Evening star., 1926-08-22
SOME GOVERNMENT
Jobs co BEGGING
Technical Positions Pay
Lower Salaries Than Do
Outside Posts.

Few Government jobs go begging.
but those that do give civil service
officials just about the maximum Of
trouble. Applicants with sufficient
ability Simply won't stay on. some
jobs.
Contrary to the belief Of those who
have been unable to secure Govern
ment posts in the last year because
of President Coolidge's now famous
1.-TWO Per Cent Club" consisting of
those department heads who are eff
fecting per cent reduction in per
sonnel as an economy measure. there
are some -eivi. service jobs that actu-
ally have gone begging for as long
as two years.
A check-up made yesterday by r.
A. Brande. chief of the certification
section Of the Civil Service Commits
sion revealed that there are now
available a half hundred jobs, some
of them paying good salaries, as Gov.
ernment salaries go.
Nominations for one of these posts
have been held 20 times in the past
two years, and still the vacancy has
not been filled.
Salary Chief Drawback.
1t is the old story of salary in most
cases, according to Mr.. Brande. High
qualifications made necessary because
of the responsibilities of the posts re.
strict applicants to highly trained per.
sons who, however. can obtain better
salaries in non-Government positions
Most Of the vacant posts referred to
are Of a technical nature.
Junior engineers are in the greatest
demand, and there are always vacan.
cies to be filled. These junior en-.
gineers start at $l.S60, and have
varied fields open to them, including
work in agricultural. chemical, irri-
cation. drainage, highway. mining and
structural lines. These jobs require
college engineering degree or an
Sineering experience.
Another post frequently vacant is
that of photographic engineer for the
Coast and Geodetic Survey. paving
Sl.S6o. Five examinations also have
4 oeen held in the last two years to OBJ.
tam nautical assistants for the Ru.
reau of Navigation. None are needed
at present, however.
one of the most troublesome Jobs
to I'LL and keep filed is that Of an
assistant chief marketing specialist
Tor mighty responsible post with the
department Of Agriculture paving
s9.eVo 70 start and with promotion to
$4,000. This specialist is needed as a
members on committee to pass
rhai!y on the grade of cotton Hnters
from which many Celluloid products
are made
I The difficulty here" Mr.. Brande
explained. lis that cotton men quail.
ned to pass Judgment on cotton lint.
erS can make many times the salary
offered by the Government and would
have to work but one cotton season
instead Of the year around as they
would with us
Requirements for this post are
high. In addition to a college degree
the applicant must have had at least
six years experience in handling and
grading linters.
Along with this job is that OF
marketing specialist for similar work
at an entrance salary Of $4,000 and
an advance to possible $500.
Medical Aides Needed.
Chemists also are needed. Six ex.
amlnations had to be held in the past
two years before all posts were filled
According to civil service officials.
there nearly always are vacancies In
the medical and dietetic apartments
# the Veterans Bureau and the
Public Health Service.
Dietitians. who receive from 1850
TO $4,000. must meet a host of REQUIRE
mcnts. including a two-y year college
course. training in chemistry. biolog.
ical science. food preparation and
other dietetic lines and must have at
least three months experience in a
hospital.
Physiotherapy aides also are In
perennial demand. They are paid
from $1.32o to $3.50 and staff aides
81 $50 to $1,000. Occupational therapy
aides. also in demand, are rated from
$3.50 to s2.o40
Medical officers who have special.
lied in tuberculosis. or eve, ear. nose
and throat, may find places with the
Veterans Bureau at $3,S0o. How.
ever, few applicants have taken the
examinations. records show.
With all the teachers being turned
ont by normal schools the Civil Serv.
ice Compassion has great difficulty in
obtaining a teacher Of home eco.
nomics for the Indian Field Service at
81 200 to 1850 salary.