About City of Torrance
What is the City of Torrance?
The City of Torrance is the municipal government of Torrance, California — a South Bay city of roughly 144,000 in Los Angeles County, incorporated in 1921 and today one of the larger full-service cities in the county: community development, public works, transit, its own water utility, libraries, parks, finance and administration, plus police and fire.
Where will I work?
Torrance Civic Center at 3031 Torrance Boulevard. The city states its schedule outright on its own City Hall page: "City Hall follows a 9/80 work schedule. We are open nine days over a two-week period and closed every other Friday." Job adverts repeat it — a recent Assistant City Attorney posting reads "Typical office hours include a 9/80 compressed work week schedule… closed on alternate Fridays."
What is the City of Torrance team like?
A broad professional workforce of around 1,600. Recent civilian postings span an Assistant City Librarian, Senior Planner, Plans Examiner, Associate and Assistant Engineers in Community Development, a Forensic Supervisor and Code Enforcement Officers. We list Torrance's civilian professional positions — sworn police and fire-service roles run separate duty schedules and are excluded from our feed.
Work-Life Balance
Every other Friday is yours, structurally: the 9/80 is how the building itself operates — the city publishes its closed Fridays on its own calendar — not an opt-in perk. Employee reviews back it up: Torrance rates 4.2 overall on Indeed with work-life balance its single highest sub-score at 4.5. Salary ranges are published on every posting, and standard California municipal conditions apply: CalPERS defined-benefit pension membership, formal vacation and sick accruals, and paid holidays.
Perks and Benefits
- Citywide 9/80 schedule — City Hall closed every other Friday, stated verbatim on the city's own site
- CalPERS defined-benefit pension
- Salary ranges published on every job advert
- Formal vacation, sick leave and holiday provisions
- Work-life balance rated 4.5/5 by employees on Indeed — the city's highest-rated category