The public sector industry is an umbrella industry that incorporates a myriad of different industries and job titles below it, meaning that there are a number of different career paths that can be pursued within the public sector, including for example civil service careers, emergency services careers, armed forces careers and public services management careers.
In the field of administration and management, there are city and county manager jobs, executive director jobs and city clerk or general manager jobs. In the administrative and support services field, you will find secretary jobs, office manager and customer service jobs, clerical and data entry jobs, legal secretary positions, receptionists and office coordinators.
The field of code enforcement also falls into the public sector, with housing and commercial code enforcement and building inspection jobs. Criminal justice is part of the public sector, with legal services, court administration and city attorney jobs.
There are also information systems jobs in the public sector including information systems and systems management, geographic information systems management or GIS management and data processing. Leisure services such as cultural arts and recreational programs, golf course management, library services, beaches, landscaping and zoos also fall into the public sector.
There are an innumerable selection of other jobs and careers that fall into the public sector including planning jobs, public health positions, public relations jobs, public safety positions, public works and engineering jobs, skilled trade positions, social services jobs, utilities and energy positions and many others.