Careers in California

By Willy Franzen

Looking for an entry level job or internship in California? Here's an overview of how to approach the search and a list of companies that might have entry level and internship opportunities that will interest you.

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California is the third largest and most populous state. It is home to two of the country’s largest metro areas, Los Angeles and San Francisco, as well as other major cities such as San Diego, San Jose, Sacramento, and Oakland. Fifty-three of the 2012 Fortune 500 companies call California home, most of them located in the San Francisco or Los Angeles metropolitan areas.

The main industries that call California home are the technology and entertainment industries. San Francisco and Silicon Valley are home to a large number of technology and web-based companies. Major technology companies such as Google, Apple, Adobe, Hewlett Packard, eBay, and Facebook have their main headquarters in Silicon Valley.

The entertainment industry makes a major home in Los Angeles, with television, film, music, and game entertainment driving the economy in the greater Los Angeles area. Media, technology, fashion, and tourism are also major industries in Los Angeles.

Agriculture is another major industry in California, particularly in fruit, vegetable, and wine production. California produces nearly 90% of all American wine, and Wine Country in northern California also brings in a lot of tourists.

Companies with Entry Level Jobs and Internships in California

Detour - Detour is a San Francisco, CA based company that set out to offer “immersive, location-aware audio walks” and completely knocked it out of the park.

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Job Title	Location
College Intern (Public Information)	Delaware County, OH
City Transportation (Traffic) Engineer	Richmond, VA
Transit Coordinator	Mesa, AZ
Maintenance Worker I	Santa Barbara, CA
Flagperson - Port (seasonal)	Sioux City, IA

See all 78 job postings

Victorious - Victorious is a Santa Monica, CA based startup that is “motivated by the challenge of powering and uniting the world’s most creative communities.”

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Job Title	Location
Business & Career Coach	Melbourne, FL
Communications Manager - DC	United States
Front End Web Developer	Newark, TX
PHP/MySQL Developers: 12 REASONS why programmers love to work for us	Boston, MA
Technical Operations Specialist: Brokerage Systems	Greenwich, CT

See all 23 job postings

Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition - Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition is a San Jose, CA based non-profit that is working to “to create a healthy community, environment, and economy through bicycling."

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No current job openings.

Tripping - Tripping is a San Francisco, CA based company that has build “the world’s largest search engine for vacation and short-term rentals.”

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Job Title	Location
Dishwasher	Thackerville, OK
Marketing Intern	San Francisco, CA
Sales Intern	San Francisco, CA
coaches,assistant coaches & college students	United States
Line Cook - 2015 Summer Season	Forks, WA

See all 394 job postings

Environmental Traveling Companions - Environmental Traveling Companions is a San Fran non-profit that “opens the beauty and challenge of the great outdoors to people with disabilities and disadvantaged youth.”

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Job Title	Location
Caretaker and Rotator	United States

See all 1 job postings

Chute - Chute is based in SF and has developed a “visual content engine for brands” that makes “it easy to keep pace with your customers and create compelling, fresh content."

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Job Title	Location
Maintenance Mechanics - All shifts	Brownsburg, IN
Restaurant Manager - WI - Grand Chute	Grand Chute, WI
Retail Sales - Verizon Wireless - Grand Chute WI	Grand Chute, WI
EMT Basic	Indianapolis, IN
Supervisor - Heavy Industrial Equipment / AutoCAD / Inventor / Fabrication Coordinator	Atlanta, GA

See all 949 job postings

Vayable - Vayable is based in SF/NYC and offers “a home for anyone looking to experience honest, local culture through experiences created and hosted by passionate local Insiders.”

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No current job openings.

GuideSpark - GuideSpark is a Menlo Park, CA based company that offers a “robust employee communications platform” to make HR's job easier.

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Job Title	Location
Lead Dev Ops Engineer	Menlo Park, CA
Associate Designer	Menlo Park, CA
Customer Success Managers	Menlo Park, CA
Vice President, Customer Success	Menlo Park, CA
Designer	Menlo Park, CA

See all 25 job postings

Fingerprint - Fingerprint is a San Francisco, CA based company that has “designed a way to transition this parent and kid engagement into the digital world.”

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Job Title	Location
Marketing & Public Relations Representative	Butler, PA
Caregiver	Sedona, AZ
CAREGIVER - Caliente	Caliente, NV
Unix/Linux Manager - Lincolnshire, IL	Lincolnshire, IL
School Clinician	Whiteriver, AZ

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Krash - Krash is based in Boston and offers a “way for founders, entrepreneurs and innovators to rapidly build the supportive personal and professional networks they need.”

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Job Title	Location
Entrepreneurship Summer Internship	Cambridge, MA
Marketing Summer Intern	Cambridge, MA
Marketing & Events Coordinator Internship	Cambridge, MA
Inside Sales Representative	Boston, MA
Assistant Property Manager	New York, NY

See all 8 job postings

Huckberry - Huckberry is a San Francisco, CA based company that “is like your favorite store, your grandpa’s favorite store, and your favorite magazine all rolled into one.”

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No current job openings.

August - August is a San Francisco, CA based company that has developed a “safe, simple, and social way to manage your home’s lock.”

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Job Title	Location
Dermatology Physician - Locum: Clinic in Minnesota looking for full time locums dermatology coverage for the summer of 2015	Minnesota
Software Developer – Summer Intern	Dallas-Fort Worth, TX
Emergency Medicine Physician - Locum: Emergency Medicine Summer Opportunity in Minnesota	Minnesota
Site Nurse - Summer Academic Program	Chestertown, MD
Orthopedic Surgeon - Trauma - Locums	Richmond, VA

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Hostelling International USA - Hostelling International USA is a Silver Spring, MD based "non-profit membership organization that has been serving young travelers for 79 years strong.”

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Job Title	Location
Brand Content Marketing Manager	Silver Spring, MD
Part-time Cafe Assistant Needed	San Francisco, CA
Staff Accountant	Silver Spring, MD
Resource Development Director	Silver Spring, MD

See all 4 job postings

Kanjoya - Kanjoya is a San Francisco, CA based company that transforms “emotional insights into remarkable customer experiences” by analyzing unstructured data in real time.

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Job Title	Location
Software Engineer - Big Data	San Francisco, CA
Software Engineer - Front-End	San Francisco, CA
Software Engineer - General	San Francisco, CA
Software Engineer	San Francisco, CA
Lead Software Engineer	San Francisco, CA

See all 5 job postings

WPromote - WPromote is an El Segundo, CA based company that calls itself “the country’s leading Online Marketing firm." They help clients with SEO, PPC, and Social Media.

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Job Title	Location
Social Media Specialist	El Segundo, CA
Pay-Per-Click (PPC) Specialist	El Segundo, CA
SEO Specialist	El Segundo, CA
Email Specialist	El Segundo, CA
Business Development Representative	El Segundo, CA

See all 11 job postings

The Resumator - The Resumator is a Pittsburgh, PA based company that helps “great people build great companies” by bringing “talented professionals and compelling companies together.”

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Job Title	Location
Marketing Intern Summer 2015	Raleigh, NC
Software Engineer - Intern (Summer 2015)	Pittsburgh, PA
Life Coaching Mentor	New York, NY
Patient and Perceptive Life Coaching Mentor	New York, NY
Life Skills Coach	New York, NY

See all 49 job postings

Kitchensurfing - Kitchensurfing is an NYC based company that matches “up chefs and people who need a cook at high and low price points and for a variety of types of engagements."

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Job Title	Location
Product Designer	New York, NY
Product Manager	New York, NY
Project Manager	New York, NY
Software Engineer	New York, NY
Lead iOS Engineer	New York, NY

See all 5 job postings

RelayRides - RelayRides is a San Francisco, CA based company that connects “vehicle owners whose cars would otherwise be idle with people who need a car.”

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Job Title	Location
Product Manager Intern	San Francisco, CA
User Experience Design Intern	San Francisco, CA
Office Manager	San Francisco, CA
Community & Social Media Manager	San Francisco, CA
Airport Operations Associate	San Francisco, CA

See all 11 job postings

Placebo Effect - Placebo Effect is a San Francisco based company that allows anyone to subscribe to prescriptions that are authored by a variety of experts.

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Job Title	Location
Clinical Research Associates (Nationwide)	United States
Personal Trainer	Jersey City, NJ
Clinical Team Leader (CRA Manager) - CNS	Wilmington, NC
Project Specialist II - Central Nervous System	Austin, TX
Sr CRA (United States) - CNS	Wilmington, NC

See all 4 job postings

ZenPayroll - ZenPayroll is a San Francisco, CA based company that has created “the easiest way to pay your employees.”

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Job Title	Location
Product Manager	San Francisco, CA
Office Assistant	San Francisco, CA
Office & HR Coordinator	Madison, WI
Customer Support	San Francisco, CA
Implementation Analyst	San Francisco, CA

See all 20 job postings

Mission Asset Fund - Mission Asset Fund is a San Francisco non-profit that's “transforming the financial services sector so that all hardworking families have a shot at achieving their dreams.”

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Job Title	Location
Online and Email Content Coordinator	Los Angeles, CA
Sales Representative - Money.Net Financial Terminal Sales (SoHo)	New York, NY
Sales Executive	New York, NY
Investment Operations Specialist	San Antonio, TX
Jr. Sales Data Analyst	La Jolla, CA

See all 950 job postings

Cater2.me - Cater2.me is a San Francisco, CA based company that “was founded with the goal of connecting inspired kitchens with the masses.”

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No current job openings.

Balboa Capital - Balboa Capital is an Irvine, CA based company that “has been providing equipment leasing and working capital loans to US businesses for over two decades.”

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Job Title	Location
Mulligan Funding, LLC \| Financial Sales Specialist \| Paid Weekly (15 Freeway/Balboa Ave)	San Diego, CA
Digital Marketing Specialist	Irvine, CA
Credit Administrator	Irvine, CA
Finance Manager	Vandalia, OH
Accounts Receivable Clerk	Irvine, CA

See all 6 job postings

Small Business Majority - Small Business Majority is a San Francisco, CA based “national small business organization" that focuses "on solving the biggest problems facing small businesses today.”

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Job Title	Location
Incineration Blends Chemist	Dugway, UT
Engineering Assistant - Research & Development	Rogers, CT
Systems Analyst Programmer	Little Rock, AR
Sales Development Representative	Mountain View, CA
Software Engineer - Oracle PL/SQL	Valencia, CA

See all 1,853 job postings

Innerspin - Innerspin is a Los Angeles, CA based agency that “is focused on growing global brands through effective brand building and digital capabilities.”

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Job Title	Location
Pro Shop Assistant	Riverside, CA

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ProQuest - ProQuest is an Ann Arbor, MI based company that “is committed to empowering researchers and librarians around the world.”

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Job Title	Location
Open Source Research Analyst	Reston, VA
Open Source Research Analyst - Urdu	Reston, VA
Executive Assistant II	Mountain View, CA
Fresh 15 - Privacy Research Associate	Redwood City, CA
Reference Assistant/Library/RV3040	Huntsville, AL

See all 56 job postings

HDMZ - HDMZ is a Chicago, IL and San Francisco, CA based healthcare and life science marketing agency that was founded in 1936.

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No current job openings.

American Film Institute - AFI is an L.A. non-profit that aims "to preserve the history of the motion picture, to honor the artists and their work and to educate the next generation of storytellers.”

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Job Title	Location
Appalachian Trail Conservancy Trail Skills Training Intern	Asheville, NC
Management Intern	Tempe, AZ
Digital Media Assistant	Arlington, VA
Research Collections and Services Librarian (Humanities Research Services)	New York, NY
Student Affairs Officer II	Los Angeles, CA

See all 97 job postings

The Music Center - The Music Center is “one of the largest and most highly regarded performing arts centers in the country."

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Job Title	Location
Account Executive	Austin, TX
Account Executive - Entry Level	Austin, TX
Level 1 Nursery Nurse - (Nursery RN)	Llano, TX
Account Executive - KJZZ and KBAQ	Phoenix, AZ
Hospitalist - Physician	Galveston, TX

See all 3,429 job postings

UpOut - UpOut is a San Francisco, CA based company that “is changing how locals discover unique events in their city.”

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Job Title	Location
UpOut Marketing Intern (accepting students)	San Francisco, CA
Writing & Content Marketing Internship	San Francisco, CA
Merchant Relations Account Executive	San Francisco, CA
Backend Machine Learning Engineer	San Francisco, CA
Backend Machine Learning Engineer	Francisco, IN

See all 5 job postings

Course Hero - Course Hero is a Redwood City, CA based company that “provides a suite of digital educational resources that help you learn as efficiently and effectively as possible.”

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Job Title	Location
Online and Email Content Coordinator	Los Angeles, CA
Dairy Nutritionist - Tech Support	Boise, ID
Programming Intern	San Mateo, CA
Bartender	Lombard, IL
Administrative Assistant	Bloomington, IN

See all 48 job postings

MOCA - MOCA is the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, and they are the only museum in L.A. that is entirely dedicated to contemporary art.

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Job Title	Location
Nuclear Submarine Officer	United States
Project Facilitator/Administrative Assistant, Office	United States
Project Assistant	United States
Junior to Mid-Level Administrative Assistant/Document Control Clerk	United States
ASSISTANT ISSUE CLERK	United States

See all 226 job postings

TuneIn - TuneIn is a Palo Alto, CA based company that “enables people to discover, follow, and listen to what’s most important to them — from sports, to news, to music, to talk.”

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Job Title	Location
Media Supervisor, Digital – LA	Los Angeles, CA
VP, Marketing	San Francisco, CA
Account Executive, Sales (LA, NYC or Chicago)	New York, NY
Director of Digital Engagement	Springfield, VA
National Account Executive	New York, NY

See all 11 job postings

FWD.us - FWD.us is a San Francisco, CA based lobbying organization that promotes "policies to keep the United States and its citizens competitive in a global economy."

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Job Title	Location
Bay Area Chapter Fellow	San Francisco, CA
Front End Engineer	San Francisco, CA

See all 1 job postings

Xamarin - Xamarin is a San Francisco, CA based company allows developers to write “apps entirely in C#, sharing the same code on iOS, Android, Windows and Mac.”

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Job Title	Location
Mobile Software Engineer III	Minnetonka, MN
Senior UX Designer	New Jersey
Mobile Developer	Minneapolis-Saint Paul, MN
.Net/Mobile Web Developer	Centennial, CO
Junior C# Developer	Parsippany, NJ

See all 445 job postings

Luminate - A lot of companies have put ads alongside images, but Luminate is a Mountain View, CA based company that is putting them in the actual images.

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Job Title	Location
Graphic Designer	Mountain View, CA
Communications Coordinator	Baltimore, MD
Digital Communications Strategist	Boston, MA
Development Assistant	Boston, MA
Product Manager	Mountain View, CA

See all 54 job postings

Snaptracs - Snaptracs is a San Diego, CA based company whose system “allows you to track your pet’s location and activity from your computer or mobile device.”

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No current job openings.

Textile Society of America - Textile Society of America is a Berkeley, CA non-profit that “provides an international forum for the exchange and dissemination of information about textiles worldwide."

See the complete Textile Society of America profile

Job Title	Location
Patent Examiner (Mechanical Engineering)	Alexandria, VA
Patent Examiner (Electrical Engineering)	Alexandria, VA
Patent Examiner (Computer Engineering)	Alexandria, VA
WAREHOUSE TECHNICIAN	New Augusta, MS

See all 4 job postings

Centro - Centro is a Chicago, IL based company that works “to improve the lives of those working in the advertising industry by building media management software."

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Job Title	Location
Hospice of Imperial Valley - Registered Nurse	El Centro, CA
Lead Nurse Brightwood Community Health Center	Springfield, MA
Community Engagement Intern/Volunteer- Imperial County	California
Media Associate	Dallas, TX
Retail Merchandiser (El Centro)	El Centro, CA

See all 338 job postings

Zepp Labs - Zepp Labs is a Los Gatos, CA based company that “empowers athletes and coaches with meaningful performance information to help them immediately improve their game.”

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Job Title	Location
Social Media & Copywriting Specialist	Los Gatos, CA
Social Media & Copywriting Specialist	Los Gatos, CA
Sports Software Product Manager (B2C/Consumer Product Software - Mobile Apps and Web Development)	Los Gatos, CA
Technical Program Manager (Software - Mobile Apps and Web Development)	Los Gatos, CA

See all 4 job postings

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