Employment

Civil Service Exam Process
The Port of Los Angeles is a department of the City of Los Angeles and is often referred to as the Los Angeles Harbor Department. As a civil service, equal opportunity, employer, the majority of Port job opportunities require an applicant to take a competitive civil service examination for particular job classifications. Successful applicants are eligible for jobs anywhere in the City of Los Angeles where a job classification exists based upon the score achieved on the examination. To learn about civil service examinations for which applications are being accepted, go to www.cityofla.org/per to reach the City of Los Angeles Personnel Department. For more information about Port of Los Angeles employment opportunities, contact the Human Resources Division at (310) 732-3480.

Personnel Department
Applications for civil service examinations are available from the Personnel Department and from the Port of Los Angeles. The Port's Human Resources Division also accepts applications for examinations and forwards them to the Personnel Department in downtown Los Angeles.

Student Workers
The Port hires student workers and student professional workers on a part-time basis in order to accomplish necessary work activities. Students may work up to 20 hours per week, except during certain periods such as summer when students may work up to 40 hours per week. Students must be enrolled in an accredited college or university on a full-time basis (12 or more semester units). To learn about student employment opportunities, please contact the Port's Human Resources Division at (310)732-3480.

Port-related Jobs
Explore job opportunities with potential employers within the harbor. Various independent terminal operators, shipping and cruise lines, and service providers do business in and around the Port. 

Development/Construction Activity
Port development construction activity is often contracted out through a competitive bid process. Jobs associated with these contracts are generally union jobs and information on employment opportunities should be sought directly from these on-site contractors.

Longshore Job Opportunities
Another source of information on job opportunities is the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (I.L.W.U.), Local 13. The Union provides labor for cargo-handling operations on the waterfront. Call the I.L.W.U. Local 13 at (310)830-1130 for more information.