Employment and Internships
The Iowa State Fair employs about 75 year-round full-time staff members, 25 interns in different departments, and 1,600 seasonal or fair-time staff members.
Working at the Iowa State Fair is so much fun AND you get to be a part of welcoming over 1 million people from all over the world to Iowa’s greatest celebration.
Seasonal and full-time job openings will be posted here when available.
Seasonal Employment: It takes a village to put together the Iowa State Fair and we will post our seasonal application later this spring. We hire for the summer and also for only the 11 days of the Iowa State Fair. Positions vary in experience and there are positions for all age levels. Positions include admissions and ticketing, Thrill Parks, parking, maintenance and cookies, to name a few. Individual concession stands and permanent food and drink vendors hire directly, not through the Iowa State Fair.
Employment
The Iowa State Fair Authority will begin the process of filling the following full-time positions:
Plumber II
This position is open to both internal and external candidates.
Salary: Competitive Salary and Benefit Package
Hours: 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., will also include evening and weekend work. Extended hours during summer months
Job Duties: See attached Job Description
Minimum Qualification Requirements
Applicants must meet at least one of the following minimum requirements to qualify for positions in this job classification:
Experience equal to five years of full-time work in skilled plumbing;
OR
the equivalent of three years of full-time employment as a licensed journey plumber or plumbing contractor;
OR
the completion of a recognized trade school plumbing course and three years of subsequent full-time employment as a journey plumber;
OR
an equivalent combination of education and experience including the successful completion of an approved plumbing apprenticeship program and/or subsequent full-time, experience equal to the journey skill level, with the apprenticeship and/or journey-work experience totaling at least five years;
OR
Please submit a current resume and application to sworth@iowastatefair.org, Scott Worth, Senior Plant Operations Director, no later than Friday, April 11, 2025.
