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You know you love the Fair, why not work here?
We hire hundreds of seasonal employees for our award-winning Fair each year. The Fair offers a wide variety of positions and flexible shifts, so come join us this summer!
If you are interested in year-round employment, please visit our year-round employment page for our current openings.
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Must be 16+ to apply
Submit Your Applications:
By e-mail: jobs@alamedacountyfair.com
By fax: (925) 426-5196
By mail: Alameda County Fair
Attn: Human Resources
4501 Pleasanton Avenue
Pleasanton, CA 94566
Jobs Available For 2022
If offered a position with the Alameda County Fair, you will be required to provide documents that establish your identity and authorize your eligibility to work in the U.S. If you are age 17 or younger, you will be required to provide a valid work permit available through your school, unless you have already graduated from high school. You must be at least 16 years old to work at the annual Alameda County Fair. Positions in racing, cash handling or childcare require candidates to be at least 18 years old. For positions involving cash handling or childcare, you will be asked to submit and pass a background screening.
Only the most qualified applicants will be called to interview for open positions. Submitting an application is not a promise regarding employment. If you are employed by the Alameda County Fair, you have the right to terminate your employment at any time, and the Alameda County Fair has the similar right.
Equal Employment Opportunity Policy: The Alameda County Fair is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to age, ancestry, color, disability (mental and physical), exercising the right to family care and medical leave, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, and related medical conditions), and sexual orientation, citizenship status or any other protected status is accordance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws.
*Subject to change
Admission Jobs
$17/hour
Guest-focused support with admissions at Fair entry gates.
$18/hour
Manages entry gate including staff and guest support. Requires supervisory experience.
$17/hour
Manages entry gate including staff and guest support. Requires supervisory experience.
Administration Jobs
Requires computer & people skills
$16/hour
Audits and prepares reports of food vendor transactions. Must have register/POS system experience and be proficient in Excel with attention to detail.
Exhibits Jobs
$17/hour
Performs physical work helping to set and teardown for livestock shows. Daily cleaning and maintenance of the livestock area.
Must be able to lift up to 20 lbs.
$17/hour
Helps with set up, maintenance and tear down of exhibit spaces and community programming.
Must be able to lift up to 20 lbs.
$16/hour
Helps with set up, maintenance and tear down of exhibit spaces and community programming. Must be able to lift up to 20 lbs.
Guest Services Jobs
Must be 18+ to apply
$16/hour
*Background check required
Provides guests with information, handles questions and concerns. Supervises lost children.
$16/hour
Monitors the Commercial Sales buildings and assists with keeping them clean.
$16/hour
Assists with vendor check in/out and day-to-day operations of the office.
Parking Jobs
$17.50/hour
Directs traffic, assigns vehicles to parking spaces and verifies credentials.
$17.50/hour
Greets guests, sells and scans tickets.
Must be 18+
Background check required
$17.50/hour
Assists fair patrons on and off the trams in a safe and responsible manner.
$17.50/hour
Provides guest transportation from parking lots to entry gates. Drives in a responsible manner.
Must be 18+.
DMV check required.
Racing Jobs
Must be 18+ to apply
$16/hour
Support the grandstand staff and guests with various office duties.
$19/hour
Cleans grandstands prior to racing each day.
Hours: 9AM to 3:30PM
$19/hour
Cleans grandstands during the racing each day.
Hours: 12:30PM to 7PM
$16/hour
Sells racing programs to guests in the grandstands.
$16/hour
Greets and seats guests. Supports private trackside events.
$18/hour
You will work in our Equestrian Center preparing, maintaining and refurbishing for the stabling of 600 racehorses