And a lot of the government jobs seem to require security clearances to boot.
(I know - I've been looking in the area.)
Just bear in mind that some of the government jobs that are advertised are also slow-going in being filled due to the current situation, since there's a lack of people to do background checks when they're required. But, on the flip side, government work is seen as fairly stable too...
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Theodore Jonathan Casser
SCPJ2 and SCWCD
IBM Certified Specialist - WebSphere Application Server, Std. Ed, V3.5