Stanford, CA jobs, layoffs and employers
Jobs in Stanford
- Program Coordinator 1Stanford
- Associate Dean for DevelopmentStanford University, Doerr School of Sustainability
- Executive Director, Partnerships & StrategyStanford University
- Executive Director, AI Initiative, Stanford Law SchoolInside Higher Ed
- Assistant Vice Provost & Executive Director, Career EducationConfidential
- Manager of Development OperationsStanford University
- Senior Program Manager, Health AI Programs (Hybrid Opportunity)Stanford University
- Director, ITStanford University
- Audience & Marketing Insights AnalystStanford University
- Executive Director, Stanford University Metabolic Center (Hybrid Opportunity)Stanford University
Employers hiring most in Stanford
- Stanford University138 open roles
- Stanford2 open roles
- Apidel Technologies1 open role
- Confidential1 open role
- Hoover Institution - Stanford University1 open role
- Inside Higher Ed1 open role
- LeadStack1 open role
- Nourish1 open role
- Stanford University, Doerr School of Sustainability1 open role
- Talent Software Services1 open role
Stanford layoffs
No WARN layoff notices naming Stanford 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 Stanford
| College | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Stanford University | Private nonprofit 4-year | 10,000–19,999 |
Conferences in Stanford
Industry conferences and trade shows held in Stanford. No dates announced yet for the next edition.
- Women in Data Science (WiDS) Worldwide Conference
Usually March (next dates not announced) · Stanford, CA
Free. Livestream and regional WiDS events are free; Stanford in-person registration details not posted for 2027.
- Stanford AI+Education Summit
Usually February (next dates not announced) · Stanford, CA
By invitation only. Invitation only in person with a livestream; 2026 edition was Feb 11.
- Stanford CodeX FutureLaw
Usually April (next dates not announced) · Stanford, CA
Paid ticket. 2026 edition was April 16; 2027 not announced.
- State of Latino Entrepreneurship Summit
Usually March (next dates not announced) · Stanford, CA
Free expo, paid sessions. Summit forum free; evening gala is separately ticketed.
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Stanford. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
- NOVA Workforce Development Board
San Mateo; Cities: Cupertino, Milpitas, Mountain View, Palo Alto, Santa Clara, Sunnyvale
- work2future - Silicon Valley Workforce Development Board
Santa Clara; Cities: San Jose, Stanford
Santa Clara County economy
4.3%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.6% the month before
1,034,313
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
1,903,297
people in Santa Clara County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$159,674
median household income
Source: Census ACS
59%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
More cities in Santa Clara County
- San Jose2,140 jobs
- Sunnyvale1,610 jobs
- Mountain View1,565 jobs
- Santa Clara1,479 jobs
- Palo Alto1,241 jobs
- Cupertino631 jobs
- Milpitas201 jobs
- Los Gatos31 jobs
- Morgan Hill22 jobs
- Los Altos22 jobs
- Campbell22 jobs
- Gilroy10 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.