ABSTRACT
The generalist nature of a planning education can make planners suitable for many different kinds of jobs. The talents and skills that a planner brings to a job usually add up to a unique approach to solving problems and achieving goals. The public sector consists of governmental and semi-governmental agencies that are funded with taxes and other public money. These include city and county planning departments; regional, state, and federal agencies; and special districts. If planners hold a public-sector job, they will have the advantage of knowing how government agencies operate. Planners may have a good sense of how to manage their own time, which they have learned from their experience with project budgets and billable hours. On the other hand, they may have to adjust to a new role as a government regulator who represents official policies to the public, and who determines and advocates a "public position."
