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GOVERNMENT CAREERS
• Politician
• Staff member for an
elected offi cial
• Federal government employee
• State government employee
• Local government employee
• Communications aide
• Policy advisor
• Constituent service employee
• Staff member for a
Congressional committee
• Congressional Budget analyst
• Government Accountability
Offi ce researcher
• White House staff member
• Military offi cer
• Special Agent
• Diplomat
• Foreign Service offi cer
• Peace Corps volunteer
• Administrative Lawyer
PRIVATE-SECTOR CAREERS
• Attorney (Campaign
fi nance, Antitrust, Banking,
Constitutional Law,
Immigration, et. al.)
• Campaign operative
• Pollster
• Global trade expert
• Public administration advisor
• Policy evaluator
• Lobbyist
• PAC or super PAC employee
• Nonprofi t worker (American
Red Cross, Greenpeace,
CARE International, et. al.)
• Think Tank researcher
and policy writer
• Political journalist
(Politico, Congressional
Quarterly, et. al.)
• Media commentator
• Communications advisor
• K–12 teacher (Civics,
American Government, et. al.)
ACADEMICS
• College instructor
• Political Science
researcher
• Academic advisor
• Faculty committee
member
• Author
• Conference chair
• Department advisor
• Peer reviewer
• Dean
• Department chair
• Provost
• University President
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