federal jobs
Public sector positions
Federal jobs are positions of employment with the United States government, including civilian roles in agencies, departments, and the military.
The term often appears in political discourse about government size, hiring freezes, or workforce reductions: The new administration promised to cut federal jobs.
Federal jobs typically offer stable benefits and are filled through competitive civil service processes.
- government employeeState workforce member
- civil serviceGovernment's administrative workforce
- public sectorState-controlled economic portion
- security clearanceAuthorization for classified access
- background checkInvestigation of someone's history
civil engineer · environmental scientist · military officer · epidemiologist · biologist · statistician · compliance officer · physicist · air traffic controller · Capitol Hill · urban planner · social worker · data analyst · postal worker · park ranger · auditor · chemist · legal advisor
- Federal Hiringmerit system, job classification, veteran preference, direct hire, hiring manager
- government jobscivil servant, civil servants, public servant, bureaucrat, officials
- civil servicecivil servants, bureaucrat, civil servant, administrator, clerk
- federal employmentgovernment workers, civil servants, government employment, civil service exam, merit system
- government hiringcivil servant, state employee, public employee, government job, job posting
- Spoils Systemspoils system, political patronage, patronage, cronyism, favoritism
federal jobsgig work
Independent, temporary task employment
contract work · freelance work · at-will employment · seasonal employment · day labor
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