Early in his career, Assembly Member Arambula served as an attorney for the Agricultural Labor Relations Board.

From 1987 to 1996, Arambula served on the Fresno Unified School District Board, where he worked to meet the needs of a diverse student population while maintaining financial stability during lean budget years.

Juan Arambula has stated that his top legislative priorities include efforts to improve California's business climate, to encourage job creation and retention, as well as efforts to improve the health care system, student academic achievement and school accountability.

He is also working to tackle air pollution in the Central Valley, the shortage of health care professionals, and California's infrastructure challenges.

[citation needed] Juan Arambula was named "Legislator of the Year" by the California Small Business Association.