#tech careers

Under identical titles, federal and private tech postings ask for different tools — a federal Data Scientist does statistics and reporting where a private one ships Python and experiments — and several modern data roles barely exist as federal jobs.

Federal tech jobs pay ~20% less than private — a gap that should drive workers out but doesn't. Using the new OPM workforce API, the Skillenai job index, and BLS, we price the public-sector bargain: near-zero mobility, near-total job security, and a pension that ties them together.