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This document is intended to assist students, soon to be graduates, and recent graduates of the Department of Urban Studies and Planning at California State University, Northridge  to search for internships (paid and unpaid) and entry level employment in the broad area of urban studies and planning. 

The first section below identifies several key resources, books and websites, which may be helpful in seeking advice our guidance on a search for an internship or entry level job.  The second section “ General Sources – Weblinks” identifies a wide range of websites that advertise positions broadly related to urban studies and planning.  The following four sections, Government Agencies; Cities – Municipalities; Businesses; and Non-Profit Sector focus specifically on potential employment sources in the Los Angeles Metropolitan Region.  Thanks to Rebecca Correa and David Canlas for their assistance in compiling these materials.  The weblinks and sources have been updated and are current as of March 2011. 

BOOKS AND OTHER RESOUCES:

Becoming an Urban Planner: A Guide to Careers in Planning and Urban Design. 
(2010). By Michael Bayer, Nancy Grank, and Jason Valerius.  Hoboken, NJ: Wiley and Sons. ISBN 978-0470-27863-5. 320 pp. $45.00.

Federal Planning Division – A division of the American Planning Association.  Guide
to jobs for planners in the federal government.
http://www.federalplanning.org/employment.htm

Insider’s Guide to Careers in Urban Planning.  (2009). By Tim Halbur and Nate Berg.  
Los Angeles, CA: Urban Insight.  ISBN 978-0-9789329-4-7. 117 pp. $24.95.

Jobs and Careers With Nonprofit Organizations: Profitable Careers With Nonprofits.
(1998). by Krannich liRon. Impact Publications. ISBN 978-1570230844. 256 pp. $36.80.  

Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2010-11 Edition: Urban and Regional Planners (PDF)   by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Washington, DC. http://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/print.pl/oco/ocos057.htm

The Harvard Business School Guide to Careers in the Nonprofit Sector (A Harvard Business School Career Guide). (2000). by Stephanie Lowell. Boston, MA: Harvard Business Press. ISBN 978-1578512317.  128 pp.   

The Riley Guide: Jobs in Public Service & Administration
http://www.rileyguide.com/public.html

 

GENERAL SOURCES – WEB LINKS

         

AIA- The American Institute of Architects

California APA- American Planning Association California Chapter

Calopps gov.- Career in Local Government
C-BEEP

The Community-Based Enterprise Education Program (C-BEEP) is administered by the County of Los Angeles Department of Human Resources to place university students within County departments as volunteer interns for the completion of specific projects, research or studies ordered by the Board of Supervisors. While C-BEEP internships are unpaid, academic course credit is available through most university partners.

Geography Jobs USA

GovernmentJobs.com

Greenjobsearch.org

INDEED

Job Board - Cyburbia Forums | Urban Planning Community

Jobs | The Planning Report

National APA- American Planning Association

Planetizen

SDAPA Jobs- The San Diego Section of the American Planning Association

USGBC: Career Center- U.S. Green Building Council

 

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES

 

Assembly District 39

Bringing Back Broadway

Business Improvement District

CALTRANS/JOBS/CURRENT JOBS

Community Redevelopment Agency of Los Angeles (CRA)

County of Los Angeles Department of Beaches and Harbors

Los Angeles County

Los Angeles County Metropolitan Authority

Los Angeles County Department of Neighborhood Empowerment

Los Angeles County Department of Regional Planning

SANDAG- San Diego Association of Governments

San Diego County

SCAG- Southern California Association of Governments

 

CITIES – MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS

Agoura Hills

Arcadia

Baldwin Park

Bell Gardens

Bellflower

Beverly Hills

Burbank

Calabasas

Carson

Cerritos

Claremont

Commerce

Culver City

Diamond Bar

Duarte

El Monte

El Segundo

Glendale

Glendora

Hawthorne

Hermosa Beach

Inglewood

La Canada Flintridge

Lakewood

Lancaster

Lawndale

Los Angeles

Malibu

Manhattan Beach

Maywood

Monrovia

Montebello

Monterey Park

Moorpark

Norwalk

Palmdale

Pasadena

Pico Rivera

Pomona

Rancho Palos Verdes

Redondo Beach

Rolling Hills Estates

City of Rosemead

San Dimas

San Fernando

San Gabriel

Santa Clarita

Santa Monica

South Pasadena

Thousand Oaks

West Covina Website

West Hollywood

 

BUSINESSES

AC Martin
444 South Flower Street, Suite 1200
Los Angeles, CA 90071
(213) 683- 1900

AECOM
515 S. Flower Street, 9th floor
Los Angeles, CA 90071
(213) 593-7772

Architecture for Education
65 North Catalina Avenue
Pasadena, CA 91106
(626) 356- 4080

Atkins North America, Inc.
12301 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 430
Los Angeles, CA 90025
(310) 268- 8132

Baker Williams Engineering Group
6020 Rutland Drive, Suite 19
Carmichael, CA 95608-0515
(916) 331-4336

Bay Area Economics
5405 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 291
Los Angeles, CA 90036
(213) 471- 2666

California American Water
1033 B Avenue, Suite 200
Coronado, CA 92118
(619) 435-7450

Chambers Group
5 Hutton Centre Drive, Suite 750
Santa Ana, CA 92707
(949) 261-5414

Circlepoint
135 Main Street, Ste. 1600
San Francisco, CA 94105
(415) 227- 1100

Civic Solutions
3200 Guasti Rd., Suite 100
Ontario, CA 91761
(951) 779-9929

Civil Engineering Design Group
2420 Grand Avenue, Suite B-1
Vista, California 92081
(760) 599-8585

Consensus Inc.
(No Mailing Address Found)
(213) 438-1755

Craig Lawson & Co., LLC
8758 Venice Blvd. #200
Los Angeles, CA 90034
(310) 838-2400

Cusumano Real Estate Group
101 South First Street, Suite 400
Burbank, CA 91502
(818) 841-5800

E7 Architecture
4112 S. Main St.
Los Angeles, CA 90037
(213) 572-0130

Envicom Corporation
28328 Agoura Road
Agoura Hills, CA 91301
(818) 879-4700

ESA
626 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1100
Los Angeles, CA 90017
(213) 599-4300

Galvin Preservation Associates
231 California Street
El Segundo, CA 90245
(310) 792- 2690

Go Green Construction
9300 Texhoma Ave.
Northridge, CA 91325
(818)718-7477

HDR Engineering, Inc.
801 S. Grand Avenue, Suite 500
Los Angeles, CA 90017
(213) 239-5800

HMC Architects
633 W. 5th Street, Third Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90071
(213) 542- 8300

Hogle- Ireland: Planning and Development Consulting
2860 Michelle Drive, Suite 100
Irvine, CA 92606
(949) 553-1427

IBI Group
4115 Broad St., Suite B6
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
(805)546- 0433

Impact Sciences
234 E. Colorado Blvd., Suite 205
Pasadena, California 91101
(626) 564-1500

Jacobs Engineering
600 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1000
Los Angeles, CA 90017
(213) 239- 1300

James Suhr & Associates, LLC
817 Chautauqua Blvd.
Pacific Palisades, CA 90272
(310) 454 6446

KTGY Group, Inc. Architecture and Planning
1733 Ocean Avenue, Suite 250
Santa Monica, CA 90401
(310) 394- 2623

Landrum & Brown
27812 El Lazo Road
Laguna Niguel, CA 92677
(949) 349-0671

Lilley Planning Group
138 West Amerige Avenue
Fullerton, CA 92832
(714) 672- 9906

Linscott, Law & Greenspan, Engineers (LLG)
236 North Chester Avenue, Suite 200
Pasadena, CA 91106
(626) 796-2322

LSA Associates, Inc.
20 Executive Park, Suite 200
Irvine, CA 92614
(949) 553-0666

Melendrez
617 South Olive Street
Los Angeles, California 90014
(213) 673- 4400

MIG, Inc.
169 N. Marengo Avenue
Pasadena, CA 91101
(626) 744-9872

Moore & Associates
28159 Avenue Stanford, Suite 110
Valencia, CA 91355
(661) 253- 1277

Parsons Brinckerhoff
6420 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1800
Los Angeles, CA 90048-5502
(323) 651-1998

Pro Forma Advisors LLC
727 2nd Street, Suite 105
Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
(310) 616- 5079

PSOMAS
555 South Flower Street Suite 4400
Los Angeles, CA 90071
(213) 223- 1400

RBF Consulting
801 S. Grand Avenue, Suite 250
Los Angeles, CA 90017
(213) 250-7359

Sapphos Environmental Inc.
430 North Halstead St.
Pasadena, CA 91107
(626) 683-3547

Susan Levi & Associates, Inc.
13029-A Victory Blvd., #319
North Hollywood, CA 91606
(818) 780-9100

The Top 500 Design Firms

URS Corp.
915 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 700
Los Angeles, CA 90017
(213) 996- 2200

Waste Management
9081 Tujunga Avenue, 1st Floor
Sun Valley, CA 91352
(800) 926-9693

West Coast Environmental & Engineering
(No Contact Information Found)

Willdan Engineering
2401 East Katella Avenue, Suite 300
Anaheim, CA 92806
(800) 424- 9144

Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Architects, LLP
(No Contact Information Found)

 
NON PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS

 

A Community of Friends
3345 Wilshire Blvd., Suite #1000
Los Angeles, CA 90010
(213) 480-0809

Beyond Shelter
205 South Broadway, Suite #608
Los Angeles, CA 90012
(213) 252-0772

Cabrillo Economic Development Corporation
702 County Square Drive
Ventura, CA 93003
(805) 659-3791

California Coalition for Rural Housing
717 K Street, Suite 400
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 443-4448

Community Resources & Talent Development
(No Website Found)
333 West Florence
Inglewood, CA 90301
(310) 544-1536

Canaan Housing Corporation
2412 Griffith Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90011
(213) 748-0250

Chinatown Service Center
767 North Hill Street, Suite 400
Los Angeles, CA 90012
(213) 253-0880

Chrysalis
516 South Main Street
Los Angeles, CA 90013
(213) 806-6300

Coachella Valley Housing Coalition
45-701 Monroe Street #G
Indio, CA 92201
(760) 347-3157

Community Build
4305 Degnan Blvd., #102
Los Angeles, CA 90008
(323) 290-6560

Community Corporation Santa Monica
1423 2nd Street, Suite B
Santa Monica, CA 90401
(310) 394-8487

Concerned Citizens of South Central L.A.
P.O. Box 11337
Los Angeles, CA 90011
(323) 846-2500

Corridor Economic Development Corporation
(No Website Found)
600 Corporate Pointe, #1100
Culver City, CA 90230
(310) 337-3155

Drew Child Development Corporation
1770 East 118th Street
Los Angeles, CA 90059
(323) 249-2950

East Los Angeles Community Corporation
530 South Boyle Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90033
(323) 269-4214

Economic Resource Corporation
2600 Industry Way
Lynwood, CA 90262
(310) 537-4610

El Centro Del Pueblo
1157 Lemoyne Street
Los Angeles, CA 90026
(213) 483-6335

El Pueblo Community Development Corporation
(No Website Found)
234 E. Colorado Blvd., Suite 300
Pasadena, CA 91101
(626) 564-1988

Environmental Career Jobs
2 Eaton Street, Suite 711
Hampton, VA 23669
(757) 727-7895

Esperanza Community Housing Corporation
2337 South Figueroa Street
Los Angeles, CA 90007
(213) 748-7285

Habitat for Humanity- Los Angeles Chapter
1200 Wilshire Boulevard, #510
Los Angeles, CA 90017
(213) 975-9757

Habitat for Humanity- San Fernando/ Santa Clarita Chapter
11257 Borden Street
Pacoima, CA 91331
(818) 884-8808

Healthy Homes Collaborative
2601 Pasadena Avenue, Suite G
Los Angeles, CA 90031
(323)221-8320

Heart of Los Angeles (HOLA)
2701 Wilshire Blvd, Ste 100
Los Angeles, CA 90057
(213) 389-1148

Historic Resources Group
12 S. Fair Oaks Avenue, Suite 200
Pasadena, CA 91105-1915
(626) 793-2400

Hollywood Community Studio
(No Mailing Address Found)
(310) 869- 5985

FAME Housing Development Corporation
1968 West Adams Boulevard
Los Angeles, California 90018
(323) 730-7700

Global Green USA
2218 Main Street, 2nd Floor
Santa Monica, CA 90405
(310) 581-2700

Gramercy Housing Group
1824 4th Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90019
(323) 737-7351

Greater Bethany EDC
(No Website Found)
8327 South Hoover Street
Los Angeles, CA 90044
(323) 753-8980

Green Biz
350 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, Suite 800
Oakland, CA 94612
(510) 550-8285

Green Jobs
(No Address and No Phone Number Found)

Heritage Housing Partners
608 N. Fair Oaks Avenue, #126,
Pasadena, California 91103
(626) 403-4663

Hollywood Community Housing Corporation
5020 Santa Monica Boulevard
Los Angeles, California 90029
(323) 469-0710

Korean Health Education Info & Research Center
3727 West 6th Street, Suite 210
Los Angeles, CA 90020
(213) 427-4000

Korean Youth and Community Center
680 South Wilton Place
Los Angeles, CA 90005
(213) 365-7400

L.A. Family Housing
7843 Lankershim Boulevard
North Hollywood, CA 91605
(818) 982-4091

LAMP Community
526 San Pedro Street
Los Angeles, CA 90013
(213) 488-9559

LINC Housing Corporation
110 Pine Avenue, Suite 500
Long Beach, CA 90802
(562) 684-1100

Little Tokyo Service Center CDC
231 East 3rd Street, Suite G106
Los Angeles, CA 90013
(213) 473-3030

Los Angeles Community Design Center
(No Website Found)
315 West 9th Street, Suite 410
Los Angeles, CA 90015
(213) 629-2702

Los Angeles Family Housing Corporation
7843 Lankershim Boulevard
North Hollywood, CA 91605
(818) 982-4091

Los Angeles Housing Partnership
1200 Wilshire Blvd. #307
Los Angeles, CA 90017
(213) 629-9172

Many Mansions
1459 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd., Bldg D
Thousand Oaks, CA 91362
(805) 496-4948

Mothers of East L.A.
3354 East Olympic Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90023
(323) 266-8832

National Farm Workers Service Center
2502 Merced Street
Fresno, CA 93721
(559) 497-0164

Neighborhood Housing Services of L.A. County
3926 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 200
Los Angeles, CA 90010
(213) 381-2862

New Economics for Women
303 South Loma Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90017
(213) 483-2060

Nonprofit Jobs Cooperative
(No Mailing Address Found)
(213) 346-3253

Open Space
330 Distel Circle
Los Altos, CA 94022-1404
(650) 691-1200

Orange County Community Housing Corporation
1833 East 17th Street, Suite 207
Santa Ana, CA 92705
(714) 558-8161

Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment (PACE)
1055 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1475
Los Angeles, CA 90017
(213) 353-3982

People's CORE
1610 Beverly Blvd. Ste. #2
Los Angeles, CA 90026
(213) 241-0995

Pico Union Housing Corporation
1038 Venice Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90015
(213) 747-2790

Planning and Conservation League
1107 9th Street, Suite 901
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 822-5631

Pueblo Nuevo Development
3435 West Temple Street
Los Angeles, CA 90026
(213) 417-3413

Search to Involve Pilipino Americans (SIPA)
3200 West Temple Street
Los Angeles, CA 90026
(213) 382-1819

Shelter Partnership
523 W. 6th Street, Suite 616
Los Angeles, CA 90014-1224
(213) 688-2188

Sierra Club: Angeles Chapter
3435 Wilshire Blvd #320
Los Angeles, CA 90010-1904
(213) 387-4287

Single Resident Occupancy Housing Corporation (SRO)
354 South Spring Street, Suite 400
Los Angeles, CA 90013
(213) 229-9640

Skid Row Housing Trust
1317 East 7th Street
Los Angeles, CA 90021
(213) 683-0522

TELACU
5400 Olympic Boulevard #300
Commerce, CA 90022
(323) 721-1655

Thai Community Development Center
6376 Yucca Street, Suite #B
Los Angeles, CA 90028
(323) 468-2555

Transportation Foundation of Los Angeles
2615 S. Grand Ave. Suite 100
Los Angeles, CA 90007
(213) 744-1030

Tree Hugger
(No Mailing Address and No Phone Number Found)

Tree People
12601 Mulholland Drive
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
(818) 753-4600

United Cambodian Community (UCC)
2201 East Anaheim Street, Suite 200
Long Beach, CA 90804
(562) 433-2490

Venice Community Housing Corporation
720 Rose Avenue
Venice, CA 90291
(310) 399-4100

Vermont Slauson Economic Development Corporation
1130 West Slauson Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90044
(323) 753-2335

Ward Economic Development Corporation
P.O. Box 7391
Los Angeles, CA 90007
(213) 747-1188

Watts Labor Community Action Committee
10950 South Central Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90059
(323) 563-5639

Watts/ Century Latino Organization
10360 Wilmington Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90002
(323) 564-9140

West Angeles CDC
6028 Crenshaw Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90043
(323) 751-3440

West Hollywood CHC
7530 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite #1
West Hollywood, CA 90046
(323) 650-8771

West Valley CDC
(No Website Found)
7006 Alabama Avenue
Canoga Park, CA 91303
(818) 888-6990

 

 

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