Letter from Employer in Unrelated Field?

[MrLogan]

I'm an older, non-traditional student who is currently working on my applications for MS in Anatomy programs. I have two academic letter writers secured, and my former employer is willing to write a letter for me. However, my last job is totally unrelated to my field of study. I worked in IT as a help desk technician, whereas my undergrad degree is in biology and am pursuing graduate study in anatomy. Would this be an acceptable letter that would carry any weight? I worked there for 4 years, and it was a department of government for a major metropolitan city.

[staceyjo]

My first go around both of my letters were from previous supervisors and not educational at all. I got in to my first choice with a departmental scholarship. I was applying for a MS in Sport Management. One LOR was from a person who was a supervisor for a volunteer position and I also worked with him at my campus job during undergrad (he just happens to now be a sports reporter), the other was from a previous supervisor at a public library. While Annotomy is educational based and not "profession" based like sports programs it can't hurt to have someone that has worked closely with you that can attest to your work ethic and ability to work well with others etc. I know none of my professors could ever attest to that. Even the ones I had for multiple semesters and frequented their office hours.