$26,000 a month in Fresno County? California is hiring for these high-paying state jobs
The state of California is hiring in Fresno County for full-time positions in fields ranging from legal work to nursing and engineering.
State jobs are known for offering competitive benefits and enrollment in the nation’s largest state public pension plan. Many of the following jobs have specific requirements, which are linked.
Here were the latest state jobs available in Fresno County on the CalCareers website as of Friday, Feb 14:
Attorney supervisor | Permanent, full-time
- Department: Industrial Relations
- Salary: $11,867 to $16,408 per month
The attorney supervisor directs and reviews the work of a team of the division’s legal unit staff in multiple substantive areas of law, including occupational safety, health law, administrative law, employment law and labor law.
The attorney also works in constitutional law, corporate law, bankruptcy law, criminal law and civil procedure law.
Other duties include directing the work of complex and sensitive investigations of the California Bureau of Investigations.
The application period closes on Thursday, March 6.
Business taxes specialist I | Permanent, full-time
- Department: Tax and Fee Administration
- Salary: $7,817 to $9,785 per month
The business taxes specialist independently performs the most complex, difficult, and sensitive tax compliance and collection work.
Duties also include acting in a leadership capacity performing monthly reviews of aged revocation and collection cases, providing guidance to staff and evaluating needs for training. The business taxes specialist is expected to perform a review of assignments through the Centralized Revenue Opportunity System Assignment Control.
The application period closes on Friday, Feb. 28.
Chief executive officer | Permanent, full-time
- Department: Correctional Health Care Services
- Salary: $15,480 to $22,567 per month
The chief executive officer is responsible for planning, organizing and coordinating a 24-hour, seven-day-a-week operation of one or two institutions and delivery of a multi-functional health care system.
This system features a full range of medical, mental health, dental, pharmacy and medication management specialized care and clinic services.
The chief executive officer serves as the Correctional Health Care Services Department’s and receiver’s principal advisor on the institution-specific application of health care policies and procedures.
The application period is open until filled.
Correctional lieutenant | Permanent, full-time
- Department: Corrections and Rehabilitation
- Salary: $8,924 to $11,932 per month
The correctional lieutenant is responsible for managing the operations of the Regional Selection Center and acts as branch liaison to local wardens, parole region administrators, other department hiring authorities and community leaders.
The correctional lieutenant independently makes administrative decisions pertaining to the operation of the Regional Selection Center.
The application period is open until Tuesday, Feb. 18.
Driver safety manager III | Permanent, full-time
- Department: Industrial Relations
- Salary: $9,456 to $10,742 per month
The driver safety manager oversees staff and operations of the Fresno Driver Safety District office and resident locations in Bakersfield and Riverside.
The driver safety manger provides direct supervision to the driver safety manager positions. Additional duties include planing, coordinating and managing the work and activities of the Fresno Driver Safety District office.
The application period is open until Friday, Feb. 21.
Environmental scientist | Permanent, full-time
- Department: Pesticide Regulation
- Salary: 4,269 to $8,877 per month
The environmental scientist performs a broad range of work concerning present and future environmental, environmental health, and natural resource management issues related to protecting California’s natural resources, agricultural productivity and public health.
The environmental scientist oversees and implements enforcement of various environmental and environmental health-related laws and regulations such as review reports and other documents to determine the effects of proposed activities on environmental health.
The application period closes on Sunday, March 2.
Forester I | Permanent, full-time
- Department: Forestry and Fire Protection
- Salary: $6,233 to $8,090 per month
The forester is responsible for implementing wildfire resilience efforts within the unit.
The forester also assists in the implementation of the vegetation management/treatment programs, prescribed fire program, forestry assistance, fire prevention grants, forest practice and fuels reduction efforts in the unit.
The position will be responsible for the oversight, planning, and implementation of various resource management programs and fire prevention grants consistent with forest health, forest resilience, fuels management and Unit Fire Plan objectives.
The application period is open until filled.
Physician and surgeon | Permanent, full-time
- Department: State Hospitals
- Salary: $20,142 to $26,631 per month
The physician and surgeon is responsible for making professional decisions regarding general medical work and surgery, as well as for appropriate referrals for services not performed at the Department of State Hospitals in Coalinga.
The physician and surgeon is required to maintain professional communication with physicians, consultants, nurses and other personnel.
The application period is open until filled.
Public Health Nurse II | Permanent, full time
- Department: State Hospitals
- Salary: 9,891 to $12,381 per month
The public health nurse plans, implements and provides public health nursing services and an infection control program in an all-male forensic mental health state hospital.
The role also assists with the surveillance prevention and control of infections and communicable diseases and carries out epidemiological investigations.
The application period is open until filled.
Senior hydraulics engineer | Permanent, full-time
- Department: Transportation
- Salary: $11,104 to $13,898 per month
The senior hydraulics engineer directs the operations of the Hydraulics Branch, organizing, directing, evaluating and controling all phases of the department’s Central Region Hydraulics program.
The engineer is responsible for the completion and delivery of all assigned projects.
Other duties include ensuring that projects meet all technical specifications, standards, requirements and are completed on schedule and within budget.
The senior transportation civil engineer must be a registered civil engineer in California.
The application period closes on Tuesday, Feb 18.