Assuming that they are able to perform some work ... i.e they are not truely disabled, the individual would then seek out state / local civil service employment.
This could be any number of positions from health inspectors, police, fire, emergency service, jail guards, court clerks, maintenance, or administration.
One point of contention is that I do not consider school districts (at least how they are constituted in Colorado) to be state or local government service. However, an argument could be made to include education in the qualification for service.
''In a mature society, 'civil servant' is sematically equivalent to 'civil master'.'' -- Robert A. Heinlein
Typo, sorry. Please read ‘’semantically’’ for ‘’sematically’’.