Off-Campus Employer Resources

The agency is responsible for interviewing, hiring, training, and supervising each FWS student employee’s activities, and ensuring that work is performed in a satisfactory manner. During periods of regular enrollment, it is recommended that students do not work more than 20 hours per week. During vacation and summer breaks, students may work 40 hours or more per week and are entitled to overtime pay for any hours worked in excess of 40 per week. The agency is allowed to set the hourly rate of pay for each type of job available to FWS students keeping in mind the hourly minimum wage rate in effect at the time of employment.