Career Services at Utah Tech University held its first student job fair Aug. 26 for the 2025-26 school year. The event was held in the Gardner Ballroom, where employers set up booths with a variety of activities and informational panels to get students interested in applying.
During the event, 26 employers visited the campus to present themselves to students. Many of these opportunities offered flexible hours, pay above minimum wage and benefits.
If you, too, are looking for a job with flexible hours, decent pay and benefits, then look no further. Here’s five of the employers that visited the Utah Tech job fair.
Mesquite Entertainment
Mesquite Entertainment is a company focused on making visits to the Mesquite, Nevada area enjoyable and exciting. They have a variety of open positions, ranging from dining assistant, to hotel assistant manager, to security guard. These positions vary in pay, with some offering $12 per hour and others offering $17 or higher. Benefits include dental, health, vision, 401(k), life insurance, paid time off, free meals at work and on-the-job training.
Israel Hernandez, a human resources director from Mesquite Entertainment, said they’re looking for “individuals with a customer-service mindset.”
If you’re interested in working with Mesquite Entertainment, you can apply here.
Black Desert Resort
Black Desert Resort offers luxury stays and experiences, including spas and golfing, to visitors of the St. George area. They are looking for students interested in hospitality, golf and the food industry. Depending on the position, their pay can start as low as $9 or as high as $24 per hour. For benefits, Black Desert Resort offers comprehensive health insurance, 401(k), paid time off and discounts for on-site facilities and experiences.
For more information, or if you’re looking to try your hand at the hospitality/food/golfing industries, you can visit them here.
EverLights
EverLights, known for their permanent Christmas light installations and partnership with Tuacahn Amphitheatre, is looking for mission-driven students to join their team. The positions open now are customer support, customer success and content creator. EverLights offers healthcare, dental, vision and 401(k)s to their employees.
For students interested in learning more about these customer-facing and content creation jobs, you can apply here.
City of St. George
The City of St. George has many positions open right now, part-time and full-time. These positions focus on a variety of skillsets, including administration, custodial, recreational, transit and more. The range of pay depends on the type of employment, with the lowest pay at $12.22 an hour, and the highest positions earning salaries of $98,882-$123,602 per year.
Benefits for these positions include healthcare, retirement, paid time off, holidays (which, if unused can be used as paid time off), sick leave, life insurance and others. The full list of benefits can be found here.
To apply for these opportunities, you can find them here.
Utah Tech Event Services
Last but not least on this list, Utah Tech Event Services is hiring students to join their mission of making every campus event a memorable one. If you’re looking for a job on campus with fellow Trailblazers, this could be the right fit for you. The position is part-time and flexible, and the starting rate is $12 an hour.
If you want to join Utah Tech Event Services, you can fill out an application here.
If you weren’t able to attend the student job fair this time, or are worried about missing the next one, fret not. Cheryl Brandt, the student employment specialist with Career Services, said they have several events planned for the remainder of the semester.
