Government Employees

From Govit

Government Employees and IT Issues: An Introduction

Where do government employees work?

• Table of government functions and number of gov employees (Nationwide)

Search for a Government Job

• One of the quickest resources for finding a U.S. government job is to use the USAJOBS Job Search interface. It lets you search by location, job category or keyword, salary range and more.
• The terms used in government job listings can be confusing. If you need clarification, be sure to visit the glossary of federal terms page on the same site.

The following links are not official government job sites. They contain a mix of government-related jobs, with a focus on government consulting.

• Washington DC-area tech jobs from Dice.com
• Washington DC area Gov jobs postings - from Craigslist
• Northern Virginia area Gov jobs postings - from Craigslist
• Maryland suburbs - Gov jobs postings - from Craigslist
• Baltimore MD area Gov jobs postings - from Craigslist
• Job listings from the National Institutes of Health

Federal Salary Levels

• 2007 General Schedule (GS) locality pay tables On the Office of Personnel Management site
• 2007 sheet of full GS rates (Exel Spreadsheet, downloaded from the OPM site.
• GS Salary Calculator
• Full range of documents, 2007 Salary Tables and Related Information on the OPM site.

Government employment and payrolls
The links below lead to U.S. Census Department surveys by job function and total payrolls, including details on part-time vs. full time employees. (Survey data was collected March, 2006.)

• Federal Government Employment and Payroll
• State and Local Government Employment and Payroll
• Local Government Employment and Payroll

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