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Working on the nation’s first high-speed rail program is exciting, innovative, fast-paced and requires a variety of experts including planners, designers, builders and eventually operators.
Currently, more than 15,000 jobs have been created building high-speed rail in the Central Valley. As construction continues there will continue to be a high demand for electricians, cement workers, steel laborers and more. Job-specific skills are essential in building the supportive structures for the high-speed rail system. These are steady union jobs that provide union wages and benefits. We are seeking individuals who can help us accomplish our objectives, meet new challenges and explore ground-breaking opportunities. Contact the job coordinators for the Design Build Contractors below to find out about jobs on the construction packages.
For more information about jobs with high-speed rail contractors, visit our Contractors page for the latest information about contract opportunities.
Construction Package 1
Construction Package 2-3
Construction Package 4
Pre-Apprentice Training Programs
The Fresno Regional Workforce Development Board is currently recruiting for its Construction Pre-Apprentice training. This training is in partnership with the Plumbers, Cement Masons, Iron Workers, Teamsters, Sheet Metals Workers, Pipefitters, Electricians and Operating Engineers Building Trades Unions. Visit valleybuild.net to sign up. The Authority partnered with the City of Selma to announce the creation of the Central Valley Training Center, a workforce development center to provide pre-apprenticeship classes and hands-on construction training for residents up and down the Central Valley who are looking for work on the nation’s first high-speed rail project. Visit cvtcprogram.com to find out more or to sign up.
Professional Services Jobs
As part of building the nation’s first high-speed rail system, there has been a tremendous need for professional services including architects, engineers, planners, rail specialists and other related services. Such work is necessary to complete Phase I of the high-speed rail system from San Francisco to the Los Angeles area. Learn more about State of California Jobs, AECOM Jobs (Program Delivery Support), and Network Rail Consulting Jobs (Rail Systems Engineering Services).
Putting Small Businesses to Work
Small businesses play a major role in high-speed rail. The Authority is putting small, minority, women, and veteran owned businesses to work and is committed to making active participation of small businesses a priority in all contracting phases of the high-speed rail project. Visit our Small Business page to find out more about the program, or find out how to get connected using our free ConnectHSR online vendor registry.
Get the Facts on Jobs
16,388 JOBS CREATED*
(as of September 30, 2025)
CP 1 6,505 JOBS CREATED
CP 2-3 6,599 JOBS CREATED
CP 4 3,284 JOBS CREATED
8,096 Total National Targeted Hiring Initiative (NTHI) Workers
491 Total Disadvantaged Workers
10,207 Total Journeyman Workers
1,962 Total Apprentice Workers
*”Jobs Created” represents the total number of Community Benefits Agreement (CBA)-covered jobs created under Construction Packages 1, 2-3, and 4. One worker may hold multiple jobs, but each job is counted individually.
MAP | Construction Packages 1-4
Construction Packages 1-4 Map
Community Benefits Agreement
The Community Benefits Agreement (CBA) is a cooperative partnership and commitment between the California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority), skilled craft unions, and contractors. All construction contracts have a CBA, which is based on the Community Benefit Policy that promotes employment and business opportunities during the construction of the high-speed rail project. The Community Benefit Policy was approved by the Authority Board of Directors and signed by the Authority Chief Executive Officer in December 2012.
The CBA is designed to assist job seekers and small businesses in finding or obtaining construction contracts, jobs, and training opportunities for residents who live in economically-disadvantaged areas. The CBA supports employment of individuals who reside in disadvantaged areas and those designated as ‘disadvantaged workers’, including veterans; it also helps remove potential barriers for small businesses participation.
Attachment B - Letter Of Assent
Attachment B
Letter Of Assent to community benefits agreement for the California High-Speed Rail project
The undersigned hereby certifies and agrees that:
- It is a C/S/E as that term is defined in Section 1.6 of the California High-Speed Rail Community Benefits Agreement (“Agreement”) because it has been, or will be, awarded a contract or subcontract to assign, award or subcontract Project Work on the Project, or to authorize another party to assign, award or subcontract Project Work, or to perform Project Work.
- In consideration of the award of such contract or subcontract, and in further consideration of the promises made in the Agreement and all attachments thereto (a copy of which was received and is hereby acknowledged), it accepts and agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions of the Agreement, together with any and all amendments and supplements now existing or which are later made thereto.
- If it performs Project Work, it will be bound by the legally established trust agreements designated in local master collective bargaining agreements, and hereby authorizes the parties to such local trust agreements to appoint trustees and successor trustee to administer the trust funds, and hereby ratifies and accepts the trustees so appointed as if made by the undersigned.
- It has no commitments or agreements that would preclude its full and complete compliance with the terms and conditions of the Agreement.
- It will secure a duly executed Letter of Assent, in form identical to this document, from any C/S/E(s) at any tier or tiers with which it contracts to assign, award, or subcontract Project Work, or to authorize another party to assign, award or subcontract Project Work, or to perform Project Work.
Letters of Assent
CP 4
- 5C Holdings Inc.
- Acacia Environmental Construction
- Ace Fence Company
- Adams & Smith, Inc.
- Adkins Water Truck Service
- Alamillo Rebar, Inc.
- All Preferred Hydroseeding, Inc.
- All Steel Fence, Inc.
- Allied Concrete
- Amec Foster Wheeler Environmental Infrastructure, Inc.
- Asphalt Dike Construction, Inc.
- Austin Enterprise
- B&B Hughes Construction, Inc.
- Badger Day Lighting Corp.
- Bigge Crane and Rigging Co.
- Blue Iron Foundations & Shoring LLC
- Bridgeway Civil Constructors, Inc.
- Brundage – Bone Concrete Pumping, Inc. DBA JLS Concrete Pumping, Inc.
- Cal Stripe, Inc.
- California Rail Builders, LLC
- Canyon Hydroseeding
- Capital E Trucking
- C&W Construction Specialties, Inc.
- Cen-Cal Construction
- C.F. Archibald Paving, Inc.
- C.J. Miranda, Inc.
- CMC Rebar
- CNJ Enterprises, Inc.
- Construction Testing Services, LLC
- Construction Testing Services
- Crown Fence Co.
- Curtis Electrical Construction
- CVE Contracting Group, Inc.
- CVE Demolition, Inc.
- D.A.V.E. Trucking & Sweeping Inc.
- Dayton Certified Welding, Inc.
- Dywidag Systems
- DeWalt Corporation
- Excel Concrete Construction, Inc.
- Fresno Concrete Const., Inc.
- Gonsalves & Santucci Inc. dba Conco Pumping
- Griffith Company
- Ground Penetrating Radar Systems, LLC
- Harker, Inc.
- Hayward Baker, Inc.
- Integrity Rebar Placers
- Jack Davenport Sweeping Services, Inc.
- Johnny’s Water Truck
- Katch Environmental, Inc.
- Kellie Avila Construction Services Inc dba Associated Traffic
- Leo Tidwell Excavating Corp
- M&M Construction, Inc.
- Midstate Barrier, Inc.
- Murphy Industrial Coatings, Inc.
- Nexus #D Consulting, LLC
- Nor-Cal Pipeline Services
- OST Trucking & Cranes, Inc.
- Pacific Steel Group
- Papich Construction Co., Inc.
- Pavement Recycling Systems
- Penhall Company
- Preferred Power Solutions, Inc.
- Pullman SST, Inc.
- Purcell Painting & Coatings Southwest, Inc.
- Ron’s Mobile Home Service Inc.
- SoCal Welding Inc.
- Soils Engineering, Inc.
- Statewide Traffic Safety Signs
- Sturgeon Electric
- Superior Gunite
- SWCA, Incorporated
- T&T Truck & Crane Service
- Triple E Trucking LLC
- Underground Construction Co., Inc.
- Unified Field Services Corporation
- Union Fence of Kern County
- W.M. Lycles Co.
- WMB & Associates Inc.
- Zim Industries, Inc. dba Bakersfield Well & Pump Company
CP 2-3
- Abe Construction Services, Inc.
- A-C Electric Company
- Advantage Demolition & Grading, Inc.
- Allied Concrete Pumping
- Anthony’s Laser Leveling
- Armour Fence
- Arthur & Orum Well Drilling, Inc.
- Arsenal Well Drilling
- ASBL Construction
- Associated Traffic Safety
- Avila Traffic Safety
- Badger Day Lighting Corp
- Bess Test Labs, Inc.
- Bill Nelson GEC, Inc.
- Brooklyn Sweeps, Inc.
- Bubba’s Water Truck Service Inc.
- California Construction Surveying, Inc.
- California Materials Testing
- Case Pacific Company
- CVEAS, Inc.
- Country Hearts Too Trucking
- Dawson-Maudlin Construction, Inc.
- Dean’s Certified Welding, Inc.
- DeWalt Corporation
- DMC Sweeping, LLC.
- Double R Transportation
- Dragados-Flatiron JV
- Drill Tech Drilling & Shoring, Inc.
- ESP Surveying, Inc.
- Forefront Deep Foundations, Inc.
- Fugro Consultants Inc.
- G&J Heavy Haul, Inc.
- Griffin Soil
- Harber Companies, Inc.
- Hunsaker Safety & Sign, Inc.
- J&M Land Restoration
- James Transportation Group
- Jeffco Painting & Coating
- Jones Water Trucks, Inc. dba JWT Site Management
- Katch Environmental, Inc.
- Kehoe Testing & Engineering, Inc.
- Kodiak Water Trucks
- Krazan & Associates, Inc.
- Kroeker, Inc.
- Kyle Koontz
- LASAR Underground Const.
- Leo Tidwell Excavating Corp.
- Logan Construction, Inc.
- Machado & Sons Construction, Inc.
- Martinez Steel Corporation
- Middle Earth Geo Testing, Inc.
- MJ Avila Company Inc.
- Moore Twining Associates, Inc.
- Naffco Pump & Well Inc.
- Omni Underground, Inc.
- Papich Construction Co., Inc.
- PARC Environmental
- Peed Equipment Co.
- Preferred Power Solutions, Inc.
- R.E.Y. Engineers, Inc.
- SD Taylor Equipment
- Safety Striping Service, Inc.
- Soils Engineering, Inc.
- Smith Emery of San Francisco, Inc.
- Statewide Traffic Safety and Sign Inc.
- Stroer & Graff, Inc.
- Schwager Davis, Inc.
- T & T Truck & Crane Services
- TCJ Logistics, Inc.
- TR Wood Electric
- Technicon
- Tommy’s Water Truck Rentals, Inc.
- Trahan Enterprises, Inc.
- West Coast Drilling, Inc.
- West Pacific Electric Company Corporation
- Wild Electric, Inc.
CP 1
- A-C Electric Company
- Allied Concrete
- AMEC Environment & Infrastructure, Inc.
- American Crane Rental, Inc.
- Associated Traffic Safety
- Avison Construction, Inc.
- Badger Daylighting Corp.
- Basin Enterprises, Inc.
- BBL Tatum Trucking, LLC.
- Becho Inc.
- Bigge Crane and Rigging, Co.
- Blue Iron Foundation & Shoring, LLC
- CENCAL Services, Inc.
- Cerutti & Sons Transportation
- CMG Hydroseeding, Inc.
- CNJ Enterprises, Inc.
- Commercial Exteriors, Inc.
- Con Fab Ca Corp.
- Dela’s Machining and Fabrications
- Dees Burke Engineering Constructors
- Earth Mechanics, Inc.
- EXARO Technologies Corporation
- Extreme Pressure Systems, Inc.
- Fisk Electric Company
- Gerco Contractors, Inc.
- Hilly Howl Inc.
- Holland Company L.P.
- Hunsaker Safety & Sign Inc.
- Industrial Railways Co.
- Innovative Inc.
- International Line Builders, Inc.
- J. Kroeker Inc.
- Katch Environmental Inc.
- KRC Safety Co Inc
- Kroeker, Inc.
- Landavazo Bros Inc.
- Madco Electric, Inc
- Martinez Steel
- Matt Chlor Inc.
- Maximum Crane Works
- MGE Underground, Inc.
- Midstate Barrier, Inc.
- Moore Twining Associates, Inc.
- MVE, Inc.
- National Coating and Lining Company
- Nor-Cal Pipeline Services
- Oliveira Fence, Inc.
- Pacific Boring, Inc.
- Pavement Coatings Co.
- Pinnacle Grinding and Grooving, LLC
- Pipe Jacking Trenchless, Inc.
- Pipe Jacking Unlimited Inc.
- Professional Asbestos Removal Corp.
- Psomas
- Safety Striping Service, Inc.
- Schwager Davis
- SPER Contracting Corp
- Super Seal & Stripe
- Superior Gunite
- Tommy’s Water Truck Rentals, Inc.
- Traffic Loops Crackfilling, Inc.
- Tutor Perini/Zachry/Parsons, A Joint Venture
- Valverde Construction, Inc.
- W.A. Rasic Construction Co., Inc.
- Waterright Restoration, Inc.
- WCW, Inc.
- Wild Electric, Inc.
SR-99 Realignment Project
- A. Teichert & Son, Inc.
- A-C Electric Company
- Ace Fence Company
- Alford Trucking
- All Hazard EHS
- Allante Fence Co.
- Allied Concrete Pumping
- American Crane Rental, Inc.
- Anrak Corporation
- Asphalt Dike Construction, Inc.
- Austin Enterprise
- Avar Construction, Inc.
- Badger Daylighting Corp
- Balbir Singh Owner Operator
- BB Express
- BBL Tatum Trucking, LLC
- Big Bore Drilling
- Bowman Concrete Pumping
- California Construction Surveying, Inc.
- Centerline Striping Co. Inc.
- Cerutti & Sons Transportation
- Chrisp Company
- CMC Steel Fabricators, Inc.
- CNJ Enterprises, Inc.
- Collins Construction
- David Key
- Dawson-Mauldin Construction
- Dees Burke Engineering
- Dekay Demolition and Clearing, Inc.
- Del Secco Diamond Core & Saw Inc.
- Delta Grinding Company, Inc.
- Disabled American Veteran Enterprise, D.A.V.E Trucking
- Discovery Hydrovac, LLC
- Diversified Concrete Cutting, Inc.
- DMC Sweeping
- Don H Mahaffey Drilling Co.
- Dywidag Systems Intl. USA, Inc.
- Easy Does It Transport
- Gary Brown Electric, Inc.
- Gerco Contractors, Inc.
- Granite Construction
- Green Growth Industries, Inc.
- Harber Companies, Inc.
- Heath Enterprises
- Hunsaker Safety & Sign, Inc.
- Intrastate Concrete Plumbing, Inc.
- J&M Land Restoration, Inc
- J. Silva Trucking Owner Operator
- James K. Meisner Trucking
- John L. Lubisich
- Krazan & Associates, Inc.
- KRC Safety, Inc.
- Kroeker, Inc.
- Kulbinder Garcha
- Kurt Cattuzo Owner Operator
- Kyle Koontz Trucking
- L. Johnson Construction, Inc.
- Landscape Services
- Mallard Construction, Inc.
- Manjit Sandhu
- Mariscal Trucking
- Martinez Steel
- Maxim Crane Works
- Midstate Barrier, Inc.
- Moore Twining Associates, Inc.
- MSE Retaining Systems, Inc.
- National Coating and Linings
- National Coating and Linings
- Pacific Boring Inc.
- Pacific Coast Drilling Co, Inc.
- PARC Environmental
- Pavement Recycling Systems, Inc.
- Penhall Company
- Pinnacle Grinding and Grounding
- Precision Directional Boring, Inc.
- Precision Drilling, Inc.
- Price Stage Line
- Quinteros Trucking
- Rajinder Singh
- Ranjit S. Sandhu
- Richard Hansen
- S.A.M. Rhodes, Inc.
- S.D. Taylor Equipment Company
- Sacramento Drilling
- Safety Striping Service, Inc.
- St. Francis Electrict
- Statewide Traffic Safety & Sign Inc.
- Steve Chavez
- Sun Trucking
- Talley Oil
- Talley Transportation
- Tommy’s Water Truck Rental, Inc.
- Two Guns Trucking
- Unlimited Trucking
- VTX – Juan Velasquez
- W.C. Maloney Inc
- WABO Landscaping & Construction, Inc.
- Zach Taylor
- Zefiro Corp.
Targeted Worker Zip Codes
Targeted Worker (TW) – National Targeted Worker means an individual whose primary place of residence is within an Extremely Economically Disadvantaged Area ( Category 1) or an Economically Disadvantaged area (Category 2)
Category (1) – Category 1 refers to an individual that resides in a zip code that includes a census tract or portion thereof in which the annual median household income is less than $32,000 per year (Extremely Economically Disadvantaged Area)
Category (2) – Category 2 refers to an individual that resides in a zip code that includes a census tract or portion thereof in which the annual median household income between $32,000 to $40,000 per year (Economically Disadvantaged Area)
*Data is sourced from: US Census Bureau American Community Survey: Median Annual House Income (2022)*
| Zip Code | Annual Median Income | TW Category |
|---|---|---|
| 00601 | $17,526.00 | 1 |
| 00602 | $20,260.00 | 1 |
| 00603 | $17,703.00 | 1 |
| 00606 | $19,603.00 | 1 |
| 00610 | $22,796.00 | 1 |
| 00611 | $22,525.00 | 1 |
| 00612 | $22,305.00 | 1 |
| 00616 | $23,652.00 | 1 |
| 00617 | $20,328.00 | 1 |
| 00622 | $22,818.00 | 1 |
Memorandum of Understanding with Labor Organizations
In November 2023, the Authority and 13 rail labor unions entered an agreement that ensures the hard-earned gains in federal labor laws will be applicable to the operations of the nation’s first high-speed rail project.
This agreement will cover an estimated 3,000 workers who will operate and maintain high-speed trains, facilities, and stations from the Bay Area through the Central Valley and into Southern California. The agreement ensures that the employees doing traditional rail work on the project will be able to determine for themselves what representation, if any, they want, and that those employees can be covered by the Rail Labor Act, the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974, and the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act. It also ensures that basic labor provisions, including protecting employees from being questioned about their support or nonsupport for labor, and giving unions reasonable access to employees, will be enforced on the project.
State Jobs
Job Openings
Job openings with the California High-Speed Rail Authority are posted on the CalCareers website. Obtaining employment with the California High-Speed Rail Authority involves a competitive testing and application process that consists of two phases. Read below to learn more about how to apply.
How to Apply
All applicants must complete a state application through CalCareer.
Obtaining employment with the California High-Speed Rail Authority involves a competitive testing and application process that consists of two phases:
PHASE I: THE EXAMINATION PROCESS
- Search for an Exam – You may only apply for exams designated as “open” if you are new to State employment. Any person meeting the minimum qualifications as stated on the specific exam announcement may apply for open examinations. Browse current open exams Exam/Assessment Search
- Apply for an Exam – Review the exam bulletin and determine if you meet all the criteria, including the minimum qualifications and location. Once you‘ve determined you meet the stated criteria, apply for the exam by completing the Standard State Application. Refer to the exam bulletin to determine the preferred method of applying for the exam.
- Prepare for the Exam – The exam bulletin indicates the types of testing used for the exam. This may include written tests, structured (oral) interviews, supplemental applications, education and experience, or Internet exam. Review the “Examination Information” section to find what type of test will be used and how the test will be scored. Read the “Examination Scope” section to determine what knowledge, skills, and abilities may be tested.
- After the Exam – Successful exam candidates are placed on an employment list and can start applying for job openings in the classification for which they have tested. State eligible lists are divided into ranks by score. Only candidates in the top three ranks are immediately eligible for appointment.
PHASE II: THE JOB OPENING PROCESS
Student Jobs
There are a variety of opportunities for students to gain experience working on the California high-speed rail project. Students that have worked on the project have gone on to land full-time positions with the State, our prime contractors and small businesses. The Authority, and many other departments throughout California provide Student Assistant jobs covering a wide range of work including information technology, engineering, human resources, and strategic communications. We value students and know they are essential in building the nation’s first high-speed rail system, whether from the office or a construction site.
For more information on how to get involved or how to get a student job with the Authority, check out the I Will Ride page and the Internships and Fellowships page.
General Information
Questions or comments related to job opportunities may be directed to the Authority’s Human Resources Branch at 916-324-1541 or humanresources@hsr.ca.gov.
- Compensation & Benefits: New & Current Employees
- Limited Examination and Appointment Program (LEAP)
- Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
- CalHR Career Mobility Resources
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