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California City & County Careers

Direct public-employer hiring resources for California’s 15 largest cities and their counties.

Explore administrative support, maintenance, skilled trades, information technology, public health, libraries, parks and other public-service roles. These links lead to government employers’ hiring portals or human-resources departments; they do not list every job in the surrounding area. Some official application portals use GovernmentJobs.

CityCity HiringCountyCounty Hiring
Los AngelesExplore Los Angeles careers ↗Los AngelesExplore Los Angeles County careers ↗
San DiegoExplore San Diego careers ↗San DiegoExplore San Diego County careers ↗
San JoseExplore San Jose careers ↗Santa ClaraExplore Santa Clara County careers ↗
San FranciscoExplore San Francisco careers ↗San FranciscoCombined city/county careers ↗
FresnoExplore Fresno careers ↗FresnoExplore Fresno County careers ↗
SacramentoExplore Sacramento careers ↗SacramentoExplore Sacramento County careers ↗
Long BeachExplore Long Beach careers ↗Los AngelesExplore Los Angeles County careers ↗
OaklandExplore Oakland careers ↗AlamedaExplore Alameda County careers ↗
BakersfieldExplore Bakersfield careers ↗KernExplore Kern County careers ↗
AnaheimExplore Anaheim careers ↗OrangeExplore Orange County careers ↗
StocktonExplore Stockton careers ↗San JoaquinExplore San Joaquin County careers ↗
RiversideExplore Riverside careers ↗RiversideExplore Riverside County careers ↗
IrvineExplore Irvine careers ↗OrangeExplore Orange County careers ↗
Santa AnaExplore Santa Ana careers ↗OrangeExplore Orange County careers ↗
Chula VistaExplore Chula Vista careers ↗San DiegoExplore San Diego County careers ↗

San Francisco has one consolidated city-and-county government, so both links open the same hiring system.

Before You Apply

Read the entire announcement, including minimum qualifications, required documents, supplemental questions and closing date. Check whether the recruitment is open to the public. Some positions require an examination, eligibility list, license or certification. Ask the employer’s human-resources team about application accommodations when needed.

Keep a copy of your application and confirmation. Search related job titles as well as your usual occupation; each agency uses its own classifications.

Another Inland Empire Employer

San Bernardino County Career Opportunity Portal ↗

For additional municipalities and counties, start with the government’s official website and follow its Jobs or Human Resources link.

Sources & Review

Reviewed October 8, 2026. Each linked agency or employer-operated application portal is the source for its hiring information. Coverage follows the 15-city Census list in Discover California, with San Bernardino County listed separately. This is a focused directory, not a complete list of California local governments; vacancies and deadlines change.