Federal Jobs by College Major

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:

• The jobs listed under each major are usually examples, not an all-inclusive list.
• Many jobs do not require a college degree; job-related experience is just as good.
• And 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 Environmental Protection Civil Rights Analyst Personnel occupations Admin. Officer Management Analyst Logistics Management Paralegal Specialist Contact Representative Claims Examining Public Affairs Writing and Editing Internal Revenue Officer Contract Administration General Investigator Air Traffic Controller Supply Management ACCOUNTING Accountants Auditors Contract Specialists Financial Managers Financial Administrators Financial Institution Examiners Intelligence Specialists Internal Revenue Agents GAO Evaluators AGRICULTURE Soil Conservationists Agricultural Commodity Graders Agricultural Engineers Agricultural Management Specialist Agricultural Program Specialist Agricultural Market Reporters Agricultural Marketing Specialist Foreign Agriculture Affairs Specialists Soil Scientists AGRONOMY Agronomists Agricultural Management Specialist Soil Conservationists Soil Scientists ANTHROPOLOGY Anthropologists Museum Curators Museum Specialists Program Analysts Management Analysts ARCHEOLOGY Archaeologists Museum Curators Museum Specialists ARCHITECTURE Architects Construction Analysts Construction Control Inspector Landscape Architects Naval Architects Program Analysts ARTS, FINE AND APPLIED Arts Specialists Audio-Visual Production Specialists Recreation and Creative Arts Therapists Exhibits Specialists General Arts and Information Specialists Illustrators Photographers Visual Information Specialists ASTRONOMY Astronomers and Space Scientists Geodesists AVIATION Air Safety Investigators Air Traffic Controllers Aircraft Operators Aviation Safety Inspectors Air Navigators Aircrew Technicians BIOLOGY General Biological Scientists Entomologists Fishery Biologists Microbiologists Range Conservationists Wildlife Biologists Zoologists GAO Evaluator BOTANY Agronomists Botanists Forestry Technicians Geneticists Horticulturists Plant Pathologists Plant Physiologists Plant Protection and Quarantine Specialists Range Conservationists BUSINESS Budget Analysts Business and Industry Specialist Commissary Store Managers Import Specialists Internal Revenue Officers Miscellaneous Administrative and Programs Specialists Quality Assurance Specialists Trade Specialists Contract Specialists GAO Evaluators CARTOGRAPHY Cartographers Cartographic Technicians Geodetic Technicians CHEMISTRY Chemical Engineers Chemists Consumer Safety Officers Environmental Engineers Food Technologists Health Physicists Intelligence Specialists Toxicologists GAO Evaluators COMMUNICATIONS Telecommunications Managers Communications Specialists Public Affairs Specialists Technical Writers and Editors Writers and Editors COMPUTER SCIENCE Computer Science Specialists Computer Specialists Program Managers Management Analysts Computer Programmers CORRECTIONS Correctional Institution Administrators Correctional Officers Program Analysts COUNSELING Chaplains Educational and Vocational Training Specialists Personnel Specialists Psychologists Psychology Aids and Technicians Social Service Aids and Assistants Social Service Reps. Vocational Rehab Specialist Equal Opportunity Compliance Specialists Educational Services Specialists CRIMINAL JUSTICE/LAW ENFORCEMENT Border Patrol Agents Criminal Investigators Game Law Enforcement Agents Internal Revenue Officers Police Officers United States Marshals GAO Evaluators DIETETICS AND NUTRITION Dietitians Food Technologists Nutritionists ECONOMICS Actuaries Budget Analysts Contract Specialists Economists Financial Analysts Financial Institute Examiners Loan Specialists Trade Specialists Transportation Industrial Analysts GAO Evaluators EDUCATION Education and Training Specialists Educcational and Vocational Training Specialists Vocational Rehabilitation Specialists Educational Program Specialists Employee Development Specialists Public Health Educators Training Instructors Instructional Systems Specialists Educational Services Specialists ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY Communications Specialists Electronics Technicians Patent Examiners Electronics Mechanics EMPLOYEE/LABOR RELATIONS Contractor Industrial Relations Specialists Employee Relations Specialists Hearing and Appeals Specialists Labor Management Relations Examiners Labor Relations Specialists Mediators Salary and Wage Administrator Workers Compensation Claims Examiners ENGINEERING (ANY SPECIALTY) General Engineers Civil Engineers Mechanical Engineers Electrical Engineers Electronics Engineers Aerospace Engineers Industrial Engineers Nuclear Engineers Computer Engineers Biomedical Engineers (11 other Engineering fields) ENGLISH AND LITERATURE Editorial Assistants Printing Specialists Public Affairs Specialists Technical Writers and Editors Writers and Editors Miscellaneous Administration and Programs Specialists Program Analysts Program Managers Management Analysts ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES Ecologists Environmental Health Technicians Environmental Protection Assistants Environmental Protection Specialists General Fish and Wildlife Admin.tors Fish and Wildlife Refuge Management Miscellaneous Administration and Programs Specialists Toxicologists GAO Evaluators EPIDEMIOLOGY Environmental Health Technicians General Health Scientists Industrial Hygienists Microbiologists FINANCE Appraisers and Assessors Budget Analysts Financial Administrators Financial Analysts Financial Institution Examiners Securities Compliance Examiners Tax Examiners Trade Specialists FISH, GAME, AND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT General Fish and Wildlife Admin.tors Fish and Wildlife Refuge Management Fishery Biologists Game Law Enforcement Agents Soil Conservationists Wildlife Biologists Wildlife Rescue Managers General Biological Scientists FOOD TECHNOLOGY AND SAFETY Consumer Safety Inspectors Consumer Safety Officers Dietitian and Nutritionists Food Assistance Program Specialists Food Technologists Toxicologists FOREIGN LANGUAGE Air Safety Investigators Border Patrol Agents Customs Inspectors Language Specialists Equal Employment Opportunity Specialists Foreign Affairs Specialists Foreign Agricultural Affairs Specialists Intelligence Specialists FORESTRY Foresters Soil Conservationists Management Analysts Program Analysts General Fish and Wildlife Administrators Fish and Wildlife Refuge Management GEOGRAPHY Cartographers Geographers GEOLOGY Geodesists Geologists Hydrologists Oceanographers General Physical Scientists GEOPHYSICS Geophysicists General Physical Scientists HEALTH Environmental Health Technicians General Health Scientists Health Physicists Health System Administrator Health System Specialist Industrial Hygienists Public Health Programs Specialists Safety and Occupational Health Management Specialists HISTORY Archives Technicians Archivists Exhibits Specialists Historians Intelligence Specialists Museum Curators Miscellaneous Administration and Programs Specialists Management Analysts Program Analysts HOME ECONOMICS Consumer Safety Officers Food Technologists HORTICULTURE Agricultural Management Specialists General Biological Scientists Horticulturists Plant Protection and Quarantee Specialists Plant Physiologists HOSPITAL Administration Administrative Officers Health System Administrators Health System Specialists Hospital Housekeepers General Health Scientists Public Health Programs Specialists Miscellaneous Administration and Programs Specialists

  HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT Apprenticeship and Training Representatives Employee Development Specialists Equal Employment Opportunity Specialists Military Personnel Management Specialist Personnel Management Specialist Personnel Staffing Specialist Position Classification Specialists HYDROLOGY Environmental Engineers Environmental Protection Specialists Hydrologists General Fish and Wildlife Administrators Fish and Wildlife Refuge Management Program Analysts INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT Business and Industrial Specialists Equipment Specialists Industrial Hygienists Industrial Property Managers Industrial Specialists Management Analysts Production Controllers Program Analysts Property Disposal Specialists Quality Assurance Specialists INSURANCE Crop Insurance Administrators Social Insurance Administrators Social Insurance Claims Examiner Unemployment Insurance Specialists Miscellaneous Administration and Programs Specialists Program Analysts INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS Foreign Affairs Specialists Foreign Agricultural Affairs Specialists Intelligence Specialists Language Specialists Public Affairs Specialists Trade Specialists International Relations Workers JOURNALISM Agricultural Market Reporters Printing Specialists Public Affairs Specialists Writers and Editors Technical Writers and Editors Program Analysts LAW Administrative Law Judges Attorneys Hearing and Appeals Specialists Legal Instruments Examiners Paralegal Specialists Patent Attorneys Tax Law Specialists GAO Evaluators LAW ENFORCEMENT Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms Inspectors Border Patrol Agents Criminal Investigators Customs Inspectors Game Law Enforcement Agents Immigration Inspectors Inspector, Investigator and Compliance Specialists Police Officers United States Marshals LIBERAL ARTS/HUMANITIES Contact Representatives Customs Inspectors Equal Opportunity Compliance Specialist Management Analysts Personnel Management Specialist Program Analysts Social Insurance Claims Examiners Veterans Claims Examiner Education Services Specialist LIBRARY SCIENCE Librarians Library Technicians Medical Record Librarians Technical Information Serv ices MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS Computer Science Specialists Computer Specialists Financial Managers Logistics Management Specialists Management Analysts Miscellaneous Administration and Programs Specialists Operations Research Analysts Program Analysts Program Managers MANAGEMENT, FACILITIES Commissary Store Managers Correctional Institution Administrators Distribution Facility and Storage Managers Equipment Specialists Facility Managers General Facilities and Equipment Manager Housing Managers Industrial Property Managers Production Controllers MANAGEMENT Admin.tive Officers Logistics Management Specialists Management Analysts Manpower Development Specialists Miscellaneous Administration and Program Specialists Program Analysts Support Services Administrators MARKETING Agriculture Marketing Specialists Bond Sales Promotion Representatives Contract Specialists Inventory Management Specialists Packaging Specialists Property Disposal Specialists Supply Specialists Trade Specialists Business and Industry Specialists MATHEMATICS Actuaries Cartographers Computer Science Specialists Mathematical Statisticians Mathematicians Operations Research Analysts Statisticians MEDICAL SUPPORT Diagnostic Radiological Technicians Medical Instrument Technicians Medical Record Technicians Medical Technicians Nuclear Medicine Technicians Pathology Technicians Therapeutic Radiological Technicians METEOROLOGY Meteorologists General Physical Scientists NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT Fish and Wildlife Administrators General Biological Scientists Program Analysts Wildlife Biologists Wildlife Refuge Management NURSING Nurses Physician's Assistants PARK AND RECREATION MANAGEMENT Foresters Outdoor Recreation Planners Park Rangers Recreation Specialists Recreation and Creative Arts Therapists Management Analysts PHARMACY Consumer Safety Inspectors Consumer Safety Officers Pharmacists Pharmacologists PHYSICAL EDUCATION Corrective Therapists Outdoor Recreation Planners Recreation and Creative Arts Therapists Recreation Specialists Recreation Aids and Assistants Sports Specialists Program Analysts PHYSICAL SCIENCE General Physical Scientists Metallurgists Physicists PHYSICS Astronomers and Space Scientists Geodesists Geophysicists Health Physicists Hydrologists Oceanographers Patent Examiners Physicists General Physical Scientists COMMUNITY OR CITY PLANNING Community Planners Realtors POLITICAL SCIENCE/GOVT Archivists Budget Analysts Historians Foreign Affairs Specialists Miscellaneous Administration & Programs Specialists Program Analysts Public Affairs Specialists Social Scientists GAO Evaluators PSYCHOLOGY Recreation and Creative Arts Therapists Employee Development Specialists Personnel Management Specialists Psychologists Personnel Staffing Specialists Position Classification Specialists Educational Services Specialists GAO Evaluators PUBLIC HEALTH Environmental Health Technicians Food Assistance Program Specialists Food Inspectors Health System Administrators Health System Specialists Industrial Hygienists Public Health Programs Specialists Public Health Educators Social Insurance Administrators Veterans Claims Examiners PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION Budget Analysts Employee Development Specialists Employee Relations Specialists Housing Managers Management Analysts Manpower Development Specialists Miscellaneous Admin and Programs Specialists Program Analysts Public Utilities Specialists GAO Evaluators PUBLIC RELATIONS Contact Representatives Foreign Affairs Specialists Foreign Agriculture Affairs Specialists Public Affairs Specialists PURCHASING Commissary Store Managers Contract Specialists Purchasing Specialists Business and Industry Specialists REAL ESTATE Building Managers Housing Managers Realtors Business and Industry Specialists Contract Specialists REHABILITATION THERAPY Corrective Therapists Manual Arts Therapists Occupational Therapists Physical Therapists Prosthetic Reps. Rehabilitation Therapy Assistants SOCIAL WORK Food Assistance Program Specialists Psychology Aids and Technicians Social Science Aids and Technicians Social Scientists Social Service Aids and Assistants Social Service Reps. Social Workers Recreation Specialists SOCIOLOGY Social Science Aids and Technicians Social Scientists Social Service Aids and Assistants Social Service Reps. Program Analysts Sociologists GAO Evaluators STATISTICS Actuaries Computer Science Specialists Mathematical Statisticians Operations Research Analysts Program Analysts Statisticians Transportation Industry Analysts SURVEYING Geodesists Land Surveyors SYSTEMS ANALYSIS Computer Science Specialists Computer Specialists Miscellaneous Administration and Programs Specialists Management Analysts Program Analysts THEOLOGY Chaplains Social Workers Program Analysts TRANSPORTATION Cargo Schedulers Highway Safety Specialists Marine Cargo Specialists Traffic Management Specialists Transportation Industry Analysts Transportation Loss/Damage Claims Examiners Transportation Operators Transportation Specialists Travel Assistants ZOOLOGY Animal Scientists Zoologists Physiologists

  AS OF: 11-01-95