Available Careers

The federal government offers employment in just about every career field imaginable.  For every civilian career that exists, you can find the same career in the federal government, with the federal government offering some career opportunities not available in the civilian world.

Click here to review a list of career options typically available with the federal government.

Note the following:

• This list is known as the "General Schedule of Occupational Groups and Series," and represents an overview of the career options available within the federal government.

• The General Schedule is organized into 22 broad Occupational Groups and within each Group you'll find a list of specific career fields.

• Each career field has a unique number known as the "General Schedule" or "GS" classification.  Example: Correctional Officers are classified as GS-0007.  Knowing the GS classification number of those career fields in which you are interested will help you later in the federal job hunting process.