To be considered for this program you must meet all of the following requirements:
- A college level student who identifies in one of the following groups:
- minority *
- Recently Separated Veteran **
- student with a disability ***
- female student in STEM or non-tradition field of study ****
- economically disadvantaged *****
- Legally eligible to work in the United States.
- A student at a college, university, technical or trade school taking a minimum of six semester credits or nine quarter credits.
- Pursuing of a major related to MnDOT’s needs:
- Accounting/Finance
- Business Administration/Management
- Computer-aided Design/Drafting
- Chemistry/Materials Science
- Civil Engineering/Civil Technology
- Communications/Graphic Design
- Geography/Geographic Information Systems
- Human Resources
- Information Technology
- Law/Paralegal
- Planning
- Surveying
- A minimum GPA of 2.5 (3.0 for engineering majors).
- At least one year or more of classes left before graduation.
* A minority student is defined as an individual who identifies themselves as an ethnic person of color.
** A recently separated veteran is defined as a veteran who has served in active military duty, on or after Sept. 11, 2001, and has been honorably discharged as shown on their DD214.
*** An individual with a disability is defined as a person who has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities; has a record of such impairment; or is regarded as having such impairment.
**** A female student in STEM or non-traditional field is defined as a person who identifies as female studying either science, technology, engineering or math fields. Non-tradition refers to labor intensive fields.
***** If applying under the economically disadvantaged criteria, please review income verification details as part of your application.
As of July 1, 2023, the pay is $16.82 - $19.69 /hour (Student Worker Para Professional), $18.26 - $22.26/hour (Student Worker Para Professional Senior).
Students may work up to 20 hours during the school year and 40 hours during summer and school breaks.
For more detailed descriptions, please visit the Seeds Positions page.
511 Operator Seeds Student Worker
Location: Roseville
Number of openings: 1
Majors/field of study: Engineering, GIS, Criminology, or related fields
Business Integration Automation Seeds Student worker
Location: St. Paul
Number of openings: 1
Majors/field of study: Data Science, Project Management, MIS, Business Analytics, or related fields
Office of Civil Rights Seeds Student Worker
Location: St. Paul
Number of openings: 1
Majors/field of study: Masters or Graduate student studying Business Administration, Business Law, Sociology, or related fields
Construction & Innovation Contracting Seeds Student Worker
Location: St. Paul
Number of openings: 1
Majors/field of study: Business Administration, Business Law, or related field
District 4 Design/Operations Seeds Student Worker
Location: Detroit Lakes
Number of openings: 1
Majors/field of study: Civil Engineering, Urban Design, or related fields
Apply to Job ID
70059 for this position only
Materials & Road Research Seeds Student Worker
Location: Maplewood
Number of openings: 2
Majors/field of study: Science, Chemistry, Environmental Studies, or related field
Metro Traffic Seeds Student Worker
Location: Roseville
Number of openings: 1
Majors/field of study: Traffic Engineering, Civil Engineer, GIS, Urban Studies, Environmental Science, or related field
TDZ Communications Seeds Student Worker
Location: St. Paul
Number of openings: 1
Majors/field of study: Communication, Marketing, Journalism, Graphic Design, or related field
Traffic Operations Seeds Student Worker
Location: Detroit Lakes
Number of openings: 1
Majors/field of study: Traffic Engineering, Civil Engineer, GIS, or related fields
Apply to Job ID
70060 for this position only
Seeds Student Worker
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Location: Various