GOVERNMENT JOBS
Half of the Nation's 1.8 million federal employees may be eligible to retire in the next 5 years - that's a lot of openings. Unlike some other employers, the federal government will never go out of business. There are employment opportunities in three levels of government in the United States:
Federal - The federal government is made up of dozens of agencies and departments. Most of them post their jobs with the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), but many have "direct hire authority" and hire people directly from their own human resource offices and websites.
State - The 50 states (and U.S. Territories) have their own hiring systems.
County, City and Local - There are thousands of local government entities. Many use their own human resource system and others use state-run job boards that list both private and public sector jobs. (In Utah, these listings are with the Utah Department of Workforce Services.)
BEWARE OF SCAMS! Don't fall prey to scam artists selling information about federal job opportunities. Information on job vacancies is free. You can find the information on any public job without a fee if you look in the links below or in the website of the government entity. Don't be enticed to pay money for what is available to you for free!
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Federal Government Jobs
There are two primary sources of federal job openings and application information:
- USA Jobs is the official federal job website from OPM. The site also includes:
- How to Get a Job in the Federal Government
- StudentJobs.gov - Listing of federal internships, summer employment, co-op, and volunteer opportunities, plus plenty of part-time jobs.
- FederalJobSearch.com - State-by-state information on federal job openings by occupation.
State Government Jobs
- FirstGov.gov - a list of state and U.S. Territory Government Websites
- Utah.gov - Jobs working for the state of Utah
- Utah Department of Human Resource Management
- Utah Department of Workforce Services (all kinds of jobs from hard labor to professional)
- University of Utah
- StateLocalGov.net - Look for links within each county, city, or special district nationwide to find their employment opportunities.
- Other Utah Job Listings - (not government)
County, City and Local Government Jobs
- StateLocalGov.net - Look for links within each county, city, or special district nationwide to find their employment opportunities.
