What should I do with my bachelors in public administration?

Question

I graduated 6 months ago and am working a construction job and various other odd jobs. Any advice?

Answer 1

According to the US Dept of Labor, you could be a management analyst or consultant:

Management consultant or Management analysts collect, review, and analyze data; make recommendations; and implement their ideas.Most government agencies hire people with a bachelor’s degree and no pertinent work experience for entry-level management analyst positions.

A master’s degree in public administration is widely recommended, but not required, for city managers. **They may gain experience as management analysts or assistants in government departments, working with councils and mayors. **After several years, they may be hired to manage a town or a small city and eventually become manager of larger cities.

Other positions you're eligible for with your degree according to the US Dept of Labor:

Occupations with similar duties include accountants and auditors; budget analysts; cost estimators; financial analysts and personal financial advisors; operations research analysts; economists; and market and survey researchers.

Some management analysts specialize in information technology and work with computers, as do computer systems analysts and computer scientists and database administrators.

Most management analysts also have managerial experience similar to that of administrative services managers; advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers; financial managers; human resources, training, and labor relations managers and specialists; and top executives.

Check out the US Dept of Labor- Occupational Outlook Handbook site for more info: http://www.bls.gov/oco

Good luck!

Answer 2

Anytime you want to work in a field that has too many applicants, you have to work for free (aka "internship"). I'm betting that some local government would use your education, along with your construction experience, especially if you offered to work for free.

The jobs after the first one would be easier to find since you've got experience, people who know you, etc etc.

Answer 3

the only advice I can give to is that you should make use of it before you end up not using it. Because if you think about it very carefully with those two jobs on hand you might not get a chance to use it so I'm encouraging you to do what's best of it. I'm not saying that you should walk away from those two jobs, just think about it which of these pays you more and which one will make your life back at ease.

Answer 4

work for city government.