The Iowa Department of Transportation is in need of several hundred snowplow drivers for the upcoming winter season, which could be upon sooner rather than later. Craig Bargfrede is the DOT’s Winter Operations Administrator, and he says the agency needs to hire a lot of bodies, pronto.
One qualification is having a CDL, or a commercial driver’s license, and Bargfrede says it’s a demanding job to maneuver those snowplows when an Iowa blizzard is blowing.
The job of snowplow driver is critically important to Iowa’s transportation infrastructure, and while it can be highly challenging, Bargfrede says it also has its rewards.
New hires will start at $22 an hour, while returning workers will make 23-50, and Bargfrede says they’re especially low on drivers in one region of the state.
The DOT is holding an open house-style hiring event to recruit temporary snowplow drivers on Thursday from 5 to 7 P-M at the agency’s Des Moines North Garage in Des Moines.
