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Legislators

School Board Member

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Develop, introduce or enact laws and statutes at the local, tribal, State, or Federal level. Includes only workers in elected positions.

Local governments employ more than twice as many workers as State governments.
Professional and service occupations accounted for more than half of all jobs; fire fighters and law enforcement workers, concentrated in local government, are among the largest occupations.
Although job prospects vary by State and region, overall prospects are expected to be favorable.
Employer-provided benefits are more common among State and local government employees than among workers in the private sector.