Pathways and Career Options
Governance
President • Vice President • Governor • Lieutenant Governor • Mayor • Cabinet
Level Secretary (Federal or State) • Representative (Federal or State) • Senator
(Federal or State) • Assistant, Deputy, & Chief of Staff • Commissioner (County,
Parish, or City) • Commissioner (State Agency) • Congressional Aide • Legislative
Aide • Legislative Assistant • Specialist • Lobbyist • Policy Advisor
National Security
National Security Advisor • Staff or Field Offi cer • Electronic Warfare Specialist •
Combat Operations Offi cer • Infantry Field Offi cer • Artillery Offi cer • Air Defense
Artillery Offi cer • Special Forces Offi cer • Nuclear Weapons Offi cer & Specialist
• Missile & Space Systems Offi cer • Military Intelligence Specialist • Signals
Intelligence Offi cer • Surface Ship Warfare Offi cer •
Foreign Service
Ambassador Foreign Service Offi cer • Consular Offi cer • Administrative Offi cer •
Political Offi cer • Economic Offi cer • Diplomatic Courier
Planning
Business Enterprise Offi cial • Chief of Vital Statistics • Commissioner • Director
(Various Agencies) • Economic Development Coordinator • Federal Aid
Coordinator • Census Clerk • County Director • Census Enumerator • Census
Planner • Program Associate • Global Imaging Systems Specialist
Revenue and Taxation
Assessor • Tax Auditor • Internal Revenue Investigator • Revenue Agent & Offi cer
• Tax Examiner Assistant or Clerk • Inspector General • Tax Attorney •
Tax Policy Analyst
Regulation
Business Regulation Investigator • Chief of Field Operations • Code Inspector or
Offi cer • Equal Opportunity Offi cer, Inspector, Investigator, or Examiner • Chief
Bank Examiner • Bank Examiner • Aviation Safety Offi cer • Border Inspector •
Cargo Inspector • Election Supervisor • Enforcement Specialist • Immigration
Offi cer
Public Management
and Administration
City Manager • City Council Member • City or County Clerk • Court Administrator
or Clerk • Executive or Associate Director • Offi cer • General Service Offi cer •
Management Analysis Offi cer • Program Administration Offi cer
Government and Public Administration
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