Public Service Career Guide
Careers in public services offer a wealth of options. We listed a number of alternatives here, both in jobs and majors. Also check the Business, Medical, Tech and Education career guides. They contains many jobs that can be found in public services organizations also.
On FindMino.com you will find many more paths.
Explore jobs
Please find a selection of jobs in Public Services. Find many more by clicking on them. By clicking these jobs you get access to an excellent selection of online career info: Pay & Outlook, Blogs & Interviews, Podcasts & Youtubes, Typical education, School finders & Rankings, and much more.
➡️ For medical jobs, please check our Medical Career Guide
➡️ For teaching or education management jobs, please check our Education Career Guide
EMERGENCY SERVICES
Emergency Management Specialist
Medical Emergency Specialist (EMT)
LAW AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
Environmental Compliance Inspector
MILITARY
POLITICS
President of the United States
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
Explore majors and studies
Please find a selection of majors in Public Services. Find many more by clicking them. By clicking these majors you get access to an excellent selection of online info to bring the majors alive: Blogs & Interviews, Podcasts & Youtubes, School finders & Rankings, and much more. We also added relevant courses (online and classroom) to get a taste of an area of interest, or prepare your studies.
➡️ For medical studies, please check our Medical Career Guide
➡️ For teaching or education management studies, please check our Education Career Guide
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
Crisis, Emergency, Disaster Management
LAW & LAW ENFORCEMENT
Criminal Justice, Police Science
Forensic Science And Technology
Natural Resources Protective Services
MILITARY
Army, Military Science and Operations
POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT
PUBLIC RELATIONS
Do I fit?
Due to the enormous variety in roles it is hard to pin down what common characteristics people have who like to work in Public Services. With reference to our Swipe Quiz, having Social talent or interest seems to be rather consistent. Check how well you match this description. But you better take our SWIPE QUIZ to get a more accurate picture.
“Social. You find it quite important to help others. You like to work in groups and work with others. You connect with others easily, and naturally find yourself in the community and are known among your peers and others. You also have a social focus, including social justice and civil matters. The suffering of others gets your attention. Helping someone else is something that comes natural. You adapt easily and people find you approachable and likable. You’re a people person, someone with a lot of social and communication skills.”
Actions you can take now to get ready
Careers in Public Service very dependent upon the direction you want to take. We split out the most common directions and listed some suggested classes or electives below.
But also think about the kind of activities you can start to start building relevant experience and a track record in getting ready for a business career, like:
-> Join the board of a sports club, leisure club, school or college magazine
-> for college students: consider to join any student club or association to start building a network and try join their board or a committee’s board.
Sign up to these to help you get ready. When your school offers them, great; otherwise look for alternatives. FindMino suggests online or classroom courses. Find them by browsing the respective job or major on FindMino.com
SOCIAL SCIENCE
Politics, Law, Government, Civil Liberties, Global Studies, Foreign languages
POLITICS, LAW AND GOVERNMENT
Sociology, Early Childhood Education, Human Development, Humanities, Psychology, U.S. History, World History, Philosophy, Human Geography, Anthropology, International Relations, The World of Ideas
INTERPERSONAL SKILLS
Public Speaking, Debating, Negotiating, Assertiveness, Leadership Development,