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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.
The Hiring Center, located on the southeast corner of the Varied Industries Building, opens April 13.
HIRING CENTER HOURS
Monday-Thursday 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
June and July Hours
Monday-Friday 10 a.m.-7 p.m.
Saturday 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
The internationally acclaimed Iowa State Fair is the single largest event in the state of Iowa and one of the oldest and largest agricultural and industrial expositions in the country. Annually attracting more than a million people from all over the world, the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines is Iowa’s great celebration, a salute to the state’s best in agriculture, industry, entertainment, and achievement.
Questions? Please contact 515-262-3111.
*We do not hire for concessionaires or vendors. Interested in working at a stand or booth at the Fair? Please reach out to the individual concessionaire or vendor directly.
