Dubois County jobs board shows steady demand for skilled workers
Utilities, trucking and manufacturing dominated Dubois County's latest job postings, with Jasper utilities, factory shops and construction all recruiting at once.
Trucking, utilities and manufacturing filled Dubois County’s jobs board from June 23 to June 26, with openings that ran from a semi driver at Dubois County Tire to plant maintenance at Jasper wastewater and machinist work at Jasper Engines and Transmissions. The mix points to a county economy still pulling hard for skilled labor in the trades, on the shop floor and in public service.
Dubois County Tire was seeking a semi driver, Wabash Valley was looking for an ammonia technician and UB Klem was hiring color specialists and finish sprayers. The board also listed an animal hospital seeking a veterinary assistant, Holiday Foods Jasper now hiring, Indiana Furniture recruiting for production, International Paper seeking a maintenance mechanic and Streicher Construction looking for construction workers and general laborers. Jasper Group posted for a director of application engineering, while Jasper Engines and Transmissions listed manual and CNC machinist openings, underscoring how much of the local hiring market still centers on technical industrial work.
The most visible public-sector needs were in Jasper’s utilities. The City of Jasper identified its Water & Gas Utilities opening as a distribution mechanic and its Wastewater Utilities opening as a plant maintenance technician, and it also showed seasonal and summer jobs in various departments for 2026. Jasper Municipal Utilities says it provides electric, water, natural gas and wastewater service to the city and, in some cases, the surrounding area, which makes those vacancies part of the infrastructure residents rely on every day.
Employers are still using incentives to compete for experienced workers. Dubois County Free Press also showed Jasper Group offering a sign-on bonus for experienced sewers and Streicher Construction offering a sign-on bonus for a working foreman on June 19, 2026. That kind of bonus is usually aimed at workers who already know the pace and demands of specialized production or field supervision, and it suggests the toughest hiring remains in roles that cannot be filled quickly from scratch.
The broader labor context helps explain why the board looks this way. The Jasper Chamber says Dubois County continues to have among the lowest unemployment rates in Indiana, and that employees travel from surrounding towns and eight surrounding counties to work in Jasper. Dubois Strong describes the county as a hub for manufacturing, logistics, specialty food production and technology, backed by road, rail and airport access. Together, those factors help keep the county’s hiring spread wide, with the strongest demand concentrated in the jobs that keep factories running, freight moving and city services operating without interruption.
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