Working for the government.

From accountants to zoologists, bakers to youth counselors, clerks to X-ray technicians, about 1 worker in 6 finds employment in government. The Federal Government is the Nation's largest single employer. Even more people work for the various State governments. And local governments employ almost three times as many people as State governments do. Altogether, government provides about 16 million jobs.

These jobs demand an extraoridnary range of skills. The State of Alabama alone employs people in 1,200 different classifications. Some are as routine as operating a tele