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Best Recruiting Agencies in San Diego, CA

118 local agencies ranked by performance and reviews

San Diego combines major biotech and defense industries with tourism and quality of life. The Navy's Pacific fleet presence adds military employment. Recruiters in San Diego can help you fill biotech, defense, tech and healthcare roles.

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Ultimate Staffing
4.8(284 reviews)

We specialize in connecting organizations across the United States with exceptional administrative, clerical, customer service, manufacturing, and production talent through temporary, temporary-to-hire, and direct hire placements. Operating from more than 100 locations in nearly every major metropolitan market nationwide, we serve as one of the largest privately held staffing companies in the country. Founded in 1994 as part of Roth Staffing Companies, we bring three decades of expertise to workforce solutions, offering everything from traditional staffing to large-scale strategic services including Master Vendor, VMS, and MSP programs. Our commitment to creating remarkable experiences for every person, every time, has earned us recognition as the only staffing company to receive all of the industry's top awards for client service, employee satisfaction, and temporary worker experience.

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RedBrick Staffing
4.7(13 reviews)

As staffing and recruiting professionals with over two decades of experience, we have been able to fine-tune a tried-and-true strategy of identifying talent through a personalized recruitment process. With a background in finding highly technical candidates ranging from startup to fortune 500 companies, we will tailor and build our search to your individualized requirements. Let us know what you need, we'll find who you want. *A minority & veteran-owned & operated staffing firm.

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QualStaff Resources
4.7(157 reviews)

Founded in 1998 in the heart of San Diego's Sorrento Valley, we are an award-winning staffing and search firm specializing in Life Sciences and Technology. Our recruiters place professionals in medical device, biotech, pharmaceutical, semiconductor, SaaS, cybersecurity, and data science roles through contract, contract-to-hire, and direct hire engagements. With deep roots in Southern California and nationwide placement capabilities, we match candidates based on skills, cultural fit, and long-term potential. Our thorough screening process and decades of industry relationships allow us to deliver exceptional talent that drives innovation for employers across the country.

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AppleOne
4.7(148 reviews)

Founded in 1964 with the belief that everyone deserves to be heard and respected, we have spent over six decades connecting people with meaningful career opportunities. As a full-service staffing company and part of the ActOne Group, we provide temporary, temp-to-hire, direct hire, and managed staffing solutions across administrative, customer service, financial, clerical, and call center roles. With more than 1,500 recruiters and talent advisors on staff, we treat every career seeker as a valued client and offer our services free of charge to job seekers. Our mission remains simple: to find, understand, and fulfill the needs of another.

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Mount Indie
4.7(15 reviews)

We are the experts in cleared recruiting! Backed by 20 years of industry experience our teams deliver qualified candidates with security clearances quicker. We develop custom recruiting solutions offering direct-hire and contract to hire placements, or long-term solutions involving a fully integrated and SCALABLE team dedicated to your programs and focusing on finding you talent with the required security clearances quicker. We provide strategies to small to mid-sized businesses in the commercial, DOD and Federal Civilian space. Our intimate knowledge of recruiting and sourcing comes from 20 years combined experience of managing and staffing contracts in the Federal, Department of Defense and Intelligence space.

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33 Persona
4.7(10 reviews)

Based in San Diego, California, we are a leading staffing firm exclusively focused on the education sector, connecting high-caliber academic professionals with schools, districts, and educational organizations across the country. Our mission is to place exceptional teachers, administrators, and support staff with institutions that are building extraordinary teams, and we take that responsibility seriously at every step. Every candidate we represent is phone-screened, personally interviewed, software-tested, and reference-checked before being presented to a client — ensuring you only meet people who are genuinely ready to contribute. We are compensated by the hiring institution, never the candidate, making our services freely accessible to job seekers exploring their next opportunity in education.

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Kineticom
4.7(9 reviews)

Kineticom is an established consulting & staffing firm in telecom, tower, and renewable energy. Since 1999, we have placed a community of innovators. A community of change-makers. A community of creators with solutions.The talent and clients of Kineticom are the new era of what it means to be in tech.They're the trailblazers. The project managers. The over-achievers. The technicians. The negotiators. The designers. The doers.Our talent and clients are defining the space of telecom, tower, and renewable energy.

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Legacy Apartment Staffing
4.6(20 reviews)

Founded in 2023 by industry veterans with over two decades of multifamily staffing experience, we are the premier staffing company dedicated exclusively to the apartment and property management industry. Our team connects exceptional talent with dynamic opportunities across every level of multifamily operations, from housekeeping, porters, and maintenance technicians to leasing consultants, property managers, and executive leadership roles. We offer temporary staffing, direct hire recruiting, and comprehensive payroll services tailored to management companies, independent property owners, and industry partners. As proud recipients of the National Apartment Association Top Employers Award, we bring innovative, specialized solutions and a seamless hiring process that can place qualified candidates on the same day.

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LAdmins LLC
4.6(8 reviews)

We connect growth-focused US and European companies with exceptional remote professionals sourced from the Philippines, Eastern Europe, South Africa, and beyond. Born from our founders’ own experience building offshore teams in 2019, we specialize in matching businesses with skilled virtual assistants, executive assistants, finance professionals, and administrative talent who integrate seamlessly into your operations. Our approach is bespoke, tailored to each engagement, and grounded in ethical employment practices that ensure every remote professional receives fair wages, full benefits, and genuine respect. With LAdmins, clients consistently reduce overhead by 50% or more while building motivated, loyal teams of superstars ready to help their businesses scale.

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Suna Solutions
4.6(40 reviews)

Established in 2008, we deliver strategic workforce solutions that help businesses drive operational efficiency and foster growth. Our services include specialized and temporary staffing, contract placements, direct hire, payrolling, independent contractor compliance, and managed service provider programs tailored for small and midsize organizations. We maintain multiple databases of active and passive candidates across industries from technology and healthcare to finance and manufacturing, ensuring we find the right match for every role. From temporary teams to C-suite executive searches, our personalized approach means we get to know your business before we begin recruiting, creating lasting professional partnerships.

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JB Search Partners
4.6(6 reviews)

At JB Search, we take a personal approach to recruitment. We have a deep passion for matching the right candidates with the right companies. We take time to fully understand what you need, ensuring that the matches we make are long term. Learn how we can help you find your dream job or the perfect candidate for your organization.

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Express Healthcare Staffing
4.6(215 reviews)

Express Employment Professionals is in the business of helping people. From job seekers to client companies, Express helps people thrive and businesses grow. Our international network of franchises offers localized staffing solutions to the communities they serve in a variety of industries, including Light Industrial, Office Services, Skilled Trades, and Professional. Express offices are locally owned and operated with the support and stability of an international headquarters with more than four decades of experience. Entrepreneur named Express a Top Global Franchise in 2022 and has been ranked the #1 Staffing Franchise since 2012. Since our start in 1983, Express has put more than 10 million people to work in temporary and contract jobs.

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Vish Consulting Services Inc
4.6(75 reviews)

A leading provider in Recruitment and Staffing Services providing staffing services to medical providers/facilities and Information Technology Clients, across the USA. We offer a variety of highly sought-after positions for RNs, LPN's, CNA's, Technician's, Technologist's, Therapist's and other healthcare workers in some of the most prestigious health care systems across the United States. Vish Consulting Services is committed to providing quality services, with well screened IT resources motivated to make a positive change in IT systems. We offer a variety of highly sought after positions for BA, QA, Testing, Developers, Architects across the USA. - Nursing/Allied - Information Technology - Non IT( Industrial/Professional/Administrative)

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Simply Biotech
4.6(12 reviews)

Founded in 2008 and headquartered in San Diego, we are the premier specialized staffing and recruiting firm dedicated exclusively to the biotech, pharmaceutical, biologics, diagnostics, and medical device industries. Our recruiters place professionals on contract, contract-to-hire, and permanent basis, serving leading life sciences organizations from our offices in San Diego, Inland Empire, and Long Beach. We believe that truly effective recruiting requires deep specialization in both industry and geography, and that focus is what allows us to understand our clients and candidates at a level generalist firms simply cannot match. Repeatedly recognized as one of San Diego County fastest-growing businesses, we continue expanding to new markets and growing our team.

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Arena Construction Staffing
4.5(2 reviews)

We are a California-based construction staffing firm founded by industry veterans who recognized the unique workforce challenges contractors face every day. With over 40 years of combined experience, our team of certified staffing professionals provides skilled tradespeople including laborers, carpenters, electricians, HVAC installers, and more to job sites across multiple states. We support over 5,000 employees working with more than 1,000 clients on 250 active projects at any given time. Beyond simply supplying manpower, we serve as a trusted advisor on prevailing wage compliance, safety regulations, and workforce best practices, offering affordable workers' compensation coverage and customized solutions designed to reduce labor costs for small and medium-sized businesses.

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Nexus Contingent Workforce
4.5(2 reviews)

Based in San Diego, we help companies across industries manage their contingent workforce with less complexity and lower risk. Our services span the full employment lifecycle — from pre-employment screening and onboarding through payroll processing, benefits administration, workers' compensation, and post-termination compliance. We act as an extension of your HR department, handling employer-of-record services, independent contractor compliance, recruitment process outsourcing, and international payroll so your team can focus on what matters most.

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Scion Staffing
4.5(2 reviews)

At Scion Staffing Appleton, we are proud provide local, remote and national employers with top-notch staffing and recruiting services for the Southern U.S. and national markets. At Scion, we're focused on providing you with incredible talent options that match your unique working requirements and culture. Through our innovative team building and recruitment solutions, we close the gap in temporary staffing, contract-to-hire employees, direct-hire contingent search, as well as executive search needs. The Business Times has recognized Scion as a leading staffing firm for Retained, Contingent, and Temporary Services for the past sixteen years running, and Scion was recently awarded to the list of Best Executive Recruiting Firms in the World.

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Trademark Staffing
4.5(2 reviews)

Trademark Staffing, is a specialized staffing company providing comprehensive staffing solutions to the construction, restoration and environmental employment market place. Locally owned and operated, Trademark has proudly put together a team of highly skilled and seasoned professionals who understand and embrace the pursuit of customer satisfaction and are ready to work for you! This is the Trademark difference. We are dedicated and committed to our core values in everything we do: day in and day out.

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Dermatology Recruiters
4.5(1 review)
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Elwood Professional
4.5(1 review)
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High Bluff Group
4.5(1 review)
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Paradigm Information Services, Inc.
4.5(1 review)

Paradigm is a women-owned staffing solutions firm that specializes in finding jobs for talented professionals in fields including content development, creative design, and engineering. Connected with some of the most innovative tech companies around, we pride ourselves on finding the perfect candidate for any position. We know that people are more than just the sum total of their skills and experience which is why we work with our candidates to ensure that their career goals are a good match to a client company's organization and environment. Our objective is to give candidates and clients the confidence they need as they navigate the complexities of starting a new professional connection.

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Reliable Staffing
4.5(8 reviews)

Reliable Staffing's Corpus Christi, TX office is a national staffing agency that delivers comprehensive workforce solutions--including temporary, permanent, and contract staffing--across multiple regions throughout the United States. We partner with businesses to fill open positions quickly and efficiently, while also helping job seekers connect with meaningful employment opportunities nationwide. Reliable Staffing was founded in 1999 and for over 26 years, we've remained a proud, family-owned and operated business. Our commitment to excellence has earned us national recognition--including being named one of the best temporary staffing agencies in the country by Forbes.

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Princess Dental Staffing
4.2(3 reviews)

Created by a dentist who saw a better way to connect dental practices with qualified professionals, we have been transforming dental staffing since 2009. As the first dental staffing platform in the nation to utilize AI-powered matching, we provide real-time connections between dental offices and hygienists, assistants, receptionists, and dentists within minutes. Endorsed by the Arizona Dental Association, we now serve Phoenix, Las Vegas, Portland, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Denver with both temporary and permanent placements. Our platform lets employers post unlimited jobs and book temps directly online, with no hidden finder fees, making dental hiring fast, easy, and economical.

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Parker + Lynch

Covid-19 Update: While most of our branches are now physically closed due to Covid-19 precautions, we are able to assist you remotely via the local staffing agency location phone number listed here, or you can dial 1-877-663-4748 to be directed to a recruiter. Call or visit our website for more information. At Parker + Lynch Oakbrook Terrace, IL, we lead the executive staffing industry because we understand time is money. Discover what Parker + Lynch can do for you or your company.

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