Student Employee Recruitment
http://career.mst.edu/

Student employment opportunities are advertised through the Career Opportunities and Employer Relations (COER) website. Please contact the COER office for information on posting your student employment opportunities.
Student Employees

Please know that students are not eligible to work until the hiring department receives an email verifying that the ePAF has been executed into the system. Students must submit their documents to human resources before this will occur.

Steps Required for Department

Email the position description to Julie Mayfield, mayfieldju@mst.edu, to be posted in Handshake.

  • Include the position description and how the students should apply, via Handshake, Google Link, email, etc.
  • Please call or email Julie Mayfield at 1-573-341-6118 with questions.
  • Before initiating a hire ePAF, check MIS Web Applications to see if the student is currently working.
    • The combined standard hours for all concurrent jobs should not exceed 20 hours.
  • Check Joe'SS to verify that the student is eligible for student title.

Provide the student with the Student Employee Registration handout and inform your student hire to complete the following forms:

When submitting the ePAF for a new student hire, make sure to submit their completed forms, listed below:

  • Student Employment Application Form
  • Signed Training Acknowledgment Form

Check out the Student Hiring Manual for detailed instructions on submitting a student ePAF.

After the ePAF has been submitted by the hiring department, inform your student hire that they will receive an email requiring them to fill out information in myHR. We recommend providing them with a copy of the Student Employee Registration handout.

Once personal information has been added to myHR, the student must submit valid I-9 identification documents to the human resources office by scheduling an appointment.

Once the hiring process is complete, the department will receive an automated email notifying them that the student is authorized to work. Please note that after I-9 supporting documents are presented to Human Resources, the hiring process could take three to five business days to complete. Students will then have full access to myHR. Percipio access will be available 24 hours after that.

Students are not authorized to work until these steps have been completed.
  • Student Hours
  • Student Wages
  • Student Titles

Student Hours

The total hours worked for one week should not exceed 20 hours per student. Additional hours are allowed with the advisor's written approval. 

During the summer semester, as well as winter break and spring break, a student can work up to 40 hours per week. See the last paragraph of HR 101 Employee Status for more information.

Student Wages

Graduate Stipend

Wages are to be paid for services rendered on an hourly basis from salary and wage accounts.

Student Assistants Minimum Midpoint Maximum
Level I - Work requires a limited degree of training or skills (i.e. basic organizational or technical skills, performing routine or repetitive tasks, may use office or other equipment that does not require specialized training, etc.) Necessary skills may be acquired through a high school diploma or equivalent or on-the-job training. Generally, receives direct supervision. $9.45* $11.34 $14.18
Level II - Work requires considerable proficiency in a specialized skill or specialized experience. Duties are less routine and may vary and may require a moderate degree of judgment and decision-making. May mentor or assist in training other student employees. Necessary competencies may be acquired through special training, education, or previous work experience or knowledge. Work is performed under general supervision. $10.87 $13.04 $16.30
Level III - Work requires a high degree of skills or specialized experience. Duties are more complex and require some independent judgment and decision-making. Requires specific skills acquired through previous work experience and/or completion of related coursework. May lead or coordinate activities of other student employees. $12.50 $15.00 $18.75
Level IV - Entry or intermediate level work in professional areas where specific course completion in a degree field may be required. Duties and responsibilities must be equivalent to a professional level position, with general supervision and some independent judgment and decision-making are involved.  Previous work experience and/or training may be required. May lead, mentor, or coordinate the activities of other student employees. $14.37 $17.25 $21.56
Level V - Professional level work requiring expertise in areas of research or where specific upper-level course completion in a degree field, or the equivalent of a bachelor's degree is required. Duties and responsibilities must be equivalent to a professional level position, with a high degree of independent judgment and decision-making involved.  Previous work experience and/or training may be required. $16.53 $19.83 $24.79
Level VI - Advanced level work in a professional area requiring advanced capabilities or experience beyond a baccalaureate degree. (This is graduate level work but is not eligible for graduate stipends). $19.01 $22.81 $28.51

*Student employees should be paid at least $10.30 per hour effective July 1, 2023.

HR approval is required to be attached to the ePAF for any student pay increases over $14.00 per hour. Email msthrsupport@mst.edu for pay increase approval prior to submitting an ePAF. Pay increases are effective at the start of the pay period approval is obtained.

Student Titles

Job Title/ Nature of Work
 Job Code
 Pay Range Level (Examples)
Student Assistant Clerical Perform clerical work for the university, usually on a part-time basis which may include a wide range of office/clerical responsibilities.
 4022 Levels I-II
Student Assistant Paraprofessional Perform a wide range of office responsibilities at a mid-level for the university, usually on a part-time basis.
 4024 Levels II-IV
Student Assistant Crafts & Service Perform manual labor for the university, usually on a part-time basis which may include: food service, warehouse, facility operations, grounds work or general labor.
 4023 Levels I-II
Student Assistant Information Technology Provide a variety of IT services for the university relating to systems and/or labs which may include troubleshooting system and printer problems; assisting with desktop and server-related issues; miscellaneous duties as requested by the system administrators including software installation and compilation; documenting changes to systems; ensuring compliance with department policies regarding computer usage; monitoring daily operation of computing laboratories; and other related responsibilities. NOTE: this title is restricted for use by Campus IT departments only. Technical student jobs in other departments may use the 4027-Student Assistant Technical title.
 4029 Levels II-V*
Student Assistant Research Perform a variety of support services for the university, usually on a part-time basis related to research which may include: assisting with research projects; conducting research related tests; literature searches; data mining; providing laboratory support and monitoring; and other related responsibilities.
 4025 Levels II-V*
Student Assistant Teaching Provide support to a teaching function for the university, usually on a part-time basis which may include: setting up a laboratory; preparing materials for a discussion section; posting materials online; assisting with recording grades; providing support for the administration of a course and classroom instruction; and other related responsibilities.
 4026 Levels II-V*
Student Assistant Technical Perform technical work for the university, usually on a part-time basis, in a variety of settings which may include: editing, photography and lab related work.
 4027 Levels I-III

*Level V requires the equivalent of a bachelor’s degree or completion of specific courses which qualify the student to work on specific projects or grants, for example.

Level VI requires completion of an undergraduate degree. This level can be used for graduate students who may not be eligible for a stipend.