Why it’s a rich job: In 2025, skilled trades like electricians, HVAC and plumbers routinely pay $60,000 to $90,000 according to Skilled Trades Partners. Experienced workers can reach six-figure earnings in high-demand regions.

In a dramatic about-face, the Trump administration on Monday re-suspended more than a dozen FEMA employees mere hours after CNN broke the news that they’d been reinstated to the agency following a three-month exile and a probe into alleged misconduct.

Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) sent a letter Wednesday urging Trump administration officials to ramp up oversight on large corporations’ use of H-1B visas for foreign workers. In his letter, Gallego expressed support for high-skilled immigration programs that “spur economic growth that creates good-paying jobs for American workers.

The administration of former U.S. President Joe Biden created jobs every month and was the first presidential administration to do so. While government policies can contribute to job creation, and government jobs are counted in the monthly U.S. jobs data ...

When reviewing job growth and salary information, it’s important to remember that actual numbers can vary due to many different factors—like years of experience in the role, industry of employment, geographic location, worker skill and economic conditions.

The total number of federal employees impacted by the DEI rollback is unknown, but the lawsuit suggests it could be “potentially in the thousands."

Of the seven Fort Smith city administrator candidates on a list provided to the Fort Smith Board of Directors, only two have experience managing a city the size of