Office Technician - Program Support (Office Technician (Typing))

Department of Forestry & Fire Protection · Humboldt County

Salary: $3,829 – $4,794 per month

Closes: 2026-11-06T00:00:00.000Z

Job description and requirements

Job Description and Duties For questions related to the duties of the position, please contact Supervisor I Laura West by email at Laura.West@fire.ca.gov This position is located in Fortuna, CA. You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement. Special Requirements • The position(s) require(s) the ability to type at a minimum speed as designated on the Class Specifications (link available in the additional documentation section). You must obtain a valid typing certificate confirming your ability to meet the minimum typing speed, prior to being hired. Additional information regarding acceptable typing tests is available at the CalCareers.ca.gov website. Unacceptable Certificates: Typing certificates issued by the Internet or Employment Agencies, and Typing Certificates issued for a typing test under five (5) minutes are not acceptable. Typing certification must be 5 minutes in length and proctored either virtually or in person. Any State Agency/Department including the Agency/Department that you are applying to may also give you a typing test. Acceptable certificate: https://www.calcareers.ca.gov/CalHRPublic/GeneralInfo/TypingCertification.aspx State departments will honor typing certificates issued within the last four years, and certified from a five (5) minute typing test that meets the CalHR requirements, with a minimum of 40 WPM (words per minute).
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Job Description and Duties

For questions related to the duties of the position, please contact Supervisor I Laura West by email at Laura.West@fire.ca.gov

This position is located in Fortuna, CA.

You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.

Special Requirements

  • The position(s) require(s) the ability to type at a minimum speed as designated on the Class Specifications (link available in the additional documentation section). You must obtain a valid typing certificate confirming your ability to meet the minimum typing speed, prior to being hired. Additional information regarding acceptable typing tests is available at the CalCareers.ca.gov website.

Unacceptable Certificates: Typing certificates issued by the Internet or Employment Agencies, and Typing Certificates issued for a typing test under five (5) minutes are not acceptable.

Typing certification must be 5 minutes in length and proctored either virtually or in person. Any State Agency/Department including the Agency/Department that you are applying to may also give you a typing test.

Acceptable certificate:

https://www.calcareers.ca.gov/CalHRPublic/GeneralInfo/TypingCertification.aspx

State departments will honor typing certificates issued within the last four years, and certified from a five (5) minute typing test that meets the CalHR requirements, with a minimum of 40 WPM (words per minute).

About this opportunity

Salary context

The annualized midpoint for this posting is $51,738. That matches the $51,738 median among 52 current California public jobs with the same normalized title.

More jobs at this employer

Department of Forestry & Fire Protection currently has 44 other open positions in this database.

Regional hiring context

There are 6 current state openings in Humboldt County, including this position.

Application timeline

Applications close in 2 days, on November 6, 2026.

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Posting history

This posting appears on CalCareers. CA Public Jobs first observed it on October 8, 2026. It was last verified open on November 4, 2026.

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