Government and Public Administration

 

Government and public administration workers help pass and enforce the law. You could work in national, state, or local government. You will find almost every type of occupation within the government, including some jobs that are only found within government.

The careers below are sorted by education level. Click on the section title to see the careers in it. Click on the name of the career to learn more.

This caution symbol marks careers that might be limited or affected by criminal records. Talk with your Parole Officer, job coach, or legal counsel about your specific situation and goals.

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1. Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)

   Agricultural Inspectors

   Bill and Account Collectors This career might be affected by state or federal regulations that sanction the licensing or participation of a person with a felony conviction from working in this career or its work setting. Talk with your Parole Officer or job coach about your specific situation and goals.
   

   Couriers and Messengers

   Court Clerks This career might be affected by state or federal regulations that sanction the licensing or participation of a person with a felony conviction from working in this career or its work setting. Talk with your Parole Officer or job coach about your specific situation and goals.
   

   General Office Clerks

   Janitors

   License Clerks This career might be affected by state or federal regulations that sanction the licensing or participation of a person with a felony conviction from working in this career or its work setting. Talk with your Parole Officer or job coach about your specific situation and goals.
   

   Mail Carriers This career might be affected by state or federal regulations that sanction the licensing or participation of a person with a felony conviction from working in this career or its work setting. Talk with your Parole Officer or job coach about your specific situation and goals.
   

   Mail Clerks

   Parking Enforcement Officers This career might be affected by state or federal regulations that sanction the licensing or participation of a person with a felony conviction from working in this career or its work setting. Talk with your Parole Officer or job coach about your specific situation and goals.
   

   Parking Lot Attendants

   Postal Clerks This career might be affected by state or federal regulations that sanction the licensing or participation of a person with a felony conviction from working in this career or its work setting. Talk with your Parole Officer or job coach about your specific situation and goals.
   

   Receptionists

   Security Guards This career might be affected by state or federal regulations that sanction the licensing or participation of a person with a felony conviction from working in this career or its work setting. Talk with your Parole Officer or job coach about your specific situation and goals.
   

   Trash Collectors



2. Moderate-term on-the-job training (1-12 months)

   Animal Control Workers This career might be affected by state or federal regulations that sanction the licensing or participation of a person with a felony conviction from working in this career or its work setting. Talk with your Parole Officer or job coach about your specific situation and goals.
   

   Bailiffs This career might be affected by state or federal regulations that sanction the licensing or participation of a person with a felony conviction from working in this career or its work setting. Talk with your Parole Officer or job coach about your specific situation and goals.
   

   Bookkeeping and Accounting Clerks This career might be affected by state or federal regulations that sanction the licensing or participation of a person with a felony conviction from working in this career or its work setting. Talk with your Parole Officer or job coach about your specific situation and goals.
   

   Commercial Fishers

   Computer Operators

   Construction and Well Drillers

   Corrections Officers This career might be affected by state or federal regulations that sanction the licensing or participation of a person with a felony conviction from working in this career or its work setting. Talk with your Parole Officer or job coach about your specific situation and goals.
   

   Data Entry Keyers

   Explosives Workers This career might be affected by state or federal regulations that sanction the licensing or participation of a person with a felony conviction from working in this career or its work setting. Talk with your Parole Officer or job coach about your specific situation and goals.
   

   Forestry Technicians

   General Construction Workers

   Government Benefits Interviewers This career might be affected by state or federal regulations that sanction the licensing or participation of a person with a felony conviction from working in this career or its work setting. Talk with your Parole Officer or job coach about your specific situation and goals.
   

   Hazardous Material Workers

   Highway Maintenance Workers

   Laundry and Dry Cleaning Workers

   Pest Control Workers

   Roustabouts

   Secretaries

   Social and Human Service Assistants This career might be affected by state or federal regulations that sanction the licensing or participation of a person with a felony conviction from working in this career or its work setting. Talk with your Parole Officer or job coach about your specific situation and goals.
   

   Statistical Clerks

   Surveying and Mapping Technicians

   Typists and Word Processors



3. Long-term on-the-job training (more than 12 months)

   Air Traffic Controllers This career might be affected by state or federal regulations that sanction the licensing or participation of a person with a felony conviction from working in this career or its work setting. Talk with your Parole Officer or job coach about your specific situation and goals.
   

   Chemical Plant Operators

   Compliance Officers and Inspectors This career might be affected by state or federal regulations that sanction the licensing or participation of a person with a felony conviction from working in this career or its work setting. Talk with your Parole Officer or job coach about your specific situation and goals.
   

   Coroners This career might be affected by state or federal regulations that sanction the licensing or participation of a person with a felony conviction from working in this career or its work setting. Talk with your Parole Officer or job coach about your specific situation and goals.
   

   Fire Fighters This career might be affected by state or federal regulations that sanction the licensing or participation of a person with a felony conviction from working in this career or its work setting. Talk with your Parole Officer or job coach about your specific situation and goals.
   

   Interpreters and Translators

   Police Patrol Officers This career might be affected by state or federal regulations that sanction the licensing or participation of a person with a felony conviction from working in this career or its work setting. Talk with your Parole Officer or job coach about your specific situation and goals.
   

   Power Plant Operators

   Regulatory Affairs Specialists This career might be affected by state or federal regulations that sanction the licensing or participation of a person with a felony conviction from working in this career or its work setting. Talk with your Parole Officer or job coach about your specific situation and goals.
   

   Sheriffs This career might be affected by state or federal regulations that sanction the licensing or participation of a person with a felony conviction from working in this career or its work setting. Talk with your Parole Officer or job coach about your specific situation and goals.
   

   Water Treatment Plant Operators



4. Work experience (in related occupation)

   Agricultural Inspectors

   Construction and Building Inspectors

   Detectives and Investigators This career might be affected by state or federal regulations that sanction the licensing or participation of a person with a felony conviction from working in this career or its work setting. Talk with your Parole Officer or job coach about your specific situation and goals.
   

   Executive Secretaries

   Fire Fighters This career might be affected by state or federal regulations that sanction the licensing or participation of a person with a felony conviction from working in this career or its work setting. Talk with your Parole Officer or job coach about your specific situation and goals.
   

   Fire Inspectors This career might be affected by state or federal regulations that sanction the licensing or participation of a person with a felony conviction from working in this career or its work setting. Talk with your Parole Officer or job coach about your specific situation and goals.
   

   Fire Investigators This career might be affected by state or federal regulations that sanction the licensing or participation of a person with a felony conviction from working in this career or its work setting. Talk with your Parole Officer or job coach about your specific situation and goals.
   

   Office Managers

   Postmasters and Mail Superintendents



5. Postsecondary vocational training

   Airplane Pilots

   Court Reporters This career might be affected by state or federal regulations that sanction the licensing or participation of a person with a felony conviction from working in this career or its work setting. Talk with your Parole Officer or job coach about your specific situation and goals.
   

   Drafters

   Embalmers This career might be affected by state or federal regulations that sanction the licensing or participation of a person with a felony conviction from working in this career or its work setting. Talk with your Parole Officer or job coach about your specific situation and goals.
   



6. Associate degree

   Appraisers and Assessors This career might be affected by state or federal regulations that sanction the licensing or participation of a person with a felony conviction from working in this career or its work setting. Talk with your Parole Officer or job coach about your specific situation and goals.
   

   Computer Support Specialists

   Engineering Technicians

   Fish and Game Wardens This career might be affected by state or federal regulations that sanction the licensing or participation of a person with a felony conviction from working in this career or its work setting. Talk with your Parole Officer or job coach about your specific situation and goals.
   

   Forestry Technicians

   Geospatial Information Scientists and Technologists

   Legal Secretaries

   Paralegals This career might be affected by state or federal regulations that sanction the licensing or participation of a person with a felony conviction from working in this career or its work setting. Talk with your Parole Officer or job coach about your specific situation and goals.
   

   Social Science Research Assistants



7. Bachelor's degree

   Accountants and Auditors This career might be affected by state or federal regulations that sanction the licensing or participation of a person with a felony conviction from working in this career or its work setting. Talk with your Parole Officer or job coach about your specific situation and goals.
   

   Aerospace Engineers

   Budget Analysts This career might be affected by state or federal regulations that sanction the licensing or participation of a person with a felony conviction from working in this career or its work setting. Talk with your Parole Officer or job coach about your specific situation and goals.
   

   Chemical Engineers

   Chemists

   Civil Engineers

   Computer Engineers

   Computer Programmers

   Computer Security Specialists

   Conservation Scientists

   Construction Managers

   Construction and Building Inspectors

   Database Administrators

   Editors

   Financial Analysts This career might be affected by state or federal regulations that sanction the licensing or participation of a person with a felony conviction from working in this career or its work setting. Talk with your Parole Officer or job coach about your specific situation and goals.
   

   Forensic Science Technicians

   Foresters

   Industrial Engineers

   Market Research Analysts

   Occupational Health and Safety Specialists This career might be affected by state or federal regulations that sanction the licensing or participation of a person with a felony conviction from working in this career or its work setting. Talk with your Parole Officer or job coach about your specific situation and goals.
   

   Park Naturalists

   Probation Officers This career might be affected by state or federal regulations that sanction the licensing or participation of a person with a felony conviction from working in this career or its work setting. Talk with your Parole Officer or job coach about your specific situation and goals.
   

   Public Relations Specialists

   Safety Engineers

   Social Workers This career might be affected by state or federal regulations that sanction the licensing or participation of a person with a felony conviction from working in this career or its work setting. Talk with your Parole Officer or job coach about your specific situation and goals.
   

   Social and Community Service Managers This career might be affected by state or federal regulations that sanction the licensing or participation of a person with a felony conviction from working in this career or its work setting. Talk with your Parole Officer or job coach about your specific situation and goals.
   

   Surveyors

   Tax Examiners This career might be affected by state or federal regulations that sanction the licensing or participation of a person with a felony conviction from working in this career or its work setting. Talk with your Parole Officer or job coach about your specific situation and goals.
   



8. Bachelor's or higher degree plus work experience

   Agents and Business Managers

   Business Executives

   Computer and Information Systems Managers

   Engineering Managers

   Financial Managers This career might be affected by state or federal regulations that sanction the licensing or participation of a person with a felony conviction from working in this career or its work setting. Talk with your Parole Officer or job coach about your specific situation and goals.
   

   Health Services Administrators This career might be affected by state or federal regulations that sanction the licensing or participation of a person with a felony conviction from working in this career or its work setting. Talk with your Parole Officer or job coach about your specific situation and goals.
   

   Human Resources Managers



9. Master's degree

   Economists

   Law Clerks This career might be affected by state or federal regulations that sanction the licensing or participation of a person with a felony conviction from working in this career or its work setting. Talk with your Parole Officer or job coach about your specific situation and goals.
   

   Political Scientists

   School Counselors This career might be affected by state or federal regulations that sanction the licensing or participation of a person with a felony conviction from working in this career or its work setting. Talk with your Parole Officer or job coach about your specific situation and goals.
   

   Sociologists

   Statisticians

   Urban and Regional Planners



10. Doctoral degree

    Medical Scientists



11. First professional degree

    Lawyers This career might be affected by state or federal regulations that sanction the licensing or participation of a person with a felony conviction from working in this career or its work setting. Talk with your Parole Officer or job coach about your specific situation and goals.