Legislators

Job Description: Develop, introduce or enact laws and statutes at the local, tribal, State, or Federal level. Includes only workers in elected positions.

Legislators spend a lot of their time . They are naturally good at . Legislators are typically characterized as being Enterprising and Social. They are usually very knowledgable about and are skilled at .

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Interests

Enterprising
  
Social
  
Investigative
  
Artistic
  
Conventional
  
Realistic
  

Knowledge

Wages

New York
$79,120  
 
Puerto Rico
$67,530  
 
Indiana
$51,330  
 
Hawaii
$50,570  
 
California
$47,590  
 
Alaska
$46,420  
 
Washington
$42,810  
 
Kansas
$42,460  
 
South Dakota
$35,340  
 
Florida
$31,640  
 
Wyoming
$29,080  
 
Arizona
$28,830  
 
Oklahoma
$26,260  
 
Nevada
$25,790  
 
Colorado
$25,390  
 
Mississippi
$22,620  
 
Oregon
$21,980  
 
Pennsylvania
$19,900  
 
Connecticut
$19,680  
 
Michigan
$19,200  
 
New Jersey
$19,200  
 
Arkansas
$19,070  
 
Missouri
$18,990  
 
Montana
$18,620  
 
Maryland
$18,500  
 
Illinois
$18,380  
 
West Virginia
$18,330  
 
Ohio
$18,210  
 
New Mexico
$18,160  
 
Utah
$18,020  
 
Texas
$17,730  
 
Nebraska
$17,330  
 
Alabama
$17,150  
 
Louisiana
$17,150  
 
Minnesota
$17,140  
 
Rhode Island
$17,090  
 
South Carolina
$17,090  
 
Maine
$16,830  
 
Virginia
$16,760  
 
Tennessee
$16,740  
 
Georgia
$16,660  
 
Wisconsin
$16,620  
 
New Hampshire
$16,370  
 
Iowa
$16,070  
 

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Achievement
  
Recognition
  
Independence
  
Working Conditions
  
Support
  

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