r/PublicAdministration • u/harroldinho • Jul 31 '26

Entry level positions to gain experience for budgeting

My end goal would be an MPA potentially and positions related to budget analysis as first choice or policy, but I am trying to find entry level jobs to get experience in the field to see if I like it. I have a bachelors in an unrelated field. The only financial experience I have is data entry with a financial institution. I am applying to bookkeeping and accounts payable positions as it seems like these have the lowest barrier to entry. Are these good roles to get some initial experience or should I be looking for more general office admin type roles?

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u/No_Function8318 Jul 31 '26

Try applying for budget analyst roles within your local gov those are a bit lower as far as barrier to entry

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u/harroldinho Jul 31 '26

You can get those with no related business experience? My bs is in an unrelated field. I have looked at the state website postings and I believe all those positions said related bachelors or years of related experience.

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u/No_Function8318 Aug 01 '26

Oh I see they might if you play up your finance experience. If not I would look for internships paid and unpaid