Federal Employment Information Factsheet EI-23
10/7/03 1
Federal Jobs by College Major
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.
ANY MAJOR
Environmental Protection
Civil Rights Analyst
Personnel occupations
Administrative Officer
Management Analyst
Logistics Management
Paralegal Specialist
Contact Representative
Claims Examining
Public Affairs
Writing and Editing
Internal Revenue Officer
Contract Administration
General Investigator
Air Traffic Controller
Supply Management
ACCOUNTING
Accountants
Analyst
Auditors
Contract Specialists
Financial Managers
Financial Administrators
Financial Institution
Examiners
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 Inspec.
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
Analyst
BOTANY
Agronomists
Botanists
Forestry Technicians
Geneticists
Horticulturists
Plant Pathologists
Plant Physiologists
Plant Protection and
Quarantine Specialists
Range Conservationists
BUSINESS
Analyst
Budget Analysts
Business and Industry Spec.
Commissary Store Managers
Import Specialists
Internal Revenue Officers
Miscellaneous Administrative
and Programs Specialists
Quality Assurance Specialists
Trade Specialists
Contract Specialists
CARTOGRAPHY
Cartographers