Knowledge
Law and Government
Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.
Definition from U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA) (O*NET 31.0 (August 2026)).
01.
Jobs that draw on it most
52 jobs- Lawyers5.0 of 5
- Law Teachers, Postsecondary5.0 of 5
- Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates4.9 of 5
- Judicial Law Clerks4.9 of 5
- Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers4.9 of 5
- Paralegals and Legal Assistants4.8 of 5
- Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers4.7 of 5
- Fish and Game Wardens4.7 of 5
- Transit and Railroad Police4.7 of 5
- Political Scientists4.7 of 5
- Detectives and Criminal Investigators4.6 of 5
- Urban and Regional Planners4.6 of 5
- First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives4.5 of 5
- Public Safety Telecommunicators4.5 of 5
- Forensic Science Technicians4.5 of 5
- Animal Control Workers4.5 of 5
- Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary4.5 of 5
- Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary4.5 of 5
- First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers4.4 of 5
- First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers4.4 of 5
- Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists4.4 of 5
- Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products4.3 of 5
- Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators4.2 of 5
- Emergency Management Directors4.2 of 5
- Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants4.2 of 5
- History Teachers, Postsecondary4.1 of 5
- Compliance Officers4.1 of 5
- Bailiffs4.1 of 5
- Fire Inspectors and Investigators4.1 of 5
- Court, Municipal, and License Clerks4.0 of 5
- Private Detectives and Investigators4.0 of 5
- Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners4.0 of 5
- Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters4.0 of 5
- Purchasing Managers3.8 of 5
- Business Teachers, Postsecondary3.8 of 5
- Architects, Except Landscape and Naval3.8 of 5
- Correctional Officers and Jailers3.8 of 5
- Occupational Health and Safety Technicians3.7 of 5
- Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents3.7 of 5
- Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors3.7 of 5
…and 12 more jobs.
02.
Programs that lead to those jobs
- Environmental/Natural Resources Law Enforcement and Protective Services7 jobs
- Criminal Justice and Corrections, General7 jobs
- Law6 jobs
- Criminal Justice/Police Science5 jobs
- Law Enforcement Record-Keeping and Evidence Management5 jobs
- Protective Services Operations5 jobs
- Maritime Law Enforcement5 jobs
- Labor and Industrial Relations5 jobs
- Dispute Resolution4 jobs
- Corrections4 jobs
- Critical Incident Response/Special Police Operations4 jobs
- Cultural/Archaelogical Resources Protection4 jobs
- Criminalistics and Criminal Science4 jobs
- Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General4 jobs
- Environmental Toxicology3 jobs
- History and Political Science3 jobs
- Criminal Justice/Safety Studies3 jobs
- Security and Loss Prevention Services3 jobs
- Law Enforcement Investigation and Interviewing3 jobs
- Suspension and Debarment Investigation3 jobs
- Terrorism and Counterterrorism Operations3 jobs
- Security Science and Technology, General3 jobs
- Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism3 jobs
- Financial Forensics and Fraud Investigation3 jobs
- Geospatial Intelligence3 jobs
- Security Science and Technology, Other3 jobs
- Environmental Health3 jobs
- Patient Safety and Healthcare Quality3 jobs
- Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management3 jobs
- Accounting3 jobs
…and 224 more programs.