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Top 50 Federal Occupations with Highest Number of Open Job Postings (March 2009)

Occupations with Top Number of Federal Job Openings

As of March 16th, USAJobs.gov has listed these occupations as the top in demand jobs in the last calendar month. Below you’ll find the USAJobs data, as well as other key information to landing one of these federal jobs.

Remember, many of these careers require additional degrees or education.

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1) Office Clerk / Assistant
Jobs posted: 5638

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2) Administration & Program Staff
Jobs posted: 4935

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3) Management and Program Analyst
Jobs posted: 3178

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4) Information Technology Management Specialist
Jobs posted: 3164

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5) Contract Specialist
Jobs posted: 2926

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6) Human Resources Specialist
Jobs posted: 2670

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7) Nurse
Jobs posted: 2346

Nurses are in extremely high demand

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8) Business and Industry Specialist
Jobs posted: 2180

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9) Budget Analyst
Jobs posted: 1976

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10) Secretary
Jobs posted: 1823

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