The federal government has close to 1,000 job openings posted for locations all over the State of Illinois with agencies like the Futures Trading Commission, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Customs and Border Protection, Veterans Health Administration, Department of Justice, Veterans Health Administration, Federal Highway Administration, Defense Intelligence Agency, Army Corps of Engineers, Federal Aviation Administration and the Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System. These are some of the most challenging and interesting jobs around. And the salaries are not bad either, as you will see with the job examples. Add in an excellent benefit package and federal jobs become some of the best around. The jobs can be found at USAJOBS
One of the jobs available right now that is really interesting and challenging is for a Blind Rehabilitation Specialist at the Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital in Hines with a salary from$41,669 – $54,171to $80,162. There is an internship required before the salary goes into effect. There are multiple positions open. The duties include working with patients from teenagers to the elderly who are visually impaired by assessing and developing individual goal based training programs. Qualifications include 1 year of graduate level of education OR superior academic achievement OR one year of specialized experience . To be hired at the higher salary, you would need to have a Masters or equivalent graduate degree or two full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such degree or one year of specialized experience.
Other Federal Jobs available right now in Illinois are Attorney-Advisor (General) with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission in Chicago with a salary from 69,848.00 to 172,800.00 USD per year, Community Affairs Officer with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation in Chicago with a salary from 104,053.00 to 202,515.00 USD per year, Management and Program Analyst with Customs and Border Protection in Charleston with a salary from 46,625.00 to 87,893.00 USD per year, Regional Directorwith the Department of Justice in Chicago with a salary from 122,175.00 to 153,200.00 USD per year, Registered Nurse with the Veterans Health Administration in Hines with a salary to be determined by Nurse Professional Standards Board, Supervisory Foreign Language Program Coordinator, with the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Chicago with a salary from 59,383.00 to 91,801.00 USD per year, Community/Metropolitan Planner with the Federal Highway Administration in Chicago with a salary from 87,894.00 to 114,265.00 USD per year, Information Technology Specialist (Business Partnering) with the Defense Intelligence Agency in various areas in Illinois with a salary from 56,411.00 to 109,885.00 USD per year, Marine Machinery Mechanic with the Army Corps of Engineers at a salary from 23.52 to 27.54 USD per hour and Supervisory IT Specialist (Applications Software) with the Department of Veterans Affairs in Hines with a salary from 95,101.00 to 135,029.00 USD per year.
