I get this question asked a lot – what federal jobs should apply for by major? Cool list by USAJOBS
Federal Employment Information Fact Sheets: Federal Jobs By College Major
http://www.usajobs.gov/ResourceCenter/Index/Interactive/JobsByCollegeMajor#icc
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.
A – B
ANY MAJOR
Environmental Protection
Civil Rights Analyst
Personnel occupations
Administrative Officer
Management Analyst
Logistics Management
Paralegal Specialist
Contract 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
GAO Financial Auditors
Intelligence Specialists
Internal Revenue Agents
AGRICULTURE
Soil Conservationists
Agricultural Commodity Graders
Agricultural Engineers
Agricultural Mgmt. Spec.
Agricultural Program Spec.
Agricultural Market Reporters
Agricultural Marketing Spec.
Foreign Agriculture Affairs Specialists
Soil Scientists
AGRONOMY
Agronomists
Agricultural Mgmt. Spec.
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
BOTANY
Agronomists
Botanists
Forestry Technicians
Geneticists
Horticulturists
Plant Pathologists
Plant Physiologists
Plant Protection and Quarantine Specialists
Range Conservationists
BUSINESS
Budget Analysts
Business and Industry Spec.
Commissary Store Managers
GAO Analyst
Import Specialists
Internal Revenue Officers
Miscellaneous Administrative and Programs Specialists
Quality Assurance Specialists
Trade Specialists
Contract Specialists
C – Fin
CARTOGRAPHY
Cartographers
Cartographic Technicians
Geodetic Technicians
CHEMISTRY
Chemical Engineers
Chemists
Consumer Safety Officers
Environmental Engineers
Food Technologists
Health Physicists
Intelligence Specialists
Toxicologists
COMMUNICATIONS
Telecommunications Managers
Communications Specialists
Public Affairs Specialists
Technical Writers and Editors
Writers and Editors
CORRECTIONS
Correctional Institution Administrators
Correctional Officers
Program Analysts
COUNSELING
Chaplains
Educ. and Vocational Training Specialists
Personnel Specialists
Psychologists
Psychology Aids and Technicians
Social Service Aids and Assistants
Social Service Reps.
Vocational Rehab Spec.
Equal Opportunity Compliance Specialists
Educational Services Specialists
CRIMINAL JUSTICE/LAW ENFORCEMENT
Border Patrol Agents
Criminal Investigators
Game Law Enfc. Agents
GAO Analyst
Internal Revenue Officers
Police Officers
United States Marshals
DIETETICS AND NUTRITION
Dietitians
Food Technologists
Nutritionists
ECONOMICS
Actuaries
Budget Analysts
Contract Specialists
Economists
Financial Analysts
Financial Instit. Examiners
GAO Analyst
Loan Specialists
Trade Specialists
Transportation Industrial Analysts
EDUCATION
Education and Training Specialists
Educ. and Vocational Training Specialists
Vocational Rehab. Specialists
Educational Program Specialists
Employee Dev. 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 Rel. Specialists
Employee Relations Specialists
Hearing and Appeals Specialists
Labor Management Relations Examiners
Labor Relations Specialists
Mediators
Salary and Wage Admin.
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
Misc. Admin. and Programs Specialists
Program Analysts
Program Managers
Management Analysts
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
Ecologists
Environmental Health Technicians
Environmental Protection Assistants
Environmental Protection Specialists
GAO Analyst
Gen. Fish and Wildlife Administrators
Fish and Wildlife Refuge Management
Misc. Admin. and Programs Specialists
Toxicologists
EPIDEMIOLOGY
Environmental Health Technicians
Gen. Health Scientists
Industrial Hygienists
Microbiologists
FINANCE
Appraisers and Assessors
Budget Analysts
Financial Administrators
Financial Analysts
Financial Institution Examiners
GAO Analyst
Securities Compliance Examiners
Tax Examiners
Trade Specialists
Fis – Ins
FISH, GAME, AND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT
Gen. Fish and Wildlife Administrators
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
Gen. Fish and Wildlife Administrators
Fish and Wildlife Refuge Management
GEOGRAPHY
Cartographers
Geographers
GEOLOGY
Geodesists
Geologists
Hydrologists
Oceanographers
Gen. Physical Scientists
GEOPHYSICS
Geophysicists
Gen. Physical Scientists
HEALTH
Environmental Health Technicians
GAO Analyst
Gen. Health Scientists
Health Physicists
Health System Admin.
Health System Spec.
Industrial Hygienists
Public Health Programs Specialists
Safety and Occup. Health Management Specialists
HISTORY
Archives Technicians
Archivists
Exhibits Specialists
Historians
Intelligence Specialists
Museum Curators
Misc. Admin. and Programs Specialists
Management Analysts
Program Analysts
HOME ECONOMICS
Consumer Safety Officers
Food Technologists
HORTICULTURE
Agricultural Mgt. Specialist
Gen. Biological Scientists
Horticulturists
Plant Protection and Quaran. Specialists
Plant Physiologists Specialists
Misc. Admin. and Programs Specialists
HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION
Administrative Officers
Health System Administrators
Health System Specialists
Hospital Housekeepers
Gen. Health Scientists
Public Health Programs Specialists
HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Apprenticeship and Training Representatives
Employee Dev. Specialists
Equal Employment Opportunity Specialists
Human Resource Specialist
Military Pers. Mgmt. Spec.
Personnel Staffing Spec.
Position Classification Specialists
HYDROLOGY
Environmental Engineers Environmental Protection Specialists
Hydrologists
Gen. Fish and Wildlife Administrators
Fish and Wildlife Refuge Management
Program Analysts
INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT
Business and Ind. Specialists
Equipment Specialists
Industrial Hygienists
Industrial Property Managers
Industrial Specialists
Management Analysts
Production Controllers
Program Analysts
Property Disposal Specialists
Quality Assurance Specialists
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Information Technology Specialists
Computer Specialists
Program Managers
Management Analysts
Computer Programmers
INSURANCE
Crop Insurance Administrators
Social Insurance Admin.
Social Insurance Claims Examiner
Unemployment Insurance
Specialists Misc. Admin. and Programs Specialists
Program Analysts
Int – Pha
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Foreign Affairs Specialists
Foreign Agricult. Affairs Specialists
Intelligence Specialists
Language Specialists
Public Affairs Specialists
Trade Specialists
International Relations
Workers
JOURNALISM
Agricult. 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
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms Inspectors
Border Patrol Agents
Criminal Investigators
Customs Inspectors
Game Law Enforcement Agents
Immigration Inspectors
Inspec., Invest. and Compliance Specialists
Police Officers
United States Marshals
LIBERAL ARTS/HUMANITIES
Contact Representatives
Customs Inspectors
Equal Opportunity Compliance Spec.
Management Analysts
Pers. Management Spec.
Program Analysts
Social Insurance Claims Examiners
Veterans Claims Exam.
Educ. Services Spec.
LIBRARY SCIENCE
Librarians
Library Technicians
Medical Record Librarians
Technical Info. Services
MGT. INFO. SYSTEMS
Computer Science Specialists
Computer Specialists
Financial Managers
Logistics Mgt. Specialists
Management Analysts
Misc. Admin. and Programs Specialists
Operations Research Analysts
Program Analysts
Program Managers
MANAGEMENT, FACILITIES
Commissary Store Managers
Correctional Institution Administrators
Distrib. Facility and Storage Managers
Equipment Specialists
Facility Managers
Gen. Facilities and Equip. Manager
Housing Managers
Industrial Property Managers
Production Controllers
MANAGEMENT
Administrative Officers
Logistics Mgt. Specialists
Management Analysts
Manpower Dev. Specialists
Misc. Admin. and Program Specialists
Program Analysts
Support Svcs. Administrators
MARKETING
Agric. Marketing Specialists
Bond Sales Promotion Representatives
Contract Specialists
Inventory Mgt. Specialists
Packaging Specialists
Property Disposal Spec.
Supply Specialists
Trade Specialists
Business and Industry Specialists
MATHEMATICS
Actuaries
Cartographers
Computer Science 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
Gen. Physical Scientists
NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Fish and Wildlife Admin.
Gen. 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
Rec. and Creative Arts Therapists
Management Analysts
PHARMACY
Consumer Safety Inspectors
Consumer Safety Officers
Pharmacists
Pharmacologists
Phy – Z
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
Corrective Therapists
Outdoor Recreation Planners
Rec. and Creative Arts Therapists
Recreation Specialists
Recreation Aids & Assistants
Sports Specialists
Program Analysts
PHYSICAL SCIENCE
Gen. Physical Scientists
Metallurgists
Physicists
PHYSICS
Astronomers and Space Scientists
Geodesists
Geophysicists
Health Physicists
Hydrologists
Oceanographers
Patent Examiners
Physicists
Gen. Physical Scientists
POLITICAL SCIENCE/GOVT
Archivists
Budget Analysts
Historians
Foreign Affairs Specialists
GAO Analyst
Misc. Admin. and Programs Specialists
Program Analysts
Public Affairs Specialists
Social Scientists
PSYCHOLOGY
Rec. and Creative Arts Therapists
Employee Dev. Specialists
GAO Analyst
Personnel Management Spec.
Psychologists
Personnel Staffing Spec.
Position Class. Specialists
Educational Svcs. Specialists
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 Admin.
Veterans Claims Examiners
PUBLIC ADMIN.
Budget Analysts
Employee Dev. Specialists
Employee Relations Specialists
GAO Analyst
Housing Managers
Management Analysts
Manpower Dev. Specialists
Misc. Admin and Programs Specialists
Program Analysts
Public Utilities Spec.
PUBLIC RELATIONS
Contact Representatives
Foreign Affairs Specialists
Foreign Agricult. 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
GAO Analyst
Social Science Aids and Technicians
Social Scientists
Social Service Aids and Assistants
Social Service Reps.
Program Analysts
Sociologists
STATISTICS
Actuaries
Computer Science Spec.
Mathematical Statisticians
Operations Research Analysts
Program Analysts
Statisticians
Transportation Industry Analysts
SURVEYING
Geodesists
Land Surveyors
SYSTEMS ANALYSIS
Computer Science Specialists
Computer Specialists
GAO IT Analyst
Misc. Administrative and Programs Specialists
Management Analysts
Program Analysts
THEOLOGY
Chaplains
Social Workers
Program Analysts
TRANSPORTATION
Cargo Schedulers
Highway Safety Specialists
Marine Cargo Specialists
Traffic Mgt. Specialists
Transportation Industry Analysts
Transportation Loss/Damage Claims Examiners
Transportation Operators
Transportation Specialists
Travel Assistants
ZOOLOGY
Animal Scientists
Zoologists
Physiologists
Nice list. It seems like “Program Analyst” keeps popping up on just about all of them. Thanks for reposting.
The 1805 series, Investigative Analyst, should be added under the Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement category.
You know – the list in and of itself is helpful. What would make it fantastically useful would be if all of those titles were hyperlinks to the currently available jobs…or a search tool that allowed you to enter your major and a title plus a locality, then it brings up all of those jobs that are relevant. Maybe USAJOBS does that already…but showing people what’s relevant is one thing…facilitating their quick connection to the job takes it to the next level.