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Welcome to Student Jobs!

Student Jobs provides students access to thousands of part-time employment opportunities both through UW-Madison as well as businesses & families within the local community. Here, students can find meaningful opportunities that can support their educational pursuits and lifestyle while also gaining critical professional and personal skills. Positions are posted throughout the year and updated daily, for jobs in both the academic year and summer terms. Students seeking full-time professional career opportunities should use Handshake.

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Student Jobs Updates

  • Student Employee of the Year Nominations

    Do you have an outstanding student employee? We want to hear all about them! UW-Madison Student Employee of the Year nominations are now open! Learn more and nominate your student here. Nominations close November 20th.

    October 12, 2020

  • Student Jobs Platform Process Change

    Starting October 5th, 2020 you no longer have to “source” your jobs to the Student Jobs Site! You will now provide the information necessary to make your posting visible to applicants at the same time …

    October 5, 2020

  • Student Employee Diversity Forum Series

    INTRODUCING THE STUDENT EMPLOYEE DIVERSITY FORUM SERIES! We all have a part in creating an inclusive Badger community for all. All Student Employees are encouraged to consider joining their peers in this thought-provoking forum which …

    September 14, 2020

  • Student Employee COVID-19 Workplace Safety Policy

    UW-Madison has recently released the COVID-19 Workplace Safety Policy. This policy also pertains to Student Employees. Supervisors of students and student employees should review and become familiar with the Student Employee COVID-19 Workplace Safety Policy …

    August 21, 2020
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Helpful Information

Federal Work-Study

Work-study is awarded to eligible students through their Financial Aid Award. Work-study is not a grant or a loan but a need-based, part-time employment program in which the government and the employer share the payroll cost of employment.

Benefits of UW Student Jobs

Working at UW-Madison is an important way to enhance your Wisconsin Experience. Plus, most UW departments offer flexible hours, a student first mindset, and are invested in your experience here at UW-Madison. Be a Badger a home, school, and work!

UW Graduate Assistantships

Graduate assistants at UW-Madison play a vital role to supporting instruction, projects, and research at the University. There are three different types of assistantships across various departments and divisions at UW.

Local Student Jobs

We post part-time employment opportunities at local private and public employers through-out the Madison area.

Key Features of the Student Jobs Platform

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Filter Jobs

When searching for the perfect opportunity for you, be sure to utilize the filters located on the left hand side of the job board. There, you can search by job type, job category, or job outcomes.

Search Keywords

Looking for a specific position or job description? Utilize the search bar on the left hand side of the job board. There, you can search for anything which may appear within the posting.

What are Job Categories?

Quickly find the perfect opportunity for you by utilizing job categories to filter your search.

  • Job Categories are clusters of similar opportunities to help narrow down the type of job experience you may be looking for. Most of these are closely correlated to career clusters which are designed to allow for you to more easily find potential opportunities which also align with your academic and future career aspirations.

What are Job Outcomes?

Quickly find the perfect opportunity for you by utilizing job categories and outcomes to filter your search.

  • Job Outcomes are key transferable skills which the employer anticipates you will gain as a result of their position. For example, if you are looking for a position to gain communication skills, filtering by job outcome may help you find positions which may develop that skill.

What's in a Job Type?

On the Student Jobs platform, we have three job types to explain who your employer would be.

  • UW Student Jobs – This job type is reserved for all positions where UW-Madison would be your employer. You can apply for all of these positions by simply hitting the red apply button, once you have clicked on the position.
  • Local Federal Work-Study Student Jobs – This job type is for those students who have a Federal Work-Study award as a part of their Financial Aid package. All employers within this job type are within the Madison community (not associated with UW-Madison) but do require Federal Work-Study in order to apply.
  • Local Student Jobs – These are all opportunities within the surrounding Madison area, but do not have any affiliation to UW-Madison. These positions will require you to apply through the unique employers application instructions.

Sign-up for Job Alerts

On the Browse Jobs page, there will be a gray button in the top right corner that says “Job Alerts”: click this button to be taken to the Student Job Alerts page. Enter your email address and select categories of jobs or enter keywords you want to be alerted to. At the bottom of the page, hit “Subscribe” to receive an email notification when new jobs are posted in those categories or with the keywords you entered.

Campus and Visitor Relations (CAVR) staff answer questions from guests stopping at the Campus & Community Information Welcome Desk in the newly renovated west wing of the Memorial Union at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on June 21, 2014. (Photo by Jeff Miller/UW-Madison)

Student Testimonials

"My favorite memory at UW would probably be some time in the first month of working in the dining hall. I applied to work expecting to be put into monotonous labor with a lack of energy in the environment. I couldn't have been more wrong; the people working were all very friendly and promoted an environment that didn't feel like work at all. People were more personal than I expected too, remembering names isn't difficult but I was pleasantly surprised people went the extra step for that."

“Working on campus offers an incredibly convenient work environment. Not only is it conveniently placed, but your UW-Madison employer is also happy to support your busy schedule. Student employers understand that there is a lot on any given student’s plate, so they are more than happy to accommodate you work schedule with your class schedule, personal life, and general well-being.”

“My UW-Madison student job has helped me hone in on what I am passionate about and want to spend my time doing, on top of discovering what I don’t like, both in a job and beyond!”

“UW-Madison student jobs will teach you about interactions with people and customers working in the real world. The skills you will learn on the job are invaluable and can be transferred to any job you will have in the future.”