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Jobs within certain departments of the federal or local government require that employees have specific levels of security clearances. In order to qualify for security clearance, a candidate must successfully pass a detailed and thorough background check. The levels of clearance are confidential, secret and top secret. There are also private sector security clearance jobs in finance, education and healthcare.