Santa Barbara, CA jobs, layoffs and employers
Jobs in Santa Barbara
- Front End Entry LevelSafeway
- Senior Systems EngineerMoog Military Aircraft
- Senior Embedded Software EngineerMoog Military Aircraft
- Program ManagerMoog
- Senior Project Engineer (Heavy Civil Construction)Granite Construction Company
- Project Manager (Heavy Civil Construction)Granite Construction Company
- Clinical Effectiveness Consultant II, ClinicianSutter Health
- Manager, Quality & Patient Safety (Ambulatory Clinician)Sutter Health
- Program Coordinator IISutter Health
- Product Manager (Contracting/Action Processing)Impact Biomedical
Employers hiring most in Santa Barbara
- AppFolio18 open roles
- Hilton Worldwide Holdings6 open roles
- Arthrex4 open roles
- Heico4 open roles
- Mission Support and Test Services (MSTS)3 open roles
- Sonatech3 open roles
- Sutter Health3 open roles
- Umbra3 open roles
- Umbra Lab3 open roles
- Amazon2 open roles
Largest employers headquartered in Santa Barbara
- Sonos1,001–5,000 employees
Employee counts with a year are published figures (Wikidata). Other sizes are estimates from our company directory, not payroll counts.
Santa Barbara layoffs
No WARN layoff notices naming Santa Barbara in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.
Colleges in Santa Barbara
| College | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|
| University of California-Santa Barbara | Public 4-year | 20,000+ |
| Westmont College | Private nonprofit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| Antioch University-Santa Barbara | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Fielding Graduate University | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| The Colleges of Law at Santa Barbara | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
Job fairs and business events in Santa Barbara
Hiring events, career workshops and business events in Santa Barbara.
- Starting a businessOct 27, 2026 · Santa Barbara, CA
Beyond Zero: Sustainability in Business Panel and Film Screening
College: Fielding Graduate University
Conferences in Santa Barbara
Industry conferences and trade shows held in Santa Barbara. 3 with dates announced.
- HealthLeaders CNO Exchange
Mar 10 to Mar 12, 2027 · Santa Barbara, CA
By invitation only. Sponsor-supported, no attendee fee.
- HealthLeaders CEO Exchange
Jun 23 to Jun 25, 2027 · Santa Barbara, CA
By invitation only. Sponsor-supported, no attendee fee.
- MMA CMO + CEO Summit
Jul 18 to Jul 20, 2027 · Santa Barbara, CA
Apply to attend. Price not published.
- Fortune Most Powerful Women Summit
Usually October (next dates not announced) · Santa Barbara, CA
By invitation only. Invitation-only; membership application on Fortune's site. 2026 edition was Oct 12-14.
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Santa Barbara. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
- Santa Barbara County Workforce Development Board
Santa Barbara
American Job Center of California- Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara · Affiliate · 805-568-1296
Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
Santa Barbara County economy
4.6%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.8% the month before
224,010
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
443,975
people in Santa Barbara County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$95,977
median household income
Source: Census ACS
40%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
More cities in Santa Barbara County
- Goleta92 jobs
- Santa Maria25 jobs
- Carpinteria10 jobs
- Lompoc9 jobs
- Mission Hills7 jobs
- Santa Ynez5 jobs
- Vandenberg AFB4 jobs
- Montecito3 jobs
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See your options after a layoffSources: WARN notices from California’s published record; job counts from our live job board, taken from employers’ own career sites; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers; Census Bureau and BLS for county figures.