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Most In-Demand Jobs in County Government

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The County’s Human Resources Department tracks job market data and internal job statistics each year to analyze trends and forecast where County government might see growth or decline in the year ahead.  

Since 2015, the County of San Luis Obispo has been on track to replace almost half its workforce of 2,700 employees by 2020 as baby boomers continue to retire and the economy grows. This shift provides a significant opportunity for people who want to make a difference and contribute to the County’s vision of a safe, healthy, livable, prosperous, well governed community.
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Like private industry, County government is seeing an increase in demand for positions in health care, safety, and information technology. Unlike the private industry, the County’s job openings are influenced by program and legislative changes that occur in the Federal, State and local levels of government. Legislative focus on prison reform and realignment, cannabis legalization and the Affordable Care Act have caused a demand for job growth in health care, law enforcement and probation positions.  

The most frequently recruited for positions at the County in the past three years include:
  • Health and Human Services
    • Mental Health Therapist
    • Drug and Alcohol Specialist
    • Social Worker
    • Employment Resource Specialist
  • Safety and Law Enforcement
    • Deputy Sheriff
    • Juvenile Services Officer
    • Correctional Deputy
  • Information Technology
    • Software Engineer
    • Network Engineer
    • System Administrator

Increase in Job Applicants
The Human Resources Department has also found that the demand for County government jobs overall has increased over the past several years. The County saw a 40% increase in the number of job applications received in just three years. Between June 2016 and July 2017, the County received over 14,000 job applications. During the same period just three years earlier, the County received about 10,000 job applications.

“We are pleased that so many people are interested in the chance to contribute to the community and impact the lives of citizens for generations to come through their work,” said Human Resources Director, Tami Douglas-Schatz.

At the same time, the County has seen more interest in public service jobs from the millennials. Recent studies have shown that millennials, born in the 1980s and 1990s, have a desire for meaningful work. Of the job applications received by the County last year, 37% were from adults under the age of 30 and 26% were between the ages of 30 and 39.

The County of San Luis Obispo is rated as one of the top employers in the County and offers a diversity of jobs in 26 departments and over 500 job classifications that provide employees an opportunity to contribute to the community.

For more information or to apply for a job at the County, visit www.slocounty.ca.gov.

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