Description:This industry comprises government establishments of the Armed Forces, including the National Guard, primarily engaged in national security and related activities.
Examples:Navy, National Guard, Military training schools (except military service academies), Military police, Military courts, Marine Corps, Army, Air Force
International Affairs
Description:This industry comprises establishments of U.S. and foreign governments primarily engaged in international affairs and programs relating to other nations and peoples.
Source: MyPlan.com L.L.C. 2019; U.S. Census Bureau, 2018; Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, 2018
Interesting Fact
The first U.S. patent, issued in 1790 to Samuel Hopkins for a potassium compound, was signed by both President George Washington and then Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson.