What government jobs can felons get?

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Zippia Team · Accepted Answer

Felons can get most government jobs that don't deal with firearms or require a security clearance. Felons are banned from handling or working with firearms and ammunition, so government jobs that deal with these are off the table.

Positions that require a security clearance require a clean background check, so felons are automatically disqualified from those as well.

Outside of these restrictions, felons can apply for any government job they want to and can often get entry-level positions with relative ease, especially if they don't involve working directly with the public.

For example, the government needs plenty of drivers, warehouse workers, clerks, administrative assistants, and maintenance technicians in almost all its locations and branches, and felons can often fill these roles.

Some felons can't work for the government at all. Those who commit treason, for example, are banned from ever working for the federal government, and some have to wait for a certain amount of time before they can apply for a government job.

In addition, felons have to pass a suitability check to work for the government. This investigates whether or not they have shown upstanding character and conduct recently, where they're at in their rehabilitation process, and whether or not the crimes they were convicted of conflict with the type of job they're applying for.