As we wind down another year, now is a great time to start looking for a job, or perhaps a new job. This popular list of over 300 employers in Ventura County and surrounding areas provides local job seekers with some great resources for discovering opportunities close to home.

Let's take a closer look at that list and highlight 36 of the companies that have the largest number of posted job openings in late November 2016 as we wind our way down towards 2017. These 36 companies alone have well over 1,800 current job opportunities.

Conejo Valley (Thousand Oaks, Westlake Village, Newbury Park, Agoura Hills, Calabasas) Top Hiring Employers

• Global biotech company Amgen has over 200 job openings today at its Thousand Oaks campus. careers.amgen.com.
• Bank of America has over local jobs posted in Simi Valley, Thousand Oaks, Agoura Hills, Calabasas and surrounding areas. careers.bankofamerica.com/jobsearch.aspx
• Located in the heart of Thousand Oaks, California Lutheran University currently is looking to fill over 20 faculty, administrative and support positions. www.callutheran.edu/hr
• Westlake Village based Guitar Center has nearly 30 listed local positions. www.guitarcenter.com
• Harbor Freight Tools has close to 50 opportunities listed at its Calabasas headquarters offices. www.harborfreight.com/employment-opportunities.html
• Los Robles Medical Center in Thousand Oaks currently has nearly 40 posted jobs at www.losrobleshospital.com.
• The Cheesecake Factory has over two dozen jobs available in Calabasas and Thousand Oaks.  jobs.thecheesecakefactory.com
• Sage Publications in Newbury Park has several dozen opening available in its Newbury Park offices www.sagepublications.com/careers
• Skyworks Solutions has over two dozen available jobs, including internships, at its Newbury Park offices careers.skyworksinc.com
• The Las Virgenes Unified School District has over 20 current part and full time opportunities at www.edjoin.org/Home/Jobs?countyID=19&districtID=382

Simi Valley/Moorpark Top Hiring Employers

• Unmanned aircraft systems and efficient energy systems manufacturer AeroVironment currently has over 30 open positions in Simi Valley. www.avinc.com/careers/jobs/category/simi_valley
• Home loan provider PennyMac in Moorpark has over 90 current listed open positions there plus another 10 in Agoura Hills! www.pennymacusa.com/careers.php
• Simi Valley Hospital has nearly 40 current openings www.simivalleyhospital.com/career/jobs.php 

Camarillo/Oxnard/Ventura Top Hiring Employers

• Teledyne Technologies currently has several dozen jobs available in Camarillo and Thousand Oaks careers-teledyne.icims.com
• California State University Channel Islands in Camarillo is currently seeking over 90 employees, both full-time and part-time. www.csucijobs.com and www.csucifacultyjobs.com 
• The County of Ventura currently has over 40 open positions, over half healthcare related www.governmentjobs.com/careers/ventura
• There are over 100 mostly part-time teaching jobs at local Ventura County Community Colleges. www.governmentjobs.com/careers/vcccd
• Dignity Health has over 100 part and full time jobs available at St. John's Regional Medical Center and St. John's Pleasant Valley Hospital www.dignityhealthcareers.org/careers/Search-Jobs/index.php
• There are currently 30 open job opportunities at Patagonia in Ventura www.patagonia.com/us/jobs
• Over 25 classified and certificated jobs currently in the Oxnard Elementary School District www.oxnardsd.org/pages/Oxnard_School_District/Departments/Human_Resources

Top Hiring Employers in the San Fernando Valley, Santa Barbara, Malibu and Other Local Cities

• Health Net has over 80 jobs available in its Woodland Hills offices. www.careersathealthnet.com 
• Wellpoint has over 70 jobs in the Conejo Valley, San Fernando Valley and adjacent areas. careers.antheminc.com/search-jobs
• Farmers Group has over 60 jobs currently available in its Woodland Hills offices www.farmers.com/FarmComm/careers.html
• Blue Shield has close to 30 jobs in its Woodland Hills offices www.blueshieldca.com/bsc/aboutbsc/careers/index.jhtml
• UGG boot, Teva and other footwear and accessory manufacturer Deckers Outdoor has over 20 opportunities in its Goleta headquarters offices. www.deckers.com/careers
• HRL Laboratories seeks nearly 40 top notch scientists and engineers for various positions at its Malibu location near Pepperdine University. hrl.com/careers/cars_jobs.html
• St. Jude Medical has over 50 jobs available in its Northridge corporate headquarters offices www.sjm.com/corporate/careers.aspx
• Intuit, known for its QuickBooks, TurboTax and financial services products, has over 20 open local positions in its Woodland Hills offices. www.intuit.com
• Medical device powerhouse Medtronic has over 60 posted jobs in its Northridge and Goleta locations. www.medtronic.com/careers/index.htm
• Pepperdine University currently has nearly 40 staff positions as well as numerous faculty jobs posted for its beautiful Malibu campus. jobs.pepperdine.edu
• Harman has nearly two dozen jobs available in its Northridge offices. jobs.harman.com/content/location
• Raytheon has over 55 jobs available in its Goleta offices jobs.raytheon.com 
• Regal Medical Group has over 60 jobs in the Northridge and Ventura County areas www.regalmed.com/regalcareers.cfm?rc=car
• Thermo Fisher Scientific has over 20 available jobs in Canoga Park and Thousand Oaks jobs.thermofisher.com
• Global aerospace and defense company Orbital ATK has over 2 dozen jobs available in its Northridge offices careers.orbitalatk.com/res_joblist.html

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