specialist
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| Soil Conservationists |
Environmental Health Technicians |
Military Pers. Mgmt. Spec.
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| Wildlife Biologists |
GAO Analyst |
Personnel Staffing Spec.
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| Wildlife Rescue Managers |
Gen. Health Scientists |
Position Classification Specialists
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| General Biological Scientists |
Health Physicists |
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Health System Admin. |
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Health System Spec. |
HYDROLOGY
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| FOOD TECHNOLOGY AND SAFETY |
Industrial Hygienists |
Environmental Engineers Environmental
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| Consumer Safety Inspectors |
Public Health Programs Specialists |
Protection Specialists
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| Consumer Safety Officers |
Safety and Occup. Health Management |
Hydrologists
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| Dietitian and Nutritionists |
Specialists |
Gen. Fish and Wildlife Administrators
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| Food Assistance Program Specialists |
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Fish and Wildlife Refuge Management
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| Food Technologists |
HISTORY |
Program Analysts
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| Toxicologists |
Archives Technicians |
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Archivists |
INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT
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| FOREIGN LANGUAGE |
Exhibits Specialists |
Business and Ind. Specialists
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| Air Safety Investigators |
Historians |
Equipment Specialists
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| Border Patrol Agents |
Intelligence Specialists |
Industrial Hygienists
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| Customs Inspectors |
Museum Curators |
Industrial Property Managers
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| Language Specialists |
Misc. Admin. and Programs Specialists |
Industrial Specialists
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| Equal Employment Opportunity Spec. |
Management Analysts |
Management Analysts
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| Foreign Affairs Specialists |
Program Analysts |
Production Controllers
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| Foreign Agricultural Affairs Specialists |
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Program Analysts
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| Intelligence Specialists |
HOME ECONOMICS |
Property Disposal Specialists
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Consumer Safety Officers |
Quality Assurance Specialists
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| FORESTRY |
Food Technologists |
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| Foresters |
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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
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| Soil Conservationists |
HORTICULTURE |
Information Technology Specialists
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| Management Analysts |
Agricultural Mgt. Specialist |
Computer Specialists
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| Program Analysts |
Gen. Biological Scientists |
Program Managers
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| Gen. Fish and Wildlife Administrators |
Horticulturists |
Management Analysts
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| Fish and Wildlife Refuge Management |
Plant Protection and Quaran. Specialists |
Computer Programmers
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Plant Physiologists Specialists |
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| GEOGRAPHY |
Misc. Admin. and Programs Specialists |
INSURANCE
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| Cartographers |
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Crop Insurance Administrators
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| Geographers |
HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION |
Social Insurance Admin.
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Administrative Officers |
Social Insurance Claims Examiner
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| GEOLOGY |
Health System Administrators |
Unemployment Insurance
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| Geodesists |
Health System Specialists |
Specialists Misc. Admin. and Programs
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| Hydrologists |
Hospital Housekeepers |
Specialists
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| Oceanographers |
Gen. Health Scientists |
Program Analysts
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| Gen. Physical Scientists |
Public Health Programs Specialists |
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| INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
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LIBRARY SCIENCE
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MATHEMATICS
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| Foreign Affairs Specialists |
Librarians |
Actuaries
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| Foreign Agricult. Affairs Specialists |
Library Technicians |
Cartographers
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| Intelligence Specialists |
Medical Record Librarians |
Computer Science Mathematical Statisticians
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| Language Specialists |
Technical Info. Services |
Mathematicians
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| Public Affairs Specialists |
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Operations Research Analysts
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| Trade Specialists |
MGT. INFO. SYSTEMS |
Statisticians
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| International Relations |
Computer Science Specialists |
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| Workers |
Computer Specialists |
MEDICAL SUPPORT
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Financial Managers |
Diagnostic Radiological Technicians
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| JOURNALISM |
Logistics Mgt. Specialists |
Medical Instrument Technicians
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| Agricult. Market Reporters |
Management Analysts |
Medical Record Technicians
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| Printing Specialists |
Misc. Admin. and Programs Specialists |
Medical Technicians
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| Public Affairs Specialists |
Operations Research Analysts |
Nuclear Medicine Technicians
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| Writers and Editors |
Program Analysts |
Pathology Technicians
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| Technical Writers and Editors |
Program Managers |
Therapeutic Radiological Technicians
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| Program Analysts |
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MANAGEMENT, FACILITIES |
METEOROLOGY
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| LAW |
Commissary Store Managers |
Meteorologists
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| Administrative Law Judges |
Correctional Institution Administrators |
Gen. Physical Scientists
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| Attorneys |
Distrib. Facility and Storage Managers |
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| Hearing and Appeals Specialists |
Equipment Specialists |
NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
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| Legal Instruments Examiners |
Facility Managers |
Fish and Wildlife Admin.
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| Paralegal Specialists |
Gen. Facilities and Equip. Manager |
Gen. Biological Scientists
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| Patent Attorneys |
Housing Managers |
Program Analysts
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| Tax Law Specialists |
Industrial Property Managers |
Wildlife Biologists
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Production Controllers |
Wildlife Refuge Management
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| LAW ENFORCEMENT |
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| Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms Inspectors |
MANAGEMENT |
NURSING
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| Border Patrol Agents |
Administrative Officers |
Nurses
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| Criminal Investigators |
Logistics Mgt. Specialists |
Physician's Assistants
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| Customs Inspectors |
Management Analysts |
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| Game Law Enforcement Agents |
Manpower Dev. Specialists |
PARK AND RECREATION MANAGEMENT
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| Immigration Inspectors |
Misc. Admin. and Program Specialists |
Foresters
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| Inspec., Invest. and Compliance Specialists |
Program Analysts |
Outdoor Recreation Planners
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| Police Officers |
Support Svcs. Administrators |
Park Rangers
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| United States Marshals |
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Recreation Specialists
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MARKETING |
Rec. and Creative Arts Therapists
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| LIBERAL ARTS/HUMANITIES |
Agric. Marketing Specialists |
Management Analysts
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| Contact Representatives |
Bond Sales Promotion Representatives |
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| Customs Inspectors |
Contract Specialists |
PHARMACY
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| Equal Opportunity Compliance Spec. |
Inventory Mgt. Specialists |
Consumer Safety Inspectors
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| Management Analysts |
Packaging Specialists |
Consumer Safety Officers
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| Pers. Management Spec. |
Property Disposal Spec. |
Pharmacists
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| Program Analysts |
Supply Specialists |
Pharmacologists
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| Social Insurance Claims Examiners |
Trade Specialists |
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| Veterans Claims Exam. |
Business and Industry Specialists |
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| Educ. Services Spec.
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| PHYSICAL EDUCATION
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PUBLIC ADMIN.
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SOCIOLOGY
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| Corrective Therapists |
Budget Analysts |
GAO Analyst
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| Outdoor Recreation Planners |
Employee Dev. Specialists |
Social Science Aids and Technicians
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| Rec. and Creative Arts Therapists |
Employee Relations Specialists |
Social Scientists
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| Recreation Specialists |
GAO Analyst |
Social Service Aids and Assistants
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| Recreation Aids & Assistants |
Housing Managers |
Social Service Reps.
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| Sports Specialists |
Management Analysts |
Program Analysts
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| Program Analysts |
Manpower Dev. Specialists |
Sociologists
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Misc. Admin and Programs Specialists |
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| PHYSICAL SCIENCE |
Program Analysts |
STATISTICS
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| Gen. Physical Scientists |
Public Utilities Spec. |
Actuaries
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| Metallurgists |
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Computer Science Spec.
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| Physicists |
PUBLIC RELATIONS |
Mathematical Statisticians
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Contact Representatives |
Operations Research Analysts
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| PHYSICS |
Foreign Affairs Specialists |
Program Analysts
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| Astronomers and Space Scientists |
Foreign Agricult. Affairs Specialists |
Statisticians
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| Geodesists |
Public Affairs Specialists |
Transportation Industry Analysts
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| Geophysicists |
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| Health Physicists |
PURCHASING |
SURVEYING
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| Hydrologists |
Commissary Store Managers |
Geodesists
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| Oceanographers |
Contract Specialists |
Land Surveyors
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| Patent Examiners |
Purchasing Specialists |
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| Physicists |
Business and Industry Specialists |
SYSTEMS ANALYSIS
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| Gen. Physical Scientists |
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Computer Science Specialists
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REAL ESTATE |
Computer Specialists
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| POLITICAL SCIENCE/GOVT |
Building Managers |
GAO IT Analyst
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| Archivists |
Housing Managers |
Misc. Administrative and Programs Specialists
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| Budget Analysts |
Realtors |
Management Analysts
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| Historians |
Business and Industry Specialists |
Program Analysts
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| Foreign Affairs Specialists |
Contract Specialists |
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| GAO Analyst |
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THEOLOGY
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| Misc. Admin. and Programs Specialists |
REHABILITATION THERAPY |
Chaplains
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| Program Analysts |
Corrective Therapists |
Social Workers
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| Public Affairs Specialists |
Manual Arts Therapists |
Program Analysts
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| Social Scientists |
Occupational Therapists |
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Physical Therapists |
TRANSPORTATION
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| PSYCHOLOGY |
Prosthetic Reps. |
Cargo Schedulers
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| Rec. and Creative Arts Therapists |
Rehabilitation Therapy Assistants |
Highway Safety Specialists
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| Employee Dev. Specialists |
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Marine Cargo Specialists
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| GAO Analyst |
SOCIAL WORK |
Traffic Mgt. Specialists
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| Personnel Management Spec. |
Food Assistance Program Specialists |
Transportation Industry Analysts
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| Psychologists |
Psychology Aids and Technicians |
Transportation Loss/Damage Claims
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| Personnel Staffing Spec. |
Social Science Aids and Technicians |
Examiners
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| Position Class. Specialists |
Social Scientists |
Transportation Operators
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| Educational Svcs. Specialists |
Social Service Aids and Assistants |
Transportation Specialists
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Social Service Reps. |
Travel Assistants
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| PUBLIC HEALTH |
Social Workers |
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| Environmental Health Technicians |
Recreation Specialists |
ZOOLOGY
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| Food Assistance Program Specialists |
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Animal Scientists
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| Food Inspectors |
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Zoologists
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| Health System Administrators |
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Physiologists
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| Health System Specialists |
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| Industrial Hygienists |
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| Public Health Programs Specialists |
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| Public Health Educators |
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| Social Insurance Admin. |
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| Veterans Claims Examiners |
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