How can I find a complete list of job titles classified under each Department of Education professional category?
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Executive summary
State and federal education departments publish job listings and classifications, but there is no single "complete list" of every job title across all Departments of Education in the provided sources; instead, sources point to agency job pages (U.S. ED’s working-at page and USAJOBS filter) and individual state education career portals as the practical way to compile lists [1] [2] [3]. City and specialized systems (New York City DOE, DoDEA, state sites such as Pennsylvania and California) publish their own vacancy lists and classifications, meaning comprehensive coverage requires aggregating multiple sites [4] [5] [6] [7].
1. Where the official lists live — start with agency career pages
Federal and state Departments of Education centralize openings on their employment pages: the U.S. Department of Education directs jobseekers to USAJOBS as "your one‑stop for jobs with the U.S." and provides guidance on finding internships and employment [1]. USAJOBS itself offers filters by department and job series that let you enumerate current federal ED vacancies [2]. State education departments likewise maintain their own employment portals — New York State’s HR page invites exploration of job opportunities in the State Education Department [3] and Pennsylvania’s PDE and California’s CDE publish job announcements and hiring process details on their sites [6] [7].
2. Why there is no single exhaustive list in one place
Available sources show that job titles are published by each jurisdiction or education system rather than aggregated into a universal register. USAJOBS covers federal ED roles [2] while state or local DEs (Pennsylvania, New York State, Florida, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, South Carolina) publish their own openings and classifications on separate sites [6] [3] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]. Local school systems and specialty agencies—New York City DOE job board and DoDEA—manage distinct vacancy lists and role categories, reinforcing that a complete cross‑jurisdiction inventory requires pulling from multiple sources [4] [5].
3. Practical method to build a complete list
The sources imply a repeatable approach: query the federal portal (USAJOBS) filtered to Department of Education jobs to capture federal job series and titles [2]; visit each state Department of Education employment page (examples: NYSED, PA PDE, Florida jobs portal, California CDE) and extract listed titles and civil‑service classifications [3] [6] [8] [7]; include major city systems and specialized education agencies (NYC DOE jobs page; DoDEA HR) for municipal and military‑run schools [4] [5]. Repeat periodically because postings and classifications change [4] [11].
4. What the listings include and what they don’t
Job pages provide vacancy announcements, duties, hiring instructions and sometimes civil‑service classifications and salary ranges — California’s job announcements explicitly include duties and credential requirements, and Pennsylvania notes civil‑service exam processes [7] [6]. USAJOBS exposes job series filters but only shows active federal vacancies, not an archival catalog of every historically used title [2]. Available sources do not mention a single consolidated public catalog listing every title used across federal, state, and local education departments.
5. Limitations, bookkeeping challenges and hidden agendas
Compiling a "complete" list is time‑intensive and prone to gaps because each agency uses its own taxonomy and sometimes civil‑service classifications that differ across states [6] [7]. Job boards and third‑party aggregators (GovernmentJobs.com, Chronicle Jobs) list openings but mix agency types and may not reflect formal classifications used by state HR—meaning private job boards could bias visibility toward current openings rather than formal job series [13] [14]. Agencies may also post via vendor platforms (Teachers Support Network for NYC central office vacancies), which fragments searchability [15].
6. Quick, actionable checklist to proceed now
- Start at USAJOBS and filter for Department of Education to capture federal titles and job series [2].
- Visit each state DOE employment page you care about (examples: NYSED, PA PDE, FL jobs, CA CDE) and download job announcements or civil‑service class specs where available [3] [6] [8] [7].
- Check large district and specialized systems (NYC DOE, DoDEA) and vendor-hosted vacancy systems for local and school‑level roles [4] [5] [15].
- Use GovernmentJobs/CalCareers and other state job portals to fill gaps for state civil‑service classifications [13] [7].
7. Final note on verification and maintenance
Collecting titles from these sources gives authoritative snapshots but requires ongoing maintenance: postings update, civil‑service exams and class specs change, and some sites focus on current vacancies rather than canonical classifications [4] [2] [7]. For a defensible "complete" list, save source URLs and capture the date and exact page content for each jurisdiction as you compile them [3] [6].