Overview
Office Technician Jobs in Yolo, CA at California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE)
Title: Office Technician
Company: California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE)
Location: Yolo, CA
***APPLY BY 8/27/2026***
Are you an administrative professional ready for hybrid work at a state agency where the schedule is predictable, the benefits are real, and the pathway is genuine?
As an Office Technician with CAL FIRE, you’ll step into a professional administrative role at CAL FIRE Headquarters supporting the operational and program work that keeps one of California’s largest public safety agencies running. This position is built for someone who’s built administrative experience, takes pride in doing the work well, and is ready to be part of the office team that supports professional staff carrying out CAL FIRE’s mission.
This role is ideal for an administrative professional who thrives on organized, professional work with real financial or fiscal documentation adjacency. You’ll handle correspondence and communication, manage records and documentation, coordinate calendars and meeting logistics, prepare documents and materials, support program and project work for professional staff, and serve as a reliable, professional presence at CAL FIRE HQ. Strong writing, close attention to detail, comfort with fiscal and financial documentation, and warmth in dealing with staff, partners, and members of the public are central to the work.
This position is located in West Sacramento, California, and is a permanent, full-time role with hybrid telework. Hybrid at the Office Technician classification is genuinely uncommon in state government and is a real quality-of-life advantage that Office Technician candidates in the Sacramento region actively filter for. It’s a solid step in a state government career, and it comes with real state benefits, retirement, and the stability of permanent public employment. Many current state analysts, program specialists, and administrators started in Office Technician or Office Assistant roles.
This isn’t just a paperwork job. Office Technician work at CAL FIRE Headquarters directly supports the professional staff who carry out California’s fire response, forestry, and public safety mission. Being the person who keeps the office running well is real work that matters and doing that work with hybrid flexibility genuinely changes the quality of the role.
Why CAL FIRE?
- State benefits including health, dental, vision, and retirement
- Permanent, full-time career opportunity
- Real starting point for a state government administrative career, with pathways into program, analyst, and administrative supervisor roles
- Predictable schedule and stable work compared to private-sector office and administrative jobs
- West Sacramento positioning with reasonable commute access
- Mission driven team culture focused on service, readiness, and supporting the people behind the mission
About Yolo County and the Sacramento Region
Yolo County sits directly across the river from Sacramento and includes West Sacramento, Davis, and Woodland. The region offers a strong mix of state government employment density, university influence (UC Davis), small-town character, and proximity to some of California’s best outdoor escapes.
With a lower cost of living than the Bay Area or Southern California, easy access to Lake Tahoe, the Sierra Nevada, the Northern California coast, and the wine regions of Napa and Sonoma, the Sacramento region is a strong fit for administrative professionals who want substantive state work and quality of life without coastal California prices.
Popular cities and communities include:
- West Sacramento
- Davis
- Woodland
- Sacramento (Sacramento County, adjacent)
- Folsom (Sacramento County, adjacent)
