Looking for work in Sacramento? These California state jobs pay up to $17k a month
Looking for work in Sacramento County?
The state of California is seeking applicants for full-time positions in fields including legal work, air resources and transportation.
State jobs are known for offering competitive benefits and enrollment in the nation’s largest public 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 2,700 open government positions in the state of California as of Monday, Dec. 1, including 760-plus job openings in Sacramento County.
These were some of the latest available jobs in Sacramento County on the CalCareers site as of Monday:
Attorney III | Permanent, full-time
- Department: Veterans Affairs
- Salary: $10,852 to $15,325 per month
- Application due date: Thursday, Dec. 11
Under the general direction of the deputy secretary/chief counsel, the attorney performs complex and sensitive legal work independently.
Other duties include rendering expert legal advice and opinions and representing the California Department of Veterans Affairs in complex or sensitive civil litigation and administrative proceedings involving a wide variety of legal analysis.
This is a hybrid position.
Business taxes specialist III | Permanent, full-time
- Department: Tax and Fee Administration
- Salary: $9,751 to $11,625 per month
- Application due date: Monday, Dec. 15
The business taxes specialist serves as the agency’s primary resource on various tax and fee programs in matters of major policy and regulatory applications, as well as the principal technical advisor to management and legal team members.
Other duties include coordinating assignments, project planning and tracking on behalf of the agency chief and supporting the chief in evaluating strategic and operational planning.
Eligible candidates living in California may be eligible for partial telework.
Air pollution specialist | Permanent, full-time
- Department: State Air Resources Board
- Salary: $5,918 to $11,455 per month
- Application due date: Thursday, Dec. 11
Under the direction of an air resources supervisor, the air pollution specialist works as a member of a team that designs, tests, and operates the cap-and-trade tracking system and auction platform implementing the regional greenhouse gas reduction program.
The team also manages cap-and-trade auctions and reserve sales; supports user registration and performs essential jurisdiction operations in the tracking system.
The air pollution specialist reviews the Cap-and-Trade Regulation and amendments, translating regulatory requirements into business rules and functional requirements for application development.
Other duties include preparing operating procedures and training materials for the tracking system, the registry and the auction platform.
This position may be eligible for hybrid in-office work and in-state telework.
Assistant division chief | Permanent, full-time
- Department: Air Resources Board
- Salary: $14,541 to $16,511 per month
- Application due date: Friday, Dec. 12
The California Air Resources Board is seeking a dynamic, strategic and collaborative leader to serve as the assistant division chief of the Monitoring and Laboratory Division.
The division is responsible for providing high-quality air monitoring, laboratory analysis and data to support the board’s mission to protect public health and the environment.
The assistant division chief assists the division chief in planning, organizing, and directing the work of program staff.
This position may be eligible for hybrid in-office work and in-state telework.
Chief information security and privacy officer | Permanent, full-time
- Department: Transportation
- Salary: $12,131 to $16,062 per month
- Application due date: Wednesday, Dec. 31
Under the general direction of Caltrans deputy secretary of technology, agency and chief information officer, the chief information security and privacy officer has broad administrative participation in the formulation, operation and evaluation of the department’s Security Services Division on issues affecting information security, operational recovery and network technologies.
The officer develops and oversees the implementation of policies associated with cybersecurity risk management industry standards and state policy to identify and assess risk associated with the department’s information security assets.
This position may be eligible for telework.
Environmental program manager I | Permanent, full-time
- Department: Resources Recycling and Recovery
- Salary: $12,551 to $15,602 per month
- Application due date: Friday, Dec. 12
Under general direction of the deputy director of the Office of Environmental Justice, Tribal Relations, Education and Outreach, the environmental program manager coordinates, develops, evaluates and recommends strategies and policies for advancing environmental justice and tribal relations in the department’s scientific activities and leads CalRecycle’s environmental justice program.
In this capacity, the environmental program manager oversees staff in the development and distribution of environmental education materials consistent with state law.
Duties include ensuring CalRecycle programs effectively address environmental education and the needs and priorities of California Native American tribes, disadvantaged communities, low-income communities and farmworkers.
This is a hybrid position.
Deputy division chief | Permanent, full-time
- Department: Transportation
- Salary: $15,263 to $17,336 per month
- Application due date: Thursday, Dec. 18
Under the general direction of the chief of the Division of Engineering Services, the deputy division chief is responsible for the development, management and operation of the department’s Materials Engineering and Testing Services program.
The deputy division chief is responsible for planning, organizing and directing materials, engineering and testing support services for all districts and headquarters units.
Other duties include directing the development and adoption of standards and ensuring those standards reflect national and international state-of-the art practices.
This position may be eligible for telework.
Restoration architect | Permanent, full-time
- Department: Parks and Recreation
- Salary: $9,712 to $12,152 per month
- Application due date: Tuesday, Dec. 16
The restoration architect is responsible for assisting in the statewide review of the federal Historic Tax Incentives Program and the State Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit Program.
The restoration architect also provides professional architectural support for diverse federal and state mandated programs.
This is a hybrid position.
Senior electrical engineer | Permanent, full-time
- Department: Forestry & Fire Protection
- Salary: $11,427 to $14,298 per month
- Application due date: Wednesday, Dec. 31
Under the general direction of the supervising architect, the senior electrical engineer in the Fire and Life Safety Division performs as part of the Plan Review team.
Responsibilities include reviewing construction documents relating to electrical systems, life safety systems and associated elements to ensure compliance with fire and life safety codes, regulations and standards.
The senior electrical engineer reviews design details specific to electrical systems and engineering calculations to evaluate for fire and life safety code compliance.
Staff services manager III | Permanent, full-time
- Department: Governor’s Office of Emergency Services
- Salary: $9,572 to $10,867 per month
- Application due date: Friday, Dec. 12
Under the general direction of the assistant director of logistics, the staff services manager serves as the Logistics Support internal branch chief.
In this capacity, the staff services manager provides expert knowledge and technical assistance in the day-to-day management of the branch, with particular focus to Facilities, Property Control, Fleet, P-Card, Asset Management, Reproduction Services, Mail Room Services, Uniforms and Capital Outlay projects.
The staff services manager assists the assistant director in planning, organizing, directing and evaluating the ongoing operations of the branch.
This position is eligible for a hybrid work schedule. Additional in-office days may be required based on the agency’s needs.
