Also called: OMB Program Examiner
Works at the White House Office of Management and Budget reviewing how federal agencies spend hundreds of billions of dollars.
You question NASA's budget request line by line, analyze whether a program is working and write a memo that shapes the President's budget.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Master's degree, about 6 years after high school. Usually a master's in public policy, economics or public administration.
Ways in: Graduate school. Training cost: $60k – $150k.
Majors to look at: Public Policy, Economics, Public Administration.
Growing about average. Small, prestigious office.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. AI summarizes agency spending data; questioning agencies and advising the White House on budget choices stays human.
Classes: AP Government, AP Macroeconomics, AP Statistics.
Official data: O*NET occupation 13-2031.
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