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.