Government Occupations: Jobs in government, local and state, run the gamut. Firefighters and law enforcement workers constitute the majority of local government jobs. Transportation, education, utilities and healthcare also fall in this category.
Education: Most jobs require an associate's degree or a bachelor's degree.
Scope: In addition to the 50 state governments, there are about 87,500 local governments, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Illinois had the most local government units, with more than 6,900; Hawaii had the fewest, with 20. State and local governments, excluding education and hospitals, employed about 7.9 million people in 2004. Read More
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
