Entry-level policy or government analyst jobs in California: 59 open roles
59 open entry-level policy or government analyst jobs in California, taken from employers’ own career sites and checked to still be open. Listings that state pay show a median of $88,000 a year. A junior policy analyst researches issues for a legislator, agency or advocacy group, summarizing evidence and drafting briefs.
Open entry-level policy or government analyst jobs in California
Verified against the employer’s own career site within the last week.
- Policy Analyst
Partnership HealthPlan of California · Fairfield, CA
$97k–$121k · Nov 6, 2026
- Public Policy Analyst, Product
Anthropic · San Francisco, CA
$230k–$260k · Nov 6, 2026
- Space Operations Planner & Policy Analyst
Systems Planning & Analysis · Sacramento, CA
$130k–$150k · Nov 6, 2026
- Education Policy Analyst — Data-Driven Equity Change
San Francisco Unified School District · San Francisco, CA
Nov 6, 2026
- Program Management Analyst, Platform Optimization - Apple Music
Apple · Culver City, CA
Nov 6, 2026
- Policy Analyst
University Of California San Francisco Foundation · San Francisco, CA, United States
Nov 6, 2026
- Capacity Management Analyst
University Of California San Francisco Foundation · Emeryville, CA, United States
Nov 5, 2026
- Capacity Management Analyst
University of California, San Francisco · Emeryville, CA, United States
Nov 5, 2026
- Summer Online Project/Policy Analyst (5257C) Summer Sessions & Study Abroad #89662
University of California-Berkeley · Berkeley, CA
Nov 5, 2026
- Behavioral Health & Policy Analyst
California Department of Health Care Access and Information · Sacramento, CA
Nov 5, 2026
- Remote-Eligible Summer Online Programs & Policy Analyst
University of California, Berkeley · Berkeley, CA
Nov 5, 2026
- FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT ANALYST (GS-9)
Air National Guard Units · Port Hueneme, California
$72k–$94k · Nov 5, 2026
- Strategic Data & Policy Analyst
City and County of San Francisco · San Francisco, CA
Nov 5, 2026
- Risk & Policy Analyst I (Hybrid)
State of California · Sacramento, CA
Nov 5, 2026
- Vulnerability Management Analyst
Hewlett Packard Enterprise · San Jose, California, United States of America
Nov 4, 2026
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Search all policy or government analyst jobs in California · What a policy or government analyst does and the skills it takes
The policy or government analyst job in California
The job is the same anywhere; what changes is who is hiring.
A typical day
- 1. Research issues and data
- 2. Write briefs and summaries
- 3. Track bills and rules
- 4. Support meetings with stakeholders
- 5. Prepare testimony
Skills it uses
- 1. Research
- 2. Writing
- 3. Data reading
- 4. Government process knowledge
- 5. Summarizing
Employers hiring in California
- University Of California San Francisco Foundation 3
- California Pan-Ethnic Health Network 2
- Heluna Health 2
- Placements24 2
- University of California-Berkeley 2
- University of California, San Francisco 2
- Air Force Civilian Career Training 1
- Air National Guard Units 1
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