State jobs in the US

Sorry for posting this here, but I have no idea where to find this information and there aren't enough people on DIA to get a rapid response.

Can non-US citizens apply for state (non-civil service) positions? I know they can't apply for federally-funded positions, but I don't know anything about state jobs. The job being considered is in PA, if that makes any difference.

I have a state job (Tn)  and there are several people in my office who are from other countries.  I do not know if they have their citizenship or not.

Interesting....do you think they'd be offended if you asked them?? 

If I see them I'll ask.  (they are all on different teams than I am...and I've only worked here for about three weeks.) Could you call the dept of the state you are in or look online?

I know right now in tn it is hard to get a state job period. They are making budge cuts like crazy. I came in through a stipend/scholarship program in college, so I think my job is safe for now.

This might help:

http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/policies/1421

Thanks for your help, IME! You don't have to ask if you don't feel comfortable doing it. I'll have a look through the link. It's a bit confusing because it's an at-will, non-civil service position. I'm not 100% sure what that means and finding a definition isn't easy. The position was actually put on hold for a about 6 months and just reopened. They must have finally worked through the state budget which is always a freaking nightmare in PA.

I think you probably can.  I have a friend who worked for the City of New York (which is bigger than a lot of state bureaucracies) in an agency that investigated police misconduct before she was a citizen.   I'm not sure what that falls under but it wasn't a problem that she only had a green card.  Now she's in law school and wants to be a prosecutor so she got her citizenship because she needs it for that (had to get a security clearance for her summer internship!)  

Cool! Thanks!

at will means you are not contracted and can get fired without cause... not sure the civil service part though.

Bmore, due to NAFTA, I can apply for jobs in the US and they'd be either state or non profit jobs, being a social worker, without any barriers, AFAIK, even though I am not American.

I think it might depend on the person's actual profession, though, as well and the security clearances that the job might need. Knowing the professional area might help clarify your query.