There's a lot of money to be made as a federal HR bureaucrat, as their jobs site shows. Here's the salary for a "Human Resources" staffer, which doesn't require any particular specialized skills apart from speaking bureaucratese and an ability to fill out paperwork:
| Salary: | $102,952.00 - $133,833.00 / Per Year |
| Series & Grade: | GS-0201-14/14 |
| Location(s): | Portland, Oregon |
| Open Period: | 8/21/2014 to 9/10/2014 |
| Announcement Number: | IHS-14-HQ-1195767-ESEP/MP |
| Department: | Department Of Health And Human Services |
| Agency: | Indian Health Service |
| Position Info: | Full Time - Permanent |
And here's what they pay a veterinarian to apply their skills toward animal disease analysis:
| Salary: | $27.78 - $36.12 / Per Hour |
| Series & Grade: | GS-0701-11/11 |
| Location(s): |
Multiple Locations (683)
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| Open Period: | 5/19/2014 to 5/1/2015 |
| Announcement Number: | NAHERC-VMO-2014-0010 |
| Department: | Department Of Agriculture |
| Agency: | Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service |
| Position Info: | Intermittent - Intermittent |
It rather says a lot about government values.
