Social Sciences
Occupational areas and positions include economics, workforce training/development, social work, recreation activities, and public welfare and insurance programs (e.g., unemployment insurance). Also includes intelligence analysis which this study lists under security and protection.
Social Sciences Hiring Projections
No Data Available
- Hiring projections for the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency and the Federal Communicatin Commission are Partnership for Public Service projections based on historical hiring data.
- Economics at the Department of Labor includes 112 Economic Assistants projected to be hired in FY 2010.
- Workforce Development at the Department of Labor includes Apprenticeship and Training Representative, Veterans' Employment Representative and Workforce Development Specialist.
- FDIC operates on a Calendar Year basis rather than Fiscal Year. CY 2009 hiring data includes the last quarter 2009 and excludes all non-permanent hires.
Current Mission-Critical Social Sciences Positions by Agency
| Agency | Social Sciences Positions |
|---|---|
| Social Security Administration | 55,076 |
| Department of Defense | 1,997 |
| Department of Labor | 1,920 |
| Department of Justice | 1,841 |
| Department of the Army | 1,161 |
| Department of State | 1,158 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | 1,062 |
| Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency | 676 |
| Department of the Navy | 498 |
| Department of Treasury | 475 |
| Department of Commerce | 433 |
| United States Air Force | 291 |
| Federal Trade Commission | 74 |
| Federal Communications Commission | 54 |
| Department of Defense (Excluding Services) | 47 |
| Office of Personnel Management | 45 |
| Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation | 45 |
| National Science Foundation | 37 |
Percentage of Social Sciences Positions by Region
Source: Fedscope 09/08
Designed to help a broad audience of job seekers, policy makers and agency leaders, Where the Jobs Are identifies nearly 273,000 mission-critical employment opportunities that will be available in the federal government from October 1, 2009 through September 30, 2012.
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