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Did You Know?

The Department of Housing and Urban Development has 46% of business and finance careers in their agency? Business and Finance-related jobs are found in all types of agencies, not just the economic-based ones.

For example, these types of jobs exist at the Farm Deposit Insurance Corporation, Department of Defense, Department of Interior, Department of Health and Human Services and the General Services Administration.

Sample Positions

Agency: Department of Defense, Defense Contract Management Agency
Salary Range: $53,435 to $84,044 / per year
Location(s): Aberdeen, MD

As a Contract Administrator, you will:

Perform various contract administration functions, including monitoring canceled funds, performing reconciliation, conducting contract closeouts and verifying evidence of contractor progress for approval of contract financing.
Review new contracts to assure all necessary clauses have been included.
Assist the ACO by coordinating with functional specialists responsible for conducting accounting, compensation, purchasing, property, and other systems reviews.

Agency: Department of Housing and Urban Development, Assistant Secretary for Housing – Federal Housing Commissioner
Salary Range: $52,204 to $82,106 / per year
Location(s): Atlanta, GA

As a Contract Specialist, you will:

Ensure that all policies and procedures are properly observed, all transactions are conducted with authorized personnel, all records and contracts are complete and all customer position limits/risk tolerances are observed.
Provide recommendations to the Senior Account Executive and/or the Branch Chief for all loan level and deal level credit decision making.
Serve as HUD’s primary point of contact for projects assigned for owners/management agents, tenants, Federal, State and local governmental agencies, congressional interests, other external organizations and senior level managers.

Did you know that you can use your business and finance skills in a variety of federal jobs? Contracting specialists at the Department of Defense ensure that our troops in the field are well-equipped with the tools they need. Financial examiners at the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau enforce laws against abusive banking practices. Accountants, auditors, and budget analysts across the government closely monitor taxpayer dollars to reduce waste.

Top Business and Finance Positions by Region	Percentage
South Atlantic	32.0%
East North Central	11.0%
Pacific West	10.5%
West South Central	8.8%
Mid-Atlantic	8.1%
Mountain West	7.9%
East South Central	5.3%
West North Central	4.9%
Northeast	3.1%
Positions Overseas	1.8%