Job opportunities listed on these local government websites include such positions as police officers and firefighters, in EMS as emergency medical technicians and paramedics, as lifeguards and jobs in emergency management and emergency preparedness. Jobs in areas of public service that make local governments operate such as public works, sanitation, garbage collection, highways, parks, community development, building inspection, law enforcement and plans review are found here, as well as positions in municipal finance, engineering, and as city managers and county managers.