Human Resources

Job Descriptions/Compensation

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The City of Long Beach employs nearly 5,581 full and part-time personnel in approximately 700 different job classifications. This page provides a quick reference to these job classifications and the compensation provided to each.

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Should you have any questions or require further details after reviewing the provided resources, please do not hesitate to contact us at ClassAndComp@longbeach.gov 

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Select a letter below for a list of job descriptions (classification specifications).

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accountant i - iii accounting clerk i-iii accounting technician administrative aide i-ii administrative analyst i - iv airport operations assistant i-ii airport operations specialist i-ii ambulance operator animal control officer i - ii animal health technician aquatic supervisor i - ii assistant administrative analyst i -ii assistant buyer assistant chief wharfinger assistant traffic signal technician i-ii automatic sprinkler control technician

battalion chief body and fender mechanic - painter i-ii building maintenance engineer building services supervisor business systems specialist i-vi buyer i-ii

capital projects coordinator i-iv carpenter carpenter supervisor case manager i-iii cement finisher chief building inspector chief construction inspector chief surveyor civil engineer civil engineering assistant civil engineering associate clerical aide - NC clerk i-iii clerk supervisor clerk typist i-iv combination building inspector combination building inspector aide i-ii communication specialist i-vi communications center coordinator communications center supervisor communications dispatcher i-iv community development clerical assistant i-iii community development specialist i-v community development technician i-iv community information specialist i-ii community program specialist i-v community program technician i-iv community relations assistant i-ii (terminal) community services assistant i-ii community services supervisor community worker construction inspector i-ii corrosion control supervisor counselor i-ii criminalist i-iv criminalist supervisor cultural program supervisor customer service representative i - iii customer services supervisor i-ii

data processing assistant deputy fire marshal development project manager i-iii

economic development specialist i-iii electrical engineer electrical engineering associate electrical inspector electrical supervisor electrician emergency medical education coordinator emergency medical educator employee services assistant engineering aide i-iii engineering technician i-ii environmental health specialist i-iv epidemiologist epidemiologist supervisor equipment mechanic i-ii equipment operator i-iii events coordinator i-ii

fingerprint classifier fire captain fire engineer fire recruit fireboat pilot firefighter fleet services supervisor i-ii forensic specialist i-ii forensic specialist supervisor

garage services attendant i-iii garage supervisor i -ii gardener i -ii gas compression and storage supervisor gas construction worker i-iii gas crew utility assistant i-iii gas distribution supervisor i-ii gas field service representative i-iii gas field technician i - iii gas instrument technician gas maintenance supervisor i-ii gas systems control supervisor general librarian general maintenance assistant general maintenance supervisor i-ii geographic information systems analyst i-ii geographic information systems supervisor geographic information systems technician geologist i-ii greenskeeper

handwriting examiner hazardous materials specialist i-ii hazardous waste coordinator health educator i-ii helicopter mechanic historical curator housing aide i-ii housing assistance coordinator housing rehabilitation counselor housing rehabilitation supervisor i-ii housing specialist i - iii

identification officer institutional cook intelligence analyst investigator i-iii

laboratory analyst i-iii laboratory assistant i-iii landscape architect legal secretary legal stenographer library aide library assistant library circulation supervisor library clerk i - iv license inspector i-ii licensed vocational nurse lifeguard locksmith

machinist maintenance aide maintenance assistant i-iii maintenance planner i-ii marina agent i-iii marina safety captain marina safety officer marina safety sergeant marina supervisor marine safety sergeant - boat operator master mechanic materials inspector materials testing chemist mechanical engineer mechanical engineering associate mechanical equipment stock clerk i - ii mechanical supervisor i-ii medical assistant i-ii medical social worker i-ii members of boards and commissions messenger mail clerk i-ii microbiologist i-iii minute clerk motor sweeper operator

neighborhood services specialist i-iii nurse practitioner nutrition aide i-ii

office services assistant i-iii office services supervisor office systems technician i-ii offset press operator i-ii oil field gauger i-ii outreach worker i-ii

page painter i-ii painter supervisor park maintenance supervisor park naturalist park ranger i-ii parking control checker i-ii parking control supervisor parking meter technician i-ii payroll personnel assistant i - iii payroll specialist I-II permit center supervisor permit technician I-II personnel analyst i - iv personnel assistant i - ii petroleum engineer petroleum engineering associate petroleum operations coordinator photographer physician assistant pipeline welder plan checker - electrical plan checker - fire prevention plan checker - mechanical plan checker - plumbing planner i - v planning aide plasterer plumber plumber supervisor plumbing inspector police captain police corporal police inspector police lieutenant police officer police property and supply clerk i - ii police recruit police sergeant police services specialist i - iii police systems supervisor i - ii polygraph examiner port planner power equipment repair mechanic i power equipment repair mechanic ii principal building inspector principal construction inspector principal geological drafting technician programmer programmer analyst i - vi project budget analyst protection aide public affairs assistant public health associate i - iii public health nurse public health nurse supervisor public health nutritionist i - iii public health professional i - iii public health registrar public safety dispatcher i-iv

real estate project coordinator i - iii real estate technician i - ii recreation assistant recycling specialist i - ii refuse field investigator refuse operator i - iv refuse supervisor registered nurse reprographics assistant

safety specialist i - iii school guard secretary secretary to the city attorney secretary to the city auditor senior accountant senior animal control officer senior architectural engineer senior civil engineer senior combination building inspector senior electrical inspector senior engineering technician i - ii senior equipment operator senior geological drafting technician senior librarian senior mechanical engineer senior mechanical inspector senior microbiologist senior payroll personnel assistant senior plumbing inspector senior program manager senior records clerk senior structural engineer senior survey technician senior surveyor senior traffic engineer special services officer i - iv stock and receiving clerk storekeeper i - iii storm drain plant mechanic street landscaping supervisor i - ii street maintenance supervisor i - ii structural engineer structural engineering associate student worker supervising custodian supervising park ranger supervisor - facility maintenance supervisor - stores and property supervisor - waste operations survey technician surveyor systems analyst i - ii systems programmer i - iv systems support specialist i - vi systems technician i - iv

technical aide technical assistant traffic engineer traffic engineering aide i - ii traffic engineering associate i - ii traffic painter traffic signal coordinator traffic signal technician transportation planner i-iv transportation programs planner tree trimmer i - ii

utilities systems operator

vector specialist i - ii veterinarian visual arts specialist i - ii

water support services supervisor water treatment operator i - iv water utility mechanic i - iii welder wharfinger workforce development supervisor i - ii

x-ray technician