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Promising Practices
The 10 Most Common Jobs in Government
- By Mark Micheli
- April 5, 2013
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How common is your gig in government? The answer depends on whether you work at the federal, state or local level:
Do you work for the postal service (federal), a correctional institution (state) or as a teacher (local)? If you said “yes” to any of the preceding options then you’re in good company, having among the most common government jobs.
A new survey from the Bureau of Labor Statistics reveals the 10 most common occupations in the public sector at the federal, state and local level:
To start, here are the most common occupations in the U.S.:
10 Most Common Jobs - Government (All Levels)
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
10 Most Common Jobs - Federal Government
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
10 Most Common Jobs - State Governments
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Do you have one of the most common government jobs? Anything surprise you in the findings? Share your thoughts in the comments.
Mark Micheli writes Excellence in Government’s Promising Practices blog and serves as the program manager of the Government Business Council. Prior to his current roles, he worked as a management consultant on national security and emergency management issues with the US Treasury Department. He’s worked as a political research analyst, a reporter for the Des Moines Register at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland and is a graduate of the Coro Fellows Program in Public Affairs. He studied at Drake University where he has degrees in Magazine Journalism, Political Science and History.
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