Want $15,000 a month in Sacramento? CA is hiring for these high-paying state jobs
Looking to make a career shift in Sacramento County?
The state of California is seeking applicants for full-time positions in fields including engineering, information technology and health care.
State jobs are known for offering competitive benefits and enrollment in the nation’s largest pension plan.
Each job has different requirements, which are listed. Although some positions require employees to work in the office, others offer remote work and hybrid schedules.
According to CalCareers, there were more than 2,900 available government positions in California, including 800-plus job openings in Sacramento County as of Wednesday, July 9.
These were some of the latest jobs in Sacramento County posted on the CalCareers site as of Wednesday:
Available California state jobs in Sacramento County
Accounting administrator | Permanent, full-time
- Department: State Air Resources Board
- Salary: $9,293 to $10,550 per month
- Application deadline: Saturday, July 19
Under the general direction of the Fiscal Services Division chief, the accounting administrator directs and supervises other members of the Accounting Branch.
The accounting administrator also formulates, recommends and participates in setting the organization’s financial policies, in addition to serving as the accounting officer of the California Air Resources Board and the Office of the Secretary for the California Environmental Protection Agency.
Production services section manager | Permanent, full-time
- Department: Franchise Tax Board
- Salary: $10,438 to $12,440 per month
- Application deadline: Wednesday, July 16
Under the general direction of the Communication Services Assistant Bureau director, the production services section manager plans, coordinates and manages the policies, strategic direction and business practices for the department’s publication services, in-house print services and multimedia, marketing and graphic services.
The manager is responsible for overseeing the operations and production of these areas.
Other duties include leading and serving on enterprise teams and councils as a representative for the section and the Communication Services Bureau.
Assistant deputy director of communications | Permanent, full-time
- Department: Department of Aging
- Salary: $9,951 to $11,080 per month
- Application deadline: Wednesday, Aug. 6
Under the general direction of the assistant director of strategic initiatives and equity, the assistant deputy director of communications serves as the senior communications strategist and principal operational coordinator for the Office of Strategic Initiatives and Equity.
The assistant deputy director provides oversight of cross-functional communications while ensuring strategic integration across the division’s three functional areas: communications, strategic initiatives and equity.
Associate hydroelectric power utility engineer | Permanent, full-time
- Department: Department of Water Resources
- Salary: $9,430 to $11,797 per month
- Application deadline: Thursday, July 17
The associate hydroelectric power utility engineer performs difficult and complex technical and engineering studies related to the preparation, negotiation and analysis of energy, capacity and ancillary service agreements for the Department of Water Resources’ State Water Project.
The engineer also evaluates agreements and filings of various entities, including energy market participants and the California Independent System Operator, and forecasts costs and revenues.
Attorney III | Permanent, full-time
- Department: Board of Equalization
- Salary: $10,536 to $14,879 per month
- Application deadline: Thursday, Aug. 7
Under the general supervision of the chief counsel, the attorney is responsible for managing all phases of litigation, including coordinating with the Attorney General’s Office, in all matters within the substantive jurisdiction of the Board of Equalization, primarily state assessment.
Substantive areas of responsibilities may also include public agency, employment, tax on insurers and alcoholic beverage tax law.
Responsibilities include overseeing all aspects of litigation assignments from case initiation and answer, plus discovery, dispositive motion practice, trial and appeals.
The attorney is also responsible for handling agency subpoenas and updating agency publications.
Correctional counselor | Permanent, full-time
- Department: Corrections and Rehabilitation
- Salary: $12,329 per month
- Application deadline: Tuesday, July 22
The correctional counselor plays a significant role in providing services to incarcerated patients in the Medical Health Services Delivery System at California State Prison in Sacramento.
The counselor works in collaboration between custody, nursing and mental health staff, assisting with interventions and strategies to work with the mental health population.
Information technology specialist II | Permanent, full-time
- Department: Department of Real Estate
- Salary: $8,374 to $11,220 per month
- Application deadline: Tuesday, July 22
Under general direction of the information technology manager, the information technology specialist is the technical lead responsible for providing expert level analysis, design, development, implementation and technical support of the state Department of Real Estate’s local and wide area networks.
Working as a network administrator, the specialist provides leadership on highly complex information technology projects, acting in a lead capacity and as a mentor to staff members.
The specialist also provides technical leadership in developing, maintaining and operating all network infrastructure hardware, applications and virtual solutions, while advising management and formulating network strategy and policy.
Infrastructure investment officer | Permanent, full-time
- Department: Public Employees Retirement System
- Salary: $10,370 to $12,367 per month
- Application deadline: Thursday, Aug. 7
Under the direction of the real assets associate investment manager and real assets investment manager, the infrastructure investment officer is principally responsible for sourcing and underwriting new Infrastructure investment opportunities, managing the existing portfolio, research and strategic planning.
Distributed Electricity Backup Assets unit supervisor | Permanent, full-time
- Department: Energy Commission
- Salary: $12,196 to $15,266 per month
- Application deadline: Friday, July 18
Under the general direction of the program manager, the supervisor serves as the highest-level resource specialist and performs very difficult technical work relating to public utilities along with a variety of supervisory, program evaluation, planning, policy analyses and formulation activities.
That includes technical review and feedback to staff on written work products.
The supervisor leads, supervises and directs multi-disciplinary team working on a variety of technical and analytical tasks related to grid resilience and reliability, demand flexibility, renewable energy and distributed energy resources.
Air resources engineer | Permanent, full-time
- Department: State Air Resources Board
- Salary: $6,299 to $11,121 per month
- Application deadline: Sunday, Aug. 3
The Transportation Fuels Branch’s Fuel Project Evaluation Section is seeking to recruit an air resources engineer to support the California Low Carbon Fuel Standard.
Under direction of the section supervisor, the air resources engineer conducts modeling and life cycle analysis for petroleum-based and alternative fuels; contributes to the regulatory amendments and uses engineering principles to evaluate the technical accuracy and completeness of proposed projects.
