Hottest federal jobs listed
WASHINGTON (AP) – Uncle Sam will need to fill more than 37,500 security and law enforcement-related jobs in the next two years, according to a first-of-its-kind survey on the employment needs of the 15 largest departments and nine independent agencies that represent 95 percent of the federal work force. Those jobs range from criminal investigators and police officers to security and prison guards and airport screeners, according to the study by the Partnership for Public Service and the National Academy of Public Administration.
The report, released today, says the government is facing an employment shortfall because of scores of anticipated retirements among the baby boomers in its ranks and the reluctance among recent college graduates and other job seekers to pursue careers in the much-maligned federal bureaucracy.
“The federal government today is under crisis,” said Max Stier, president and chief executive officer of the Partnership for Public Service. “You’re seeing broad hiring needs across many agencies that will be necessary for the federal government to get the job done.”
The government expects to hire more than 25,700 doctors, nurses, pharmacists and medical technicians over the two-year period, along with more than 23,800 workers with expertise in engineering and the sciences – physicists, chemists, biologists, botanists and veterinarians, the study says.
Rounding out the Top Five list are:
– Management and administrative positions, including public affairs and human resource specialists and congressional affairs officers. More than 17,000 new hires are expected.
– Accounting, budget and business jobs, including IRS revenue agents and tax examiners. Nearly 13,000 new hires are expected.