Our Industry Career Resources webpage is your gateway to a wide range of job boards and websites from the UCI community and beyond that is tailored to specific industries.
Click your desired industry below to view a list of resources.
Disclaimer: These external sites are neither created nor maintained by the University of California, Irvine. Please feel free to contact us with questions or comments. You can also find diversity-related resources here.
SoCal Employment: Opportunities in Art, Music, Dance, & Drama (LIVE Google Sheet)
- Actor’s Equity Association (AEA): The labor union representing American actors and stage managers in the theatre, offering resources on contracts, benefits, and casting calls for its members.
- American Alliance of Museums (AAM): A professional organization providing resources, advocacy, and a job board for museum professionals, including curators, educators, and administrators.
- Americans for the Arts – Job Bank: A job board specifically for careers in the arts, featuring positions in arts administration, advocacy, and policy-making.
- Arts For LA: A nonprofit dedicated to promoting arts and culture in Los Angeles, providing advocacy resources and a job board focused on regional arts opportunities.
- ArtsAdminJobs.com: A job site focusing on administrative roles within the arts, including positions at arts organizations, galleries, and cultural institutions.
- ArtsOC: The Orange County, California arts council, offering a job board, arts advocacy, and cultural programming information for the local community.
- Association of Performing Arts Professionals – Career Center: A job board and resource center for professionals in the performing arts, focusing on performing arts presenters, managers, and agents.
- California Arts Council: A state agency supporting the arts in California through grants, programs, and resources for artists, educators, and organizations, including a job board for the arts sector.
- Careers in Music, Berklee College of Music: A comprehensive guide to careers in the music industry, including job postings and advice for musicians, educators, and industry professionals.
- Communication Arts Network: A platform for professionals in advertising, design, photography, and illustration, offering job postings and portfolio showcasing opportunities.
- Creative Hotlist: A job site and portfolio platform for professionals in advertising, marketing, and the creative industries, focusing on design and media jobs.
- Directors Guild of America (DGA): The labor union representing film and television directors, offering resources such as contracts, benefits, and a job board for its members.
- EntertainmentCareers.Net: A job board specializing in careers in film, television, music, and media, listing opportunities in production, administration, and creative roles.
- International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE): The labor union for professionals in the entertainment industry, including stagehands, technicians, and designers, providing resources and job listings.
- International Society for the Performing Arts – Career Center: A job board and resource hub for international performing arts professionals, focusing on arts leadership and cultural exchange.
- Mandy.com: A global job platform for actors, filmmakers, and crew, offering opportunities in film, TV, and theatre production.
- New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA): A nonprofit offering resources for artists in all disciplines, including grants, professional development, and a job board for arts-related careers.
- OffstageJobs.com: A job board for backstage and technical theatre positions, including jobs for stagehands, electricians, and production crew.
- Segerstrom Center for the Arts – Arts Teach: An arts education program that connects professional artists with schools and community organizations in Southern California, offering teaching artist opportunities.
- SparkOC: A cultural resource for Orange County, California, providing a calendar of events, artist resources, and job postings for arts and culture positions.
- TeamWork Online: A job board specializing in careers in sports and live entertainment, listing opportunities in event management, marketing, and media.
- Theatre Communications Group - ArtSearch: A job board for theatre professionals, listing positions in acting, directing, administration, and technical production.
- Art & Art History – College Art Association, includes CV guides and samples and job search engine
- Classics – American Philological Association Job Placement site, includes advice and job listings, as well as secondary language teacher positions
- Dance – American Alliance for health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, includes academic and non-academic job search engine
- Drama/Theatre – California Educational Theatre Organization has a job search page
- East Asian Studies – Association for Asian Studies, currently restricted to AAS members, they are working on career advice portion
- English – MLA Job Information List, search engine only, access restricted to members or students in departments that are members. The MLA Guide to the Job Search: A Handbook for Departments and for Ph.D.s and Ph.D. Candidates in English and Foreign Languages. New York: MLA, 1997.
- Film & Media Studies – Society for Cinema and media Studies, Membership or institutional membership required, contact department to check, Job List
- French & Italian– American Association for Applied Linguistics, lists some academic jobs for various foreign language faculty. Also check MLA
- German – American Association of Teachers of German, database of available teaching jobs. Also examine MLA and aaal.org
- History, Humanities, Social Sciences and Rhetoric and Composition – Has academic job listings for all fields listed.
- History – American Historical Association Job Search site, members only.
- Linguists – Website providing for non-academic and academic careers for linguists and foreign language speakers, includes specific job links and model resumes
- Music – American Musicological Society webpage describing listserve where academic jobs are posted
- National Association for Music Education – Search engine for teaching jobs at all levels and administration)
- Philosophy – American Philosophical Association Job Search database, restricted to members only
- Spanish and Portuguese – Job listing academic and teaching positions, costs $100 to post job openings, may have better luck with Chronicle
- Studio Art – College Art Association, includes CV guides and samples and job search engine
- Women’s Studies – National Women’s Studies Association job listings
- Actuary.com
- American Institute of CPAs (AICPA)
- Associate for Financial Professionals (AFP)
- Career Bank
- eFinancialCareers
- MarketingJobs.com
- UC Investments Academy (Free asset management training)
- American Chemical Society (ACS) Careers
- American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Careers
- American Institute of Architects
- American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE)
- American Society of Civil Engineer (ASCE) Jobs
- American Society of Mechanical Engineer Jobs Database
- American Statistical Association (ASA) Job Board
- AngelList
- Association for Computing Machinery
- Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) Job Board
- Chemical Engineers – American Institute of Chemical Engineers, tips available to members only
- Civil Engineers – American Society of Civil Engineers, includes academic and non-academic, internships. Job Search and Career Development tips provided to members only
- Computer World
- ComputerScience.org
- Dice
- Electrical Engineering – IEEE outstanding career development resources, job listings
- Engineering Central
- Information & Computer Science – Computing Research Association, Job list
- Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Jobs
- Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE) Jobs
- MaterialsJobs.com
- Math Careers
- Materials Science – The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society, job postings, mostly academic
- Mechanical Engineers – American Society of Mechanical Engineers, great non-academic and academic job search engine, general advice on resume and industry jobs, networking etc.
- NASA
- Navaro
- Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) Job Board
- American Bar Association: Career Center
- Association of Bay Area Governments
- California Courts
- Careers in Government
- CQ Roll Call
- Discover Policing
- GoGovernment
- Idealist
- LawJobs.com
- National Federation of Paralegal Associations: Career Center
- Pathways for Students and Recent Graduates
- Public Affairs Council
- Public Service Careers
- U.S. Department of Defense
- U.S. Department of State
- Union Jobs Clearinghouse
- USA Jobs
- BioSpace.com
- Cell Biology – American Society for Cell Biology, includes downloadable guides for research and teaching jobs, job search board
- Chemistry – Career Resources (Job Search Page)
- Chemical & Engineering News Classifieds
- Earth Systems Science – American Geosciences Institute, includes career opportunities, job listings
- Ecological and Evolutionary Biology – Ecological Society of America, job postings, internships and searchable job forum
- Microbiology – American Society of Microbiologists, great job search engine and articles, also includes postdoc links and some general career development resources
- Molecular Biology – American Society for Biochemistry and Microbiology, job listings
- Neurology – American Neurological Association Academic Job Postings
- New Scientist Jobs
- Physics – American Physical Society Search engine and Professional development page, including good .pdf file on preparing for professional position
- Physiology and BioPhysics – American Physiological Society Job Search page
- Sciencejobs.org
- Anthropology – American Anthropological Association job search engine both nonacademic and academic, good links at the bottom of the page
- Chicana/Chicano and Latin Studies – National Association of Chicana and Chicano Studies, jobs listed on front page
- Criminology – American Society of Criminology, Academic Job Search listing
- Economics – American Economic Association job search website with outstanding guide for the academic job market
- Statistics – The American Statistical Association. Job board is open to members only, membership fee is $25
- Environmental Health – National Environmental Health Association, job listings
- Planning, Policy and Design – American Planning Association, job search, includes information about evaluating careers in planning
- Political Science – American Political Science Association, tips on job search and applying
- Psychology – American Psychological Association job site, includes CV dos and don’ts, interview tips, surviving grad school, AND N/A job options, though no listings
- Sociology – American Sociological Association Job Search, restricted to members