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Looking for a job or planning a career in the LOS ANGELES Area? what where job title, keywords or company city, state or zip jobs by You're in the right place for LOCAL job openings, career assistance and information for the Southern California Counties of Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino & Ventura.

Collections of Southern California Job Ads

Southern California ads for a wide range of occupations and industries.

Southern California Summer Jobs and Internships

Southern California summer job opportunities and internships in various fields -- a great way to gain work experience!

Southern California Job Banks for Specific Industries

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Collections of Southern California Job Ads

• Indeed - One Search. All Jobs
  Like Google for LOCAL job listings! Search over 500 job sites, newspapers, associations & company career pages by location and keyword.

• San Diego Jobing
  Search by category, keyword or San Diego neighborhood for an extensive list of job openings.

• Southern California Jobs - Monster
  Browse or search job listings in Southern California from Monster.com. Monster offers other local distillations - they don't work perfectly in limiting the listings ONLY to a specific area - but they are still a time-saver when you're searching locally:
  [ Los Angeles County ] - [ Orange County ] - [ Riverside County ] - [ San Bernardino County ] - [ Ventura County ]

• craigslist: los angeles
  Los Angeles area job openings for arts, business, engineering & miscellaneous as well as apartments and local events.

• WorkingWorld.com - Jobs in Los Angeles, Orange County, California
  Online version of Working World Magazine: job ads, articles and local job fairs.

• Geebo.com - Los Angeles Jobs
  Local general job postings: search or browse by location, job function or keyword.

• CalJobs
  Job listings from California Employment Development Departments. While the service is free, you must register at the site to use it.

• Los Angeles Employers' Job Pages
  Excellent set of links to Los Angeles area employer job pages from LACareers.com.

• Orange County Employers' Job Pages
  Excellent set of links to Orange County employer job pages from OrangeCountyCareers.com.

• See also JobStar's Southern California Newspaper Classified Ads

Southern California Job Banks for Specific Industries

Department of Good Karma: When local associations & nonprofits make their job listings available via the Web, they are inviting non-members to access an important member benefit. If you like what you see, please consider joining the organization. (Many have special rates for those "between" jobs.)

Accounting

• CPA Career Opportunities
  Employment listings from the California Society of Certified Public Accountants.

• Auditing Job Opportunities
  Listings from the Orange County chapter of the Institute of Internal Auditors.

• Auditing Job Opportunities in L.A.
  Job listings from the Los Angeles chapter of the Information Systems Audit and Control Association.

• Payroll job listings from Southern California chapters of the American Payroll Association.
  • Los Angeles Chapter- American Payroll Association - Job Opportunities
    Local job openings in payroll and related positions.
  • San Gabriel Valley Payroll Jobs

Administrative

• craigslist - Admin/Office Jobs
  Los Angeles Area clerical, administrative, clerical, customer assistance, receptionist job openings.

• Admin & Clerical Jobs in Los Angeles, California
  Local collection of current ads from CareerBuilder.com

Architecture

• AIAOC Job List
  Current architect & support position openings from the American Institute of Architects, Orange County chapter.

• Landscape Architects Job Listings
  From the American Association of Landscape Architects, Los Angeles.

Arts

• California Museums Job Directory
  Search for museum by type, location or keyword; then connect to the museum's website to search for job openings.

• Directory of Arts Organizations
  Listings for over 1,000 arts organizations from the Los Angeles County Arts Commission.

Aviation

• Los Angeles World Airports - Employment
  Information on local career opportunities. Nice feature: Tenant Directories for LAX, Ontario, Palmdale and Van Nuys.

Biotechnology

• BioSpace - Job Openings
  Job listings in Southern California biotech companies from BioSpace.

• Southern California Biomedical Council - Jobs in Southern California
  Links to biotech related positions at companies in the Los Angeles & San Diego areas.

Chemistry

• Cosmetic Chemists Job Opportunities
  Technical, sales and other jobs listed by the California Society of Cosmetic Chemists.

Computers

• craigslist - Engineering Jobs
  Los Angeles area computer related job listings.

• Data Processing Independent Consultant's Exchange (DICE) - Southern California
  Current computer consultant and high-tech professional jobs with Southern California companies. Search by zip code, metro area, area code. Look at employment opportunities available within a company or find out information about the company. Job openings for titles such as: Database Administrator, Software Engineer, Data Processing Operator, Technical Writer. Links to DICE Job Search page with a nice search interface!

• LosAngelesComputerWork.com
  Use Advanced Search to limit search by area code or job type (contract, permanent.)

• socalTECH - Companies
  Links to high-tech companies arranged by general location in Los Angeles and the surrounding areas.

• Computer Security Employment Opportunities - Los Angeles
  Job listings from the Los Angeles chapter of the Information Systems Audit and Control Association.

• Local Jobs for Computer Scientists
  Positions in the Santa Barbara area from UCSB's Computer Department. Includes internships & summer jobs and an excellent directory of links to large computer employers in the area.

Construction

• ICBO - LA Basin Chapter Employment Listings
  Los Angeles Basin Chapter of International Conference of Building Officials offers job listings for engineers and inspectors.

• Building Officials Employment
  Building plans and inspection related employment from California Building Officials.

Education

GENERAL EDUCATION

• California School Administrators Job Search
  Search by region or district for certificated or classified management positions.

• Southern California Educational Institutions
  Links to universities and colleges, K-12, county offices of education, libraries, and museums, which will most likely have Job Opportunities section.

• CATESOL Job Bank
  Job listings from California Association of Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Langauages.

Primary & Secondary

• Statewide ED-JOIN: Education Job Opportunities Information Network
  Searchable database of educational job openings in California public schools: search statewide, by region or by county.

• California K12 Jobs
  Current California K-12 jobs listings from K12jobs.com. Must register (free) to search jobs.

• California School Library Association Job Hotline
  View jobs in school libraries or media centers by Northern or Southern California location.

• School Food Service Job Opportunities
  Click on "Job Opportunities" for supervisors, managers, nutritionists for California school districts from California School Food Service Association.

Links to Individual School Districts

• California Offices of Education by County
  Links to County Offices of Education from the California Department of Education.
• California School District Links
  Links to K-12 school districts in California. Many will have a "job openings" section.

Community Colleges

• The Registry: California Community Colleges Job Bank Listing
  Open positions at California Community Colleges.

• Job Trac
  Monthly job bulletin from the Association of California Community College Administrators. Sorted by regions within California.

Colleges & Universities

• UC Employment Opportunities
  Current employment and promotional opportunities at each UC campus and UC Administration.

• UC Irvine
  Employment Opportunities Bulletin is published each Monday listing all staff positions currently available at Campus and satellite office locations. Includes explanation of application procedure.

• UCLA Job Listings
  Access to current (and past) UCLA job openings and Employment Resume Builder. Also allows you to search all jobs by keyword.

• UC Riverside
  Click on "Jobs" for links to clerical/administrative, executive, maintenance, management, professional, science/technical, and temporary positions with UC Riverside.

• UC San Diego
  UCSD job bulletin linking to opportunities in various job categories (administrative, technical, athletics and recreation, nursing, etc).

• UC Santa Barbara
  View UCSB job bulletin of most recent listing of staff jobs or previous job bulletins.

• CSU - Careers
  Job listings systemswide and at individual CSU campuses.

• Career Opportunities in Student Financial Aid Administration
  Positions at public & private post-secondary organizations in financial aid counseling, administration from California Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators.

Engineering

• IEEE--USA Job Listing Service
  Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers USA job listings, updated weekly, and searchable by location (CA), technical specialty, and entry level positions.

• Institute of Industrial Engineers, Los Angeles Chapter
  Current job listings from Institute of Industrial Engineers - Los Angeles Chapter.

Environment

• California Environmental Water Bulletin
  California job openings for a rnage of positions in private and public water processing systems.

• Environmental Jobs in California
  Links from EcoEmploy to job openings at California companies, laboratories, nonprofits and government agencies.

• Groundwater Employment Opportunities
  Project managers, hydrologists and other position ads from the Groundwater Resources Association of California.

• California Water Agencies - Positions Open
  Register (free) to see employment classifieds from the Association of California Water Agencies.

• California Association of Environmental Professionals - Employment Opportunities
  Environmental planner, analyst, manager jobs in California.

• Fisheries Positions Available
  Biologists, ecologists, project manager listings from the California - Nevada chapter of the American Fisheries Association.

• California Recycling Jobline
  California recycling-related positions: public works, waste management, recycling programs.

Facilities Management

• LA-IFMA Job Bank
  Job listings from the L.A. chapter of the International Facilities Management Association.

• Property Management Jobs
  From the California Apartment Managers Association.

Finance

• Credit & Collections Job Openings - Southern California
  Job openings from the Credit Managers Association of California.

• Banking & Finance Jobs in Los Angeles
  Local job listings from CareerBuilder.com

• Financial Jobs in CA
  Jobsinthemoney.com lists financial positions in California.

Government

Graphic Arts

• Graphics Design Jobs
  American Institute of Graphic Arts, Los Angeles chapter, provides job listings.

• Creative Hotlist Job Listings
  Job ads for those in graphics, design, packaging, art direction, production.

• Los Angeles Art/Media/Design Jobs
  Posted to Craigslist, Los Angeles.

• Designer Jobs
  Search by field or location for Industrial Design, Interaction Design and Graphic Design related jobs from Coroflot.com, a career and community site for creative professionals.

Health

• Clinic & Health Center Jobs - California
  California Primary Healthcare Association listing of job openings: management, direct care providers, analysts, social workers and more.

• Public Health Job Announcements
  Job openings listed by the Southern California Public Health Association.

• NurseWeek - HealthWeek Job Search
  Search by state or city for California jobs.

• California Nurse Practitioner Job Bank
  Current employment opportunities from the California Association for Nurse Practioners.

• HospitalSoup.com - California Hospital & Medical Jobs
  Search or browse by city or type of facility. Links provided to medical organization websites where you can look for job postings.

• UCLA Healthcare Opportunities
  From the UCLA Healthcare Department, current positions in all categories available.

• CAHSAH Job Listing Board
  Job listings from California Association for Health Services at Home.

• School Nursing Positions
  Listed by the California School Nurses Organization.

• Job Postings - Psychiatric Nursing
  California job postings from the California Chapter of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association.

• California Dietitians Employment Classifieds
  From the California Dietetic Association.

• California Rural Health Employment
  Search for current positions in rural hospitals, clinics, long-term care facilities in Southern California.

• California Rural Health - Jobs
  Job listings at all levels in rural settings from the California State Rural Health Association.

• California Association of Health Facilities - Job Postings
  Administrators and other positions in long term care facilities.

• Physical Therapy Jobs
  Search by state for a list of physical therapy openings in California.

• Respiratory Therapy Job Line
  Job postings from the California Society for Respiratory Care.

• California Medical Laboratory Job Opportunities
  Clinical laboratory job listings in California.

• California Radiologic Employment Opportunities
  Job listings sorted by California regions from the California Society of Radiologic Technologists.

• Nuclear Medicine Jobs
  Employment listings from the Pacific Southwest chapter of the Society of Nuclear Medicine.

• Dental Hygienist Job Listings
  From the California Dental Hygienists' Association.

• California Pharmacist Job Market
  Employment classifieds from the California Pharmacists Association.

• Healthcare Finance Job Listings
  From the Southern California chapter of the Healthcare Financial Management Association.

• Healthcare Risk Management Employment Opportunities
  Southern California Association for Healthcare Risk Management job listings.

Hospitality

• RestaurantRecruit.com
  Search for restaurant jobs (customer service and management) by state or company (primarily chain restaurants.)

• Restaurant/Bar Jobs in Los Angeles
  Current local job listings from CareerBuilder.com.

• Club Manager Employment Opportunities
  Management & other positions at private clubs from the Club Manager's Association of Southern California. Click on "Job Openings" to view job ads.

Housing

• Southern California Housing Development Corporation - Job Openings
  Select OPPORTUNITIES to see job openings for leasing consultants, housing managers, resident services technicians at 20+ housing developments in 5 counties.

Human Resources

• HR Job Listings - California
  Select "California" to see current month's job postings from the Society for Human Resource Management.

• Professionals in Human Resources Association Career Center
  Job listings from the Los Angeles chapter of Society of Human Resource Management.

• Job Postings
  California Public Employers Labor Relations Association posts HR positions with public agencies.

• IFEBP - Job Postings
  International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans job listings for California.

Interior Design

• ASID - LA Chapter Classifieds
  The current edition of ASID-LA Monthly Newsletter (.pdf format) has current Employment Classifieds.

Law

• Law.com Job Listings
  Job listings for attorneys, para-professionals and support staff from the online site of The Recorder.

• Legal Marketing Job Bank
  Marketing, PR and administrative positions from the Los Angeles chapter of the Legal Marketing Association.

• Los Angeles Legal Administrators Job Bank
  Legal management positions from the Greater Los Angeles Chapter, Association of Legal Administrators.

• Southern California Association of Law Libraries - Job Listings
  Lawyer, law librarian, and support positions.

Law Enforcement

• California Peace Officers' Association - Career Opportunities
  Police and support positions in California.

• Law Enforcement Employment Opportunities
  Officer, management, dispatch and other California job openings from the Peace Officers Research Association of California.

• California Emergency Services Association - Southern Chapter
  Latest postings for emergency management, emergency coordinator positions.

• Southern California Association of Fingerprint Officers - Employment Opportunities
  Listings for evidence technicians, fingerprint officers and examiners at law enforcement agencies.

• California Association of Criminalists - Employment
  Job openings for criminalists, fingerprint examiners, forensics positions.

• CA State Division of International Association for Identification - Employment Opportunities
  Forensics and criminalist job listings in California.

• California Law Enforcement Job Opportunities
  Peace Officer Standards & Training participants (cities and counties) list current job openings.

• Dispatcher Job Listings
  Dispatchers & radio engineer job listings from the Southern California chapter of Public-Safety Communication Officials - International.

Libraries

For academic or school libraries, see also Education.

• Southern California Association of Law Libraries - Job Listings
  Law librarian and support positions.

• Special Libraries Association - Southern California Chapter - Employment Opportunities
  Jobline numbers, local job listings, and access to employment resources for library professionals.

• California Library Association Job Mart
  CLA job database. Job listings searchable by "Job Category", "Type of Library", "Salary Requirement", and "Preferred Location".

• California Academic & Research Libraries - Job Announcements
  College and community college position openings.

Manufacturing

• Manufacturing Jobs in Los Angeles
  Current local job ads from CareerBuilder.com.

• APICS - Region VII - Employment Opportunities
  Warehousing, production control, puchasing, materials manager positions from a local chapter of APICS, Educational Society for Resource Management.

• Orange County Craigslist - Skilled Trades/Artisan Jobs
  Manufacturing positions are often listed here.

• Industrial Hygiene Jobs & Careers
  Current job listings from the Southern California Industrial Hygiene Association.

Marketing

• Southern California Marketing Job Listings
  A service of the Southern California chapter of the American Marketing Association.

• Sales & Marketing Jobs in Los Angeles
  CareerBuilder.com lists current local job ads for Los Angeles.

• Meeting Professional's Job Bank
  From the Orange County chapter of Meeting Professionals International.

• Special Events Job Listings
  From the International Special Events Society, Greater Los Angeles chapter.

Media

• California Broadcasters Association Job Bank
  Member radio and television stations in California list their jobs here.

• EmmyOnline - Job Bank
  Jobs in television - many in California - from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.

• Southern California Broadcasters Job Alert Bulletin
  Job listings for clerical, intern, news, on-air, production, management, traffic and more at Southern California radio stations.

• California Journalism Job Bank
  A service of the California Society of Newspaper Editors.

• California Newspaper Classified Job Bulletin
  Journalism, marketing, production, sales and other positions listed by the California Newspaper Publishers Association.

• California Chicano News Media Association
  Jobs (many in California) for print, radio, television, PR and technical jobs in news media. Internships & fellowships are also included.

  HCD Job Board
  Job listings in media & entertainment in the LA Area from Hollywood Creative Directory.

NonProfit

• NonProfit Job Listings in Southern California
  Local nonprofit job listings from the Center for NonProfit Management.

• Job Opportunities in Philanthropy
  From the Southern California Grantmakers, a regional membership association of private-sector grantmakers.

• Fundraising Professionals Job Opportunities
  click on "Job Postings" to see job listings from the greater Los Angeles Chapter, Association of Fundraising Professionals.

• California Foundation for Independent Living Centers - Employment Opportunities
  Open positions at disability organizations and Independent Living Centers in California.

Planning

• LA APA Planning Job Listings
  Scroll down for Recent Job listings in city, transportation, development & other planning functions from the Los Angeles chapter of the American Planning Association.

• Current Job Postings
  Jobs listed by the Orange County section of the American Planning Association.

• Employment Opportunities - Inland Empire
  Job announcements from the Inland Empire section of the American Planning Association.

• Planning Jobs Available
  Current job postings from the California chapter of the American Planning Association.

Project Management

• Project Management Career Center
  Project management and related positions from the Project Management Institute, Orange County Chapter.

Property Management

• Property Management Jobs - California
  Apartment Jobs Nationwide and the California Apartment Management Association list of jobs: property management, support, leasing, sales, painting, groundskeeper.

• Real Estate Management Professional Opportunities
  Property management, leasing, maintenance and other positions from the Los Angeles chapter of the Institute of Real Estate Management.

Psychology

• Employment Opportunities
  California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists employment listings.

• California Position Openings
  Select California to search job ads from APA [American Psychology Association] Monitor.

Public Relations

• Public Relations Job Bank
  Provided by the Orange County chapter of the Public Relations Society of America.

Publishing

• Bookbuilders West - Jobs Bank
  Job openings in all areas of publishing including art, design & production. The scope is the Western US but most of the listings are in the Bay Area or Los Angeles.

• Book Publicity and Marketing Positions
  View California jobs from the Northern California Book Publicity and Marketing Association.

Quality Control

• American Society for Quality Control - Los Angeles Chapter
  Southern California employment opportunities for quality professionals.

Real Estate

• Real Estate Management Jobs Available
  Management and support positions from the Building Owners and Managers Association of Greater Los Angeles.

• Orange County Real Estate Management JobLine
  From the Building Owners and Managers Association of Orange County.

Records Management

• Records Management Job Listings
  Management & clerical positions from the Orange County chapter of the Association for Information Management Professionals.

• Records Management Job Listings
  Job postings from the greater Los Angeles Chapter of ARMA International, the Association for Information Management Professionals.

Science

• American Chemical Society - Southern California Section
  Job Openings listed by the Southern California Section of the American Chemical Society.

• Toxicology Job Postings
  Job listings from the California Association of Toxicologists.

Social Work

• NASW Jobs Bulletin
  From National Association of Social Workers, California Chapter, job listings are published twice monthly. Covers Northern and Southern California.

• Social Service Jobs in California
  Select California to search for social work jobs & links from socialservice.com.

Technical Writing

• Society for Technical Communication - Orange County Chapter Job Listings
  Weekly job listings for technical writers, editors in Southern California.

Training

• ISPI Job Listings
  Training, management, instruction design positions from the Los Angeles chapter of the International Society for Performance Improvement. See also the Orange County Chapter Job Listings.

Utilities

• Employment Opportunities
  Jobs with California Municipal Utilities Association members.

Wine

• Wine Jobs
  From Wine Business: covers a wide range of job titles in finance, administration, sales, IT and winemaking. National in scope - but a preponderance in California.