What is the U.S. Department of Commerce?
While commonly known as the nation’s business agency, we are much more. DOC creates the weather reports heard every morning; facilitates technology that Americans use daily in the workplace and home; supports the development, gathering and transmitting of information essential to competitive business; makes possible the diversity of companies and goods found in domestic and foreign marketplaces; supports environmental and economic health in diverse communities; provides the basis for estimating the gross domestic product (GDP) and leading economic indicators; and conducts the constitutionally mandated decennial census – the basis of our representative democracy. What Type of Work Can I Do? You’ll perform tasks related to engineering (chemical, civil, electrical, electronic, general, and mechanical), accounting, information technology, economics, statistics, mathematical statistics, meteorology, oceanography, physics, cartography, geography, demography, human resources, criminal investi
