diff --git a/.changelog/4341.txt b/.changelog/4341.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7279eda093
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/4341.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-note:bug
+dataproc: jobs no longer wait for job completion during create
+```
diff --git a/google-beta/dataproc_job_operation.go b/google-beta/dataproc_job_operation.go
index 62ba06a060..0ab20d2a09 100644
--- a/google-beta/dataproc_job_operation.go
+++ b/google-beta/dataproc_job_operation.go
@@ -59,11 +59,11 @@ func (w *DataprocJobOperationWaiter) OpName() string {
 }
 
 func (w *DataprocJobOperationWaiter) PendingStates() []string {
-	return []string{"PENDING", "CANCEL_PENDING", "CANCEL_STARTED", "SETUP_DONE", "RUNNING"}
+	return []string{"PENDING", "CANCEL_PENDING", "CANCEL_STARTED", "SETUP_DONE"}
 }
 
 func (w *DataprocJobOperationWaiter) TargetStates() []string {
-	return []string{"CANCELLED", "DONE", "ATTEMPT_FAILURE", "ERROR"}
+	return []string{"CANCELLED", "DONE", "ATTEMPT_FAILURE", "ERROR", "RUNNING"}
 }
 
 func dataprocJobOperationWait(config *Config, region, projectId, jobId, activity, userAgent string, timeout time.Duration) error {