Government Employees
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Government Employees and IT Issues: An Introduction
Where do government employees work?
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
- GovLoop - community job postings
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
Current Situation
Last year state and local governments spent an average of 51% more per employee on benefits and compensation than private-sector employers did, or $39.50 per hour worked versus $26.09, according to the Employee Benefits Research Institute.
