Up to $21,000 a month in Sacramento County? Check out these high-paying state jobs
Looking for a career change in Sacramento County?
The state of California is seeking applicants for full-time positions in fields including legal work, staff services and mental health resources.
State jobs are known for offering competitive benefits and enrollment in the nation’s largest pension plan.
Although some positions require employees to work in the office, others offer the option of working remotely from home with hybrid schedules.
Each job has different requirements, which are listed.
According to CalCareers, there were more than 3,000 open government positions in the state of California as of Tuesday, Aug. 5, including 800-plus job openings in Sacramento County.
These were some of the latest available jobs in Sacramento County on the CalCareers site as of Tuesday:
Assistant bureau chief | Permanent, full-time
- Department: Justice
- Salary: $14,153 to $17,115 per month
- Deadline: Thursday, Sep. 4.
Advancing the Division of Medi-Cal Fraud and Elder Abuse’s mission under the direction of the investigations assistant chief, the assistant bureau chief plans, organizes, evaluates, leads, and manages criminal sworn activities statewide.
The assistant bureau chief also advises and assists the investigations assistant chief in the development of partnerships with law enforcement entities.
Other duties include coordinating with external and internal partners in connection with legislative or regulatory initiatives and federally mandated outreach and collaboration.
Deputy director of fuel supply analysis | Permanent, full-time
- Department: Energy Commission
- Salary: $10,048 to $17,335 per month
- Deadline: Monday, Aug. 25
The deputy director is responsible for assisting the director in all aspects, including principal policy-making authority over fuels supply analysis, transition and other administrative responsibilities.
In this capacity, the deputy director functions in the place of and as an extension of the director.
Duties include working with and directing division staff; engaging with internal and external stakeholders and providing oversight and management of the division’s deliverables, policies, and administrative and budget functions.
This position features hybrid telework opportunities for employees who live in California.
Dean of academic affairs | Permanent, full-time
- Department: Board of Governors, California Community Colleges
- Salary: $9,418 to $11,792 per month
- Deadline: Monday, Aug. 25
Under the direction of the vice chancellor of academic affairs, the dean develops, administers, coordinates and evaluates policies, programs, standards and procedures in community college administration, academic, vocational and student services education and services.
The dean plans and implements strategic initiatives in support of the Board of Governors and Chancellor’s Office strategic priorities.
Other duties include promoting and coordinating statewide community college planning and programs; providing consultation and advice to community college officials and interpreting state and federal laws and policies relating to the community colleges. This position has a hyprid work setting, including telework.
Information technology manager II | Permanent, full-time
- Department: Department of Technology
- Salary: $9,418 to $11,792 monthly
- Deadline: Thursday, Aug. 14
Under the administrative direction of the deputy director of infrastructure services, the information technology manager has full management responsibility of approximately 65 technical staff and five managerial staff members.
The IT manager works as the branch chief for the Network Engineering Branch, which is responsible for the performance, security and reliability of the statewide Office of Technology Services Telecommunications network.
This position is eligible for a hybrid work schedule.
Senior engineer of water resources | Permanent, full-time
- Department: Department of Water Resources
- Salary: $11,104 to $14,135 a month
- Deadline: Tuesday, Aug. 19
Under the general direction of the section manager, the senior engineer is responsible for the supervision of staff, providing project management and technical and functional assistance supporting operations and maintenance of the Department of Water Resources.
Tasks include maintaining and creating training end-user materials, system testing procedures and best practices, master and interface data validation and maintenance, enhancements and defect log tracking, system documentation, and meeting coordination for system Business Managers.
This is a hybrid position.
Senior transportation engineer | Permanent, full-time
- Department: Department of Transportation
- Salary: $11,104 to $14,135 per month
- Deadline: Monday, Aug. 18
Under the general direction of the chief of the Office of Delivery Improvement & Agreements, the senior transportation engineer acts as the primary point of contact between Caltrans district project managers, Caltrans headquarters and California High Speed Rail Authority for matters related to interagency agreements.
The senior transportation engineer prepares reports, briefing materials and recommendations for senior leadership regarding high-speed rail project coordination and workload planning.
The senior transportation engineer also mediates to resolve disputes over invoices and resolve other interagency agreement-related issues.
This position may be eligible for telework.
Chief of Fiscal Programs Division | Permanent, full-time
- Department: Employment Development Department
- Salary: $11,778 to $14,453 per month
- Deadline: Wednesday, Sep. 3
Under the administrative direction of the deputy director of the Administration Branch, the chief directs the Fiscal Programs Division.
The division chief is responsible for all state and federal budget preparation and administration and all necessary accounting processes.
This is a hybrid position.
Staff psychiatrist | Permanent, full-time
- Department: Correctional Health Care Services
- Salary: $14,689 to $15,114 per month
- Deadline: Open until the job is filled
Under the general direction of the senior psychiatrist, the staff psychiatrist is a member of an interdisciplinary treatment team providing general population outpatient services to inmates.
This team includes other psychiatrists, psychologists, and psychiatric social workers.
In general, the staff psychiatrist performs psychiatric evaluations’ participates in-treatment planning and case reviews; prescribes medications and provides crisis intervention and psychotherapy.
Other duties including providing consultations and training in treatment approaches to both clinical and custody staff.
Staff services manager III | Permanent, full-time
- Department: Department of Justice
- Salary: $9,572 to $10,867 per month
- Deadline: Monday, Aug. 18
The staff services manager serves as the program manager of the Violent Crime Information Center, which consists of a wide range of complex and diverse statewide program components that provide critical law enforcement and public services in highly sensitive and visible subject areas.
These components consist of the California Sex Offender Registry and the Investigative Services Program.
The staff services manager oversees and sets policies pertaining to programs that perform legislatively mandated functions relating to the identification and apprehension of people responsible for specific violent crimes and for the disappearance and exploitation of people, especially children.
This position is eligible for telework, and will be required to report to the office as needed.
Capital outlay deputy director | Permanent, full-time
- Department: Conservation Corps
- Salary: $10,349 to $21,370 per month
- Deadline: Thursday, Aug. 14
The California Conservation Corps is looking for a knowledgeable and solutions-focused professional to serve as the capital outlay deputy director.
Under the direction of the Conservation Corps director, the deputy director is responsible for overseeing all of the department’s Capital Outlay projects — from initial funding requests to final construction.
Duties for this leadership role include working closely with the Department of Finance, Department of General Services and other control agencies to secure funding, manage timelines and keep projects within scope and budget.T This hybrid position is eligible for up to three days of telework per week, with a minimum of two days of in-office work.
