Law and Government
Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.
Level Scales
(3)
| Level | Description |
|---|---|
| 2 | Describe the length of a U.S. presidential term |
| 4 | Prepare documents and title papers for the purchase of a new house |
| 6 | Serve as a judge in a federal court |
Occupations
(55)
- Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates
- Law Teachers, Postsecondary
- Lawyers
- Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators
- Political Scientists
- Judicial Law Clerks
- Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary
- Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
- Detectives and Criminal Investigators
- First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives
- Compliance Managers
- Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers
- Fish and Game Wardens
- Paralegals and Legal Assistants
- Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists
- Transit and Railroad Police
- Police Identification and Records Officers
- Urban and Regional Planners
- Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary
- Equal Opportunity Representatives and Officers
- Coroners
- Regulatory Affairs Specialists
- Public Safety Telecommunicators
- Customs and Border Protection Officers
- Forensic Science Technicians
- First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers
- Emergency Management Directors
- Animal Control Workers
- Fraud Examiners, Investigators and Analysts
- Architects, Except Landscape and Naval
- Intelligence Analysts
- Customs Brokers
- Real Estate Sales Agents
- Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
- Private Detectives and Investigators
- Real Estate Brokers
- Aviation Inspectors
- Human Resources Managers
- Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers
- Landscape Architects
- Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers
- History Teachers, Postsecondary
- Climate Change Policy Analysts
- Labor Relations Specialists
- Compliance Officers
- Environmental Compliance Inspectors
- Surveyors
- Court, Municipal, and License Clerks
- Regulatory Affairs Managers
- Fire Inspectors and Investigators
- Bailiffs
- Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate
- Loss Prevention Managers
- Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers
- Biologists