Connecting to the right people is often the key to career advancement. Use the tools found here in Jobs communities to learn more about the area's core industries including high tech, government, finance, business and health.
More than 340,000 people work locally in tech-related fields, including information technology, computer services, telecommunications, aerospace and bioscience.
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.
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.
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