Written Exam for Local Level 7 and Others Held on the 28th... Competition Ratio 27.6 to 1

Results to Be Released on Each City and Province Website in November

The 2023 local government level 7 and other written exams will be held simultaneously on the 28th at 84 test centers set up across 17 cities and provinces.

The Ministry of the Interior and Safety announced on the 25th that a total of 33,144 applicants applied for 1,201 positions in the open competitive recruitment exams (public recruitment) and career competitive recruitment exams (career recruitment) for local government level 7, research, and guidance positions.

By selection target, for level 7, 25,626 applicants applied for 355 positions, showing a competition ratio of 72.2 to 1, which is an increase from last year. Among the cities and provinces, Seoul had the highest number of recruits with 184 positions (51.8% of all level 7 recruits), while the highest competition ratio was in Gyeonggi at 216.1 to 1 (11 positions, 2,377 applicants), and the lowest was in Ulsan at 3.5 to 1 (2 positions, 7 applicants).

Additionally, among level 7 applicants, the male ratio was 42.7% (10,955 people), and the female ratio was 57.3% (14,671 people), showing a slight decrease in the female ratio compared to last year (57.8%). By age group, those aged 20 to 29 accounted for the largest portion at 47.2% (12,102 people), followed by those aged 30 to 39 at 40.3% (10,316 people).

Meanwhile, for research and guidance positions, 4,624 applicants applied for 290 positions, resulting in a competition ratio of 15.9 to 1, which is a slight decrease compared to last year (17.9 to 1). For other level 9 career recruitment (such as technical high school career recruitment), 2,894 applicants applied for 556 positions, recording a competition ratio of 5.2 to 1.

The results of the written exams for the level 7 public recruitment and others conducted this time are scheduled to be announced in November through the websites of each city and province.

The Director of the Local Autonomy Division at the Women’s Association for Local Autonomy stated, “Selecting talented individuals in each region is of utmost importance to realize a local era where it is good to live anywhere in the Republic of Korea,” and added, “We will thoroughly prepare together with the 17 cities and provinces to ensure that examinees do not experience any inconvenience.”

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