Welcome to the Department of Industrial Relations
Employment opportunities

Applying for a job with the Department of Industrial Relations:

Please note: Several vacancies may exist within each job classification. You may apply for any of the positions for which you meet the minimum qualifications as stated on the examination announcements.

Click on the job title and read the examination announcement carefully to be certain that you meet the minimum qualifications. We suggest that you print it out so you may refer to it when completing your application form.

Click here to download the standard application form acrobat pdf and its instructions acrobat pdf (in Adobe Acrobat acrobat pdf format). You must use the standard application form to apply for a position with this department. Once you have completed the application form, mail it to the address shown on the examination announcement. If you meet the minimum qualifications for admittance to an examination, you will be notified by mail of the time and place.

If you have any questions, feel free to telephone or email any contact shown in each examination announcement. You may also email the personnel office at jobs@dir.ca.gov, or call ON OUR TOLL FREE LINE at 1-800-564-0771.

Thank you for considering the Department of Industrial Relations as your future employer.

Also available is a list of the department's current open positions (requiring Civil Service Eligibility):

Transfer opportunities (More...)

Final filing date




Open & Promotional exams

Final filing date

Senior Legal Typist (acrobat pdf pdf), (ms word MS Word)
Open Statewide

April 24, 2009
October 2, 2009

Transfer opportunities

Final filing date

Hearing Officer I (acrobat pdf pdf), (ms word MS Word)
OSHAB, Sacramento

Open until position filled

Senior Management Auditor(acrobat pdf pdf), (ms word MS Word)
OD - Internal Audit Unit, San Francisco / Sacramento

December 31, 2009
(until position filled)

Legal Support Supervisor I (acrobat pdf pdf), (ms word MS Word)
OSHAB, Sacramento

Positions open until filled

Industrial Relations Counsel III (Specialist)*(Half Time) (acrobat pdf pdf), (ms word MS Word)
OSHAB, Sacramento

Positions open until filled

Workers' Compensation Consultant (acrobat pdf pdf), (ms word MS Word)
DWC, Medical Unit - Oakland

June 11, 2009
(or until position filled)

Senior Legal Typist (acrobat pdf pdf), (ms word MS Word)
DWC, Claims Adjudication - Various locations

Positions open until filled


(You need to be a state employee to apply.)

Last update 2/04/2010