[2] In 1916, he organized a troop of Boy Scouts in Brazoria, Texas, and served as patrol leader.
From 1927 to 1930, Pickett was manager of the Chamber of Commerce of Mount Pleasant, Texas.
From 1943 to 1946, he worked for military welfare at the American Red Cross.
He was vice president of Realty Mortgage Corporation from 1946 to 1961, director of the Federal Housing Administration from 1961 to 1967, and the first executive director of the Deep East Texas Development Council from 1967 to 1972.
[3] He was also involved in such organizations as the Houston Area Federal Business Association, the Hodgkin's Disease Memorial Research Center and the Texas and Harris County Young Democrats.