HIGH TECH  | More than 340,000 people work locally in tech-related fields, including information technology, computer services, telecommunications, aerospace and bioscience. | GOVERNMENT  | About 281,000 work for the executive branch of the federal government. Thousands more serve in the legislative and judicial branches, as well as state and local levels. | FINANCE & ACCOUNTING  | The finance and accounting professional community includes online networking, contact info, career profiles and job listings. | BUSINESS & SALES  | This community includes business and sales news from The Washington Post, an online networking room, contact info, career profiles and job listings. | HEALTH  | This health and medical community provides career information and profiles, professional development resources, association links and job listings. | EDUCATION  | This community includes career advice from industry experts, message boards to discuss professional development, trade directory information, career profiles, and job listings. | NONPROFITS AND ASSOCIATIONS  | The Washington metropolitan area is home to more than 20,500 nonprofit organizations, employing about 18 percent of the regional workforce. Within the local nonprofit sector, there are approximately 3,500 associations, more than anywhere else in the country. | |  | |