Head Over to USA Jobs

The government’s job board is called “USA Jobs,” and it lists all the jobs available for applications across the country. Most of them are in-person, with north of 10,000 openings right now. Search for remote-only jobs, however, and you’ll find a healthy 290 remote-only positions to chose from.

Here, I’ve rounded up a selection of the job titles available today. These positions will change over time, as some are filled and others are opened, but it’s a decent snapshot of the types of career paths that the government needs remote workers to help out with.

Plus, thanks to government transparency, you’ll be graced with the exact salary floor to expect for each role. And I mean “exact” — for instance, an Executive Director at the Office of Acquisition and Logistics in the Department of Veterans Affairs starts at $74,441 per year.

Here are a few more available positions and salaries:

• Psychiatrist, Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs: Starting at $121,020 Per Year
• Social Worker (Telehealth), Indian Health Service, Department of Health and Human Services: Starting at $78,255 Per Year
• Procurement Technician, Library of Congress, Legislative Branch: Starting at $45,146 Per Year
• Mathematician, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services: Starting at $72,553 Per Year
• Mathematical Statistician, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services: Starting at $72,553 Per Year
• Operations Research Analyst, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services: Starting at $72,553 Per Year
• IT Cybersecurity Specialist, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services: Starting at $86,962 Per Year
• Human Resources Specialist, National Park Service, Department of the Interior: Starting at $86,962 Per Year
• Patent Examiner (Electrical Engineering and comparable STEM backgrounds), Patent and Trademark Office, Department of Commerce: Starting at $66,726 Per Year
• Procurement Analyst (Overseas), Peace Corps, Other Agencies and Independent Organizations: Starting at $116,470 Per Year
• IT SPECIALIST (SYSANALYSIS), Office of the Chief Information Officer, Department of Housing and Urban Development: Starting at $103,409 Per Year
• Data Scientist, Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response, Department of Health and Human Services: Starting at $88,520 Per Year

Head over to the USA Jobs search results page with the “Only show remote jobs” filter applied, and get started today.

Just How Remote Are Remote Government Jobs?

Looks can be deceiving when it comes to remote job listings. Some are really hybrid positions that expect you to come into an office at regular or irregular intervals — which can really be a problem if that office is on the other side of the country.

For USA Jobs, all the “remote” positions are essentially fully remote, but may require occasional visits. For positions that require more regular in-person visits while still allowing for remote work sometimes, filter USA Jobs by the “telework” option — this opens up many more options. I found over 3,000 telework positions when writing this guide.

Telework positions will require you to work from an “approved alternative worksite (e.g. home or telework center),” according to the Department of the Interior, one of the 15 executive departments you might be able to apply for.

Sadly, there’s just no single standard for how often workers are expected to come in, even for a fully remote position. You’ll see a lot of variance, depending on the specific policy that the hiring agency decides on.