<p>I am very interested in Governments and how government works. I like learning about policies, governments, and historical information about government and politics. The thing is, I am not interested in BEING a Politician but I plan on majoring in Political Science. Does anyone know of any possible careers that would fit me? I am also good at math, love history, and like law. Don't want to go to law school though. Thanks</p>
<p>Many political science majors will find jobs working in political campaigns or working as staffers for state or federal legislators (often you get can get a job with an office holder if you’ve worked in his/her campaign). You can also work for the federal government or state government. Similarly, non-profit agencies with political agendas will often hire people to work in their public affairs departments. Places like the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee are in the business of raising funds for political candidates–if you like fundraising that’s a place where you can use your political knowledge to help with fundraising. If you are good at math, there are political polling groups who hire people to work on surveys and analyze results. </p>
<p>Many have, at some time, served in the military.</p>
<p>think tanks
non profits</p>
<p>government civil service works on all types of policies (labor, healthcare, housing, nuclear regulation, etc). Federal govt and state govt are both an option, depending on what you are most interested in.</p>
<p>would you be interested in focusing on policies and such in other countries? if so, check out the State Department, Defense Department, Intelligence Community, Homeland Security, etc</p>
<p>I was very similar to you in college - I was fascinated by the academic aspects of political science, but I had no desire to get into politics. I wound up doing quantitative political science research during college and going into consulting afterward (I’ve found that the writing skills required to get a political science degree gave me a leg up in the business world, actually)</p>
<p>I know you said you did not want to become a politician but I would highly recommend working on a political campaign, as a student who has worked on several I can tell you it opens a lot of doors into government and can help you get to the places where you want to be. Working with policy is something every congressional office does, being an intern on a campaign may lead to an internship on Capitol Hill, or your local statehouse and it time maybe a paid position. I always hear that only those who come to the Hill as interns return so I would highly recommend exploring it as an option.</p>