GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

Pathway 1: Governance

People who work in the Governance pathway include the officials elected or appointed to government positions responsible for making and executing public policy. This pathway includes the President and members of Congress, governors and state legislators, and local elected officials such as councilpersons or commissioners. Also included are the staff members that support them. Careers in this pathway often require working with constituents or interest groups with conflicting goals. Leadership, consensus building and conflict resolution are important skills for success.

Sample Occupations

Legislators





Environmental Compliance Inspectors





Financial Examiners





Transportation Inspectors





Environmental Compliance Inspectors

Pathway 2: National Security

Maintaining a strong national security encompasses such diverse activities as running a hospital, commanding a tank, programming computers, operating a nuclear reactor, or repairing and maintaining a helicopter. The military provides training and work experience in these fields and many others for more than 2.5 million people who serve in the active Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Coast Guard, their Reserve components, and the Air and Army National Guard.

Sample Occupations

Infantry Officers





Transportation Security Screeners





Artillery and Missile Crew Members





Command and Control Center Specialists





Special Forces





Special Forces

Pathway 3: Foreign Service

People who work in the Foreign Service pathway serve in embassies, consulates and other diplomatic missions and in Washington, D.C. Job responsibilities range from day-to- day operations of a U.S. embassy to analyzing political and economic events or helping American citizens abroad.

Sample Occupations

No OCCU-Find occupations are presently linked to this Career Pathway.

Pathway 4: Planning

People who work in the Planning pathway develop long- and short-term land use plans to provide for growth and revitalization of urban, suburban and rural communities, while helping local officials make decisions concerning social, economic and environmental issues. Planners promote the best use of a community�s land and resources for residential, commercial, institutional and recreational purposes.

Sample Occupations

Urban and Regional Planners





Statistical Assistants





Urban and Regional Planners

Pathway 5: Revenue and Taxation

People who work in the Revenue and Taxation pathway ensure that governments obtain revenues from businesses and citizens by collecting tax dollars, reviewing tax returns, conducting audits, monitoring taxes payable and collecting overdue tax dollars.

Sample Occupations

Assessors





Appraisers, Real Estate





Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents





Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents

Pathway 6: Regulation

People who work in the Regulation pathway will typically possess a body of technical knowledge about an industry, the environment or technology. This-coupled with a knowledge of related laws, rules and regulatory systems-permit regulators to protect our health, safety and environment as well as ensure the integrity of our financial, transportation and public utility industries. The work may include physical inspections, audits, investigations and the reports, citations, hearings and courtroom trials required to enforce a myriad of regulatory requirements.

Sample Occupations

Occupational Health and Safety Specialists





Occupational Health and Safety Technicians





Agricultural Inspectors





Construction and Building Inspectors





Occupational Health and Safety Technicians

Pathway 7: Public Management and Administration

Government agencies and public corporations and trusts have specific and rigorous standards for the stewardship of public resources. Public management careers will require technical skills related to budgeting, personnel management, procurement or other activities, and specific knowledge of the regulations and other policies that govern public management.

Sample Occupations

Postmasters and Mail Superintendents





Emergency Management Directors





Court Clerks





License Clerks





Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs





Emergency Management Directors

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