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Your weekly Bakersfield jobs roundup: a warehouse boom across Kern County, hospital hiring with sign-on bonuses, the county's energy future, fair seas...
Read MoreA new Target on Gosford Road and a growing retail corridor on Bakersfield's southwest side are adding hundreds of jobs. Here is who is hiring and how ...
Read MoreJob Fest brings 100-plus employers and hundreds of openings to free hiring events across Kern County. Here is how the series works and how to be ready...
Read MoreThe Kern County Fair returns to Bakersfield this September, and with it come hundreds of seasonal jobs. Here is how to land ticket, parking, event-sta...
Read MoreKern County already powers California with oil and wind. Now a wave of solar, carbon management, and clean-energy training is opening new career paths...
Read MoreAdventist Health Bakersfield, a century-old Kern County hospital, is hiring across nursing, clinical, and support roles, with sign-on incentives on so...
Read MoreKern County has grown into one of California's biggest distribution hubs, with tens of millions of square feet of warehouse space off Highway 99 and 5...
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Looking for work in Bakersfield this June? Explore confirmed June 2026 Bakersfield job fairs, hiring events, and virtual career fairs connecting you w...
Read MoreKern County's Job Fest series rolls through three more stops in May and June 2026, with events in Shafter and Delano joining a virtual hiring fair ope...
Read MoreFrom logistics and agribusiness to energy, education, and behavioral health, Bakersfield employers are posting new jobs across nearly every sector thi...
Read MoreRemote and hybrid work is no longer just a Silicon Valley perk. Bakersfield residents have access to hundreds of legitimate work-from-home openings ri...
Read MoreFrom petroleum engineers in the oilfields to physicians at Kern Medical, Bakersfield pays well above the state average in several key fields. Here's a...
Read MoreBakersfield's biggest employers are actively recruiting workers with little to no prior experience this May, from warehouse floors and food production...
Read MoreBakersfield's retail sector is buzzing with open positions this May, from big-box giants to specialty chains. Walmart, Ross Stores, DICK'S Sporting Go...
Read MoreMore than 500 active construction and skilled trades openings are posted across the Bakersfield metro right now, with contractors, civil firms, and en...
Read MoreFrom national sit-down chains to fast-casual spots, Bakersfield's restaurant industry is actively filling servers, cooks, managers, and front-of-house...
Read MoreBakersfield's major hospital networks and healthcare employers are actively recruiting across nursing, allied health, and support roles this spring. K...
Read MoreKern County, the City of Bakersfield, and regional public agencies are actively recruiting across law enforcement, public works, social services, beha...
Read MoreFrom the oil fields of Oildale to the food processing plants of Shafter and the warehouse corridors flanking Highway 99, Bakersfield's economy is gene...
Read MoreTarget opened its newest southwest Bakersfield location on March 15, 2026, bringing more than 200 jobs to the Gosford Road corridor. The 148,000-squar...
Read MoreKern Medical, Adventist Health Bakersfield, and Dignity Health Memorial Hospital are actively recruiting nurses, technicians, and healthcare support s...
Read MoreThe Kern County Job Fest series rolls into Shafter on May 21, 2026, giving job seekers across the Bakersfield metro a free, walk-in shot at dozens of ...
Read MoreBakersfield job seekers have a prime opportunity on May 19 to interview directly with recruitment teams from major local employers. The 2026 Bakersfie...
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