Fall 2026 Fresno Job Fairs and Hiring Events: Your Complete Guide

Published: September 20, 2026 | By LocalJobPage Team

FRESNO, CA — The Central Valley's fall hiring window is open, and for once the calendar is not thin. Between now and the second week of November, five separate hiring events are scheduled across Fresno and Clovis, ranging from a state law enforcement seminar to an airport job fair with a confirmed employer roster ten deep.

Five events, September 24 through November 10, 2026. Three are open to anyone who walks in. Two are not, and knowing which is which will save you a drive across town.

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📅 Table of Contents

September 24 — CHP Central Division Women's Hiring Seminar
September 29 — Fresno State STEAM Career and Internship Fair
September 30 — Fresno State Business, Health, Public Service and Creative Careers Fair
October 1 — Aviation Job Fair at Fresno Yosemite International
November 10 — Fresno Career Fair in Clovis

CHP Central Division Women's Hiring Seminar — Thursday, September 24

5:30 – 7:30 p.m. | CHP Fresno Area Office, 1380 E. Fortune Ave., Fresno, CA 93725

This is the closest thing on the fall calendar to a straight answer about a career that people mostly guess at. The California Highway Patrol's Central Division recruiters run a two-hour session covering both Officer and Dispatcher tracks: the application process, what the CHP Academy actually asks of you, pay and benefits, the divisions spread across the state, and the specialty assignments officers can test into later. The framing is aimed at women considering the work, and the department is explicit that the point is to inform future female officers and dispatchers rather than to run a general recruiting pitch. Admission is free and seats are booked through the CHP's own Eventbrite registration page. The Fortune Avenue office sits in south Fresno; if you need to confirm anything before heading over, the Area Office line is (559) 705-2200.

Worth noting for anyone weighing the dispatcher side: that job is a different animal from patrol, with its own testing sequence and no academy in the same sense. Ask about it specifically. Recruiters at these sessions field far more officer questions than dispatch ones, and the dispatch openings are the ones that go quiet.

Fresno State STEAM Career and Internship Fair — Tuesday, September 29

11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. | Resnick Student Union, Ruiz Room, Fresno State

Four hours of engineering, science, technology, agriculture-adjacent and design employers on the Shaw and Cedar campus. This one is a student event, run by the university's Career Development Center, and it is not a public job fair. If you are not currently enrolled, this is not your afternoon. For Fresno State students, particularly Lyles College of Engineering and the science departments, it is the single densest employer concentration of the fall semester. The Career Development Center can be reached at 559.278.2381.

Fresno State Business, Health, Public Service and Creative Careers Fair — Wednesday, September 30

11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. | Resnick Student Union, Ruiz Room, Fresno State

The companion event, same room, next day, different half of the campus. Craig School of Business, nursing and health sciences, criminology and public administration, plus media and arts employers. Also students only. The back-to-back scheduling is deliberate: a student in health administration or a criminology major eyeing public safety work can reasonably hit both days, and the employer lists overlap less than you would expect.

Aviation Job Fair at Fresno Yosemite International — Thursday, October 1

3:00 – 6:00 p.m. | Fresno Yosemite International Airport, 5175 E. Clinton Way, Fresno, CA 93727

The strongest public event of the fall, and the only one on this list that arrives with its employer roster already published. Hosted by the airport and the City of Fresno, the confirmed lineup includes Fresno Yosemite International and Fresno Chandler Executive Airport, the City of Fresno, Hudson, Fenix Logistics, Unifi Aviation, Enterprise Mobility, Atlantic Aviation, SSP America and Menzies Aviation, with more organizations expected. The California Highway Patrol is on that list too, which makes this a second bite for anyone who misses the September 24 seminar. Airport operations questions go to 559.621.4500 or fresno.airport@fresno.gov. → See our full writeup of this event.

Ground handling, concessions, rental car, security and airport operations all hire from the same afternoon, and the roles skew toward shift work that does not require a degree. If you have warehouse, retail or food service on your resume, you are a credible candidate for half that room. Bring copies.

Fresno Career Fair in Clovis — Tuesday, November 10

9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | A Marriott property in Clovis, CA 93612

A general multi-industry fair run by Career Fair Connection, pitched at entry level, skilled and experienced candidates across several sectors. Hiring and HR managers are on site, and the organizer says the employer list goes out by email to registered attendees 72 hours ahead rather than being published in advance.

Confirm this one before you go. The listing does not print a complete street address for the Clovis venue, and we do not publish addresses we have not verified against the organizer's own materials. Register through the event page and the confirmation email will carry the exact location. If November 10 is the one you are counting on, check it again in late October.

🔎 How to Pick the Right Ones

Anyone not currently enrolled at Fresno State: your fall calendar is three events, not five. September 24, October 1 and November 10.
Considering public safety: September 24 for the CHP seminar, then October 1, where CHP is recruiting again alongside the airport employers.
Entry level, no degree, need a paycheck this fall: October 1 is the one. Ramp, concessions, rental car and security roles all hire off that floor.
Fresno State students: September 29 for engineering, science and design; September 30 for business, health, public service and creative.
Experienced professionals across industries: November 10 in Clovis, once you have confirmed the venue.

⚠️ Read This Before You Drive Across Town

Two of the five events on this page are closed to the general public. The September 29 and September 30 fairs at Fresno State are university career fairs for enrolled students, not community hiring events, and showing up without a student ID is a wasted trip. We are listing them because Fresno State enrolls tens of thousands of people and a good share of them are job hunting this month, but the eligibility line is real.

Separately: no employer roster is published for the November 10 Clovis fair, and the CHP seminar is an information session rather than a hiring floor. Nobody walks out of September 24 with a job offer. You walk out knowing whether the process is worth starting, which for a career with an academy at the end of it is arguably worth more.

What to Bring to Any of Them

Ten to fifteen printed resumes. More than you think you need, every time.
Photo ID, and a student ID for the Fresno State events.
A short, specific answer to "what kind of work are you looking for." Vague answers get polite nods.
Business casual at minimum. The airport and CHP events skew more formal than a typical hotel fair.
Your availability in writing, including nights and weekends if you can work them. Airport employers ask immediately.

The Fresno Market Behind These Events

The backdrop matters here. Fresno County unemployment rose to 7.8 percent in August 2026, according to the monthly figures published by California's Employment Development Department, keeping Valley rates above the statewide average as they have been for most of this cycle. That is the context these fairs sit in: competition for every posted role is real, and the candidates who do well are the ones treating an event like an interview rather than a browse.

It also explains why the airport fair is the standout. Aviation ground services hire in blocks, they hire for shifts rather than seasons, and they pull from the same labor pool as the distribution centers along Highway 99 without requiring the same commute. For current Fresno market rates, check posted ranges across several employers rather than trusting a single figure. See our coverage of the Valley's ag economy and Fresno healthcare hiring for how two of the region's biggest sectors are paying right now.

🔎 Where to Aim This Fall

Events are one channel. The postings that never make it to a hotel ballroom are the other, and in Fresno they are concentrated in logistics, healthcare, hospitality and public sector work.

Start here:

Frequently Asked Questions

Are these Fresno job fairs free?

The September 24 CHP seminar is free and registered through Eventbrite. The Fresno State fairs are free to enrolled students. For the October 1 aviation fair and the November 10 Clovis fair, no admission cost is published either way, so confirm with the organizer if cost is a factor for you.

Can the public attend the Fresno State career fairs?

No. The September 29 STEAM fair and the September 30 business, health, public service and creative careers fair are both run by the university's Career Development Center for enrolled Fresno State students. They are on this page for the students reading it, not as public events.

Do I need to register in advance?

For the CHP seminar, yes: seats go through the CHP Central Division Recruitment Eventbrite page. For the November 10 Clovis fair, registering is how you receive the employer list and the confirmed venue address 72 hours out. The October 1 airport fair publishes no registration requirement.

What should I wear to an airport job fair?

Business casual or better. Airport employers run background checks and badging processes, and first impressions carry further than they do at a general hiring event. Closed-toe shoes are a good instinct for anything involving ground operations.

Is there anything in Fresno between October 1 and November 10?

Nothing that cleared verification as of this writing. Fresno's event calendar runs thin in mid-fall most years, and the regional workforce board posts employer sessions on shorter notice than these larger fairs. This guide gets updated as events are confirmed, so check back rather than assuming the October gap is permanent.

What if I miss all of them?

Job fairs are a supplement, not the market. The postings above run continuously, and most Fresno employers, airport concessionaires included, keep hiring between events.

Put Your Fall Search to Work

Five events in seven weeks is a real calendar, and the two that matter most for most readers are both in the next fortnight. Pick your dates, print your resumes, and do not let the October gap stall the search.

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