Skip Navigation LinksEntryLevel

human resources Division                                   

Business woman smiling

Entry-Level Positions

Job classifications in this field are designed to provide entry-level opportunities. Typical roles may include duties designed to support and supplement the work being performed in a specific area, in which staff gain exposure and experience which would lead to the potential for future career trajectory.

Back to CDPH Career Opportunities

Featured Position

ā€‹employees gathered around a notepad

Administrative Assistant

Employees in this class are responsible for relieving an administrator of assigned administrative detail, for carrying out assignments on their own initiative without detailed instructions, and for obtaining facts on which decisions or recommendations may be based. The Administrative Assistant may serve to increase the capacity of an administrator to carry out duties and responsibilities of his/her position as determined by the Department Program. 

ā€‹ā€‹How to apply

Step 1: Create or Login to Your CalCareer Account

With a CalCareer account, you can take state civil service examinations, store different versions of your application, apply for vacancies, track your application status and save your resume all in one place.

Step 2: Take Examination/Assessment

Before you can work for the State, you need to take and pass an examination for the job type (classification) that you wish to be considered for employment. The assessment process can take many forms (i.e. self-assessments or written exams) and maybe required to be completed in-person or online. Examination Bulletins list the minimum qualifications and the steps required to apply and/or complete the examination/assessment. If you have current or past state experience, you may have Transfer Eligibility or Reinstatement Rights.

Ā Ā 
Ā Ā 
Locations
Ā Ā 
Ā Ā 
Ā Ā 
Office Technician (Typing)$3,287.00-$4,114.00Multiple4PB2402Continuous
Office Technician (General)$3,227.00-$4,044.00Multiple4PB2401Continuous
Office Assistant  (General)$2,718.00-$3,740.00Multiple4PB2501Continuous
Accounting Technician$3,308.00-$4,145.00Sacramento3PB04Continuous
Business Service Assistant (Specialist)$3,130.00-$4,789.00Multiple0PBEZContinuous

ā€‹Step 3: Search and Apply for Jobs

Once you have taken the examination or established eligibility for the job type that you wish to be considered for employment, you may be considered for open positions in that job type by applying for job vacancies. Login to your CalCareer account, locate the job posting you wish to apply for and click on ā€œApply for This Jobā€ and follow the prompts.

Ā Ā 
Ā Ā 
Ā Ā 
Ā Ā 
Ā Ā 
Ā Ā 
Ā Ā 
Ā Ā 
Ā Ā 
Ā Ā 
Program Technician II - Surveyor Technician$3,373.00-$4,227.00Permanent Full TimeCenter for Health Care QualityNorthern California RegionSacramentoJC# 34270312/15/20222PB30Continuous
Personnel Technician II (Specialist) - Certification Technician$4,091.00-$5,126.00Permanent Full TimeHuman Resources DivisionHuman Resources DivisionSacramentoJC# 34288412/15/2022
Program Technician - Death Registrar$2,917.00-$3,920.00Permanent Full TimeCenter for Health Statistics and InformaticsVital Records Registration BranchSacramentoJC# 34313312/16/20222PB29Continuous
Program Technician II - Surveyor Technician$3,373.00-$4,227.00Permanent Full TimeCenter for Health Care QualityNorthern California RegionSonomaJC# 33183912/19/20222PB30Continuous
Page Last Updated :