Top-rated career coaches in Los Angeles
Here are the leading career coaches working with professionals in Los Angeles. Each has been assessed for expertise, clear communication, and a strong track record of client success.
Wolf Magdelinic
Career Transition Specialist
I’m a certified career and leadership coach with 8+ years of experience helping ambitious professionals navigate pivots, burnout recovery, and identity alignment. My approach blends structured goal-setting with mindful rituals that fit seamlessly into daily life. I’ve worked with clients across tech, creative industries, and consulting to rediscover clarity, design resilient career paths, and step into leadership with confidence. My coaching style is equal parts pragmatic and supportive — I’ll challenge you to stretch while making sure you feel grounded and aligned. If you’re ready to move from uncertainty to momentum, I’d love to support your next chapter.
Michelle Hillier
Self-discovery Coach
As a TEDx speaker, educator, and published author, I've spent over two decades helping people unlock their hidden potential through movement, creativity, and radical self-discovery. From captivating large crowds to intimate coaching sessions, I've helped millions reclaim their power and move beyond their limits. I'm all about creating safe, transformative spaces for people to reconnect with their inner flame.
Jordan Mae Antoinette
Mindfulness Coach
I'm a movement teacher, breath work coach, mindful meditation guide, retreat host, radio show host, and DJ. I also run an online movement studio. With years of experience in the wellness space, I help individuals achieve holistic well-being through the interconnectedness of movement, breath, and mindful awareness.
George Bent
Career Development Coach
George is a London-based career coach focused on tangible career outcomes and providing managerial-style support to his clients.
Working in Los Angeles
Employment Landscape
Los Angeles job seekers in early 2026 face a cautious market shaped by uneven gains and structural headwinds. The entertainment and tech sectors are under pressure, with AI-driven restructuring fueling layoffs at major firms such as Paramount and Amazon across California. Meanwhile aerospace and defense have seen modest hiring growth, supported by substantial venture capital funding and local expansions. The public sector narrowly avoided widespread layoffs after a proposed citywide reduction of more than 1,600 positions was stalled through union negotiations, preserving many roles. At the same time, major industrial closures—most notably Phillips 66’s refinery shutdown and L3Harris’ aerospace office in Van Nuys—are reducing job opportunities in energy and defense engineering. Overall, job searchers will contend with stiff competition in entertainment and tech, moderate openings in aerospace, and localized job pressure in infrastructure and energy.
Dominant Industries
Typical Roles
Hiring Patterns
Hiring in Los Angeles remains uneven. Aerospace and defense are genuinely growing, buoyed by venture capital and regional investments. Meanwhile tech and entertainment roles are contracting or flat as AI reshapes those fields and several large employers reduce headcount.
"Looking for work in L.A. right now means navigating a tight entertainment and tech market while seeking steady ground in aerospace, government, or public infrastructure."
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Beachside living with tech presence.
Downtown LA
Urban core with arts and business.
Beverly Hills
Luxury and high-end business district.
Venice
Creative community by the beach.
Pasadena
Historic charm with tech and education.
Silver Lake
Hipster haven for creatives.
Culver City
Streaming and media hub.
Westwood
UCLA and professional services.
Burbank
Media and entertainment studios.
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Wolf Magdelinic
Career Transition Specialist
I’m a certified career and leadership coach with 8+ years of experience helping ambitious professionals navigate pivots, burnout recovery, and identity alignment. My approach blends structured goal-setting with mindful rituals that fit seamlessly into daily life. I’ve worked with clients across tech, creative industries, and consulting to rediscover clarity, design resilient career paths, and step into leadership with confidence. My coaching style is equal parts pragmatic and supportive — I’ll challenge you to stretch while making sure you feel grounded and aligned. If you’re ready to move from uncertainty to momentum, I’d love to support your next chapter.
Michelle Hillier
Self-discovery Coach
As a TEDx speaker, educator, and published author, I've spent over two decades helping people unlock their hidden potential through movement, creativity, and radical self-discovery. From captivating large crowds to intimate coaching sessions, I've helped millions reclaim their power and move beyond their limits. I'm all about creating safe, transformative spaces for people to reconnect with their inner flame.
Jordan Mae Antoinette
Mindfulness Coach
I'm a movement teacher, breath work coach, mindful meditation guide, retreat host, radio show host, and DJ. I also run an online movement studio. With years of experience in the wellness space, I help individuals achieve holistic well-being through the interconnectedness of movement, breath, and mindful awareness.
George Bent
Career Development Coach
George is a London-based career coach focused on tangible career outcomes and providing managerial-style support to his clients.
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