• Highway Laborer (Seasonal)

    St. Louis County of Minnesota (Duluth, MN)


    ### Job Duties

    Kind of Work

     

    Current wage rates are up to $17.62 per hour.

     

    2026 rates are currently pending.

     

    Come join the St. Louis County Public Works team and perform routine highway maintenance work for the summer of 2026.

     

    These seasonal positions are full-time and located in Cook, Cotton, Culver, Ely, Floodwood, Hibbing, Jean Duluth, Kugler, Meadowlands, Pike Lake, and Virginia. Applicants will be able to pick their location preference when completing the application.

     

    For more information about our Public Works Department, please visit this website: https://www.stlouiscountymn.gov/departments-a-z/public-works/about-public-works

     

    Please use the following link to view the Teamsters Union Collective Bargaining Agreement.

     

    What is a continuous posting?

     

    It's a posting with no closing date, which means we are always accepting applications.

     

    When an applicant applies and passes the qualifying assessments listed below, they are placed on an eligible list.

     

    When vacancies arise, Public Works requests names for interview. We filter the list according to location preference for the current vacancy and refer names for interview to Public Works.

     

    St. Louis County does not participate in E-Verify. All employees must be continuously authorized to work in the United States, for St. Louis County, on a full-time basis. St. Louis County does not provide sponsorship for employment visas.

    Distinguishing Features of Work

    Employees in this class perform manual labor duties in the construction, maintenance and repair of roads, bridges, right of ways and drainage structures. The work is performed under the general supervision of assigned supervisory staff.

     

    ### Minimum Education Required

    Selection Process

    MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS (Pass/Fail):

    Must be seventeen (17) years of age AND a high school graduate; OR eighteen (18) years of age by the first schedule day of work.

     

    Possession of a valid driver's license.

     

    ### Minimum Experience Required

    Please see minimum education requirements for this position.

     

    ### Shift

    Other

     

    ### Number of Openings

    1

    ### Compensation

    $16.89 - $17.62 / Hourly

     

    ### Postal Code

    55806

     

    ### Place of Work

     

    On-site

     

    ### Requisition ID

     

    4958

     

    ### Job Type

     

    Full Time

    ### Job Benefits

    Learn more about our health benefits at: https://www.stlouiscountymn.gov/departments-a-z/human-resources/benefits

    ### Application Link

    https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/stlouismn