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hours a week to qualify30+ hours a week unlocks the full benefits offering; part-time store employees below 30 hours are still eligible for selected plans. Cover starts after 9 months for part-time store employees (who must average 30+ hours), and after the first of the month following the 4th paycheck for full-time store employees. 37.5 hours a week is what counts as full time in a non-management store job.degree paid upfrontEducation scholarships to complete schooling free of charge, alongside the $5,250-a-year reimbursement; Sheetz does not publish award sizes or who qualifiesbenefits while part-timeyespromoted from withinDevelopment programmes, training, tuition reimbursement and a published store career path; Sheetz does not publish a promotion rateshift differential1.5x pay for holidays worked and 2x on Christmas; store employees are asked to work a 4-hour shift on holidays
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hours a week to qualifyNon-union employees qualify for medical, dental, prescription, vision, life, disability, back-up care and time-off benefits at 17.5 hours a week. TUITION BENEFITS ARE GATED HIGHER: they start only at 35 hours a week (full-time), so a part-time aide, tech or porter working 17.5-34 hours has health cover but no tuition benefit. Temp/casual staff get neither health cover nor tuition - only wellness, 403(b) voluntary contributions, short-term disability, workers' comp and discounts. Union-represented staff are governed by their own collective bargaining agreement.union contractA large share of NYU Langone's frontline workforce is union-represented, and benefits eligibility for those roles comes from the collective bargaining agreement rather than the HR page. Named unions include 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, 32BJ SEIU (building services), Teamsters Local 810, Local 1 Security Officers Union, the Brotherhood of Security Personnel Officers and Guards, AFSCME District Council 1705 Local 205, the Federation of Nurses/UFT and Doctors Council SEIU.benefits while part-timeyes
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hours a week to qualifyTuition assistance and the free high school diploma: an average of 15 hours a week and 90 cumulative days of employment for crew (30 hours a week for full-time managers)degree paid upfrontArchways to Opportunity: upfront college tuition assistance (paid to the school by letter of credit, not reimbursed), a free high school diploma and free English classesbenefits while part-timeyesworks around classesMcDonald's US restaurant careers site names students as a target group and describes shifts scheduled around classes. Most US restaurants are run by independent franchisees who set their own scheduling practices, so this describes the brand's stated offer rather than a corporate guarantee.no experience neededMcDonald's publishes NO single minimum hiring age. Its US employment FAQ says age policy varies between company-owned restaurants and independently owned franchised restaurants, and tells applicants to contact the individual restaurant. For a teenager this means the answer is per-store, not per-brand.
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hours a week to qualify20 hours a week, averaged over the four weeks before each eligibility auditdegree paid upfront100% upfront tuition coverage for a first-time bachelor's degree online at Arizona State University (Starbucks College Achievement Plan), from day onebenefits while part-timeyespromoted from withinStated goal, not an achieved figure: Starbucks says it aims to hire 90% of retail leadership roles internally within three years (commitment made 2025). Covers North America company-operated stores.
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hours a week to qualify20 hours a week and 90 days of service to qualify for tuition and continuing-education reimbursement (Coalition-represented employees)pensionReal defined-benefit pension plans for Coalition-union-represented employees, with a final-average-pay multiplier of 1.45% applied to all years of service (higher in some bargaining units)union contractCoalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions, 2023-2027 national agreement (effective Oct 1 2023 to Sep 30 2027), covering employees represented by 11 local unionsbenefits while part-timeyes
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hours a week to qualify20 hours a week qualifies any employee for medical, dental and vision. PTO accrues pro rata from the same 20-hour line (the published day counts assume a 40-hour schedule). Tuition assistance is NOT equal above and below the line: full-time employees get up to $5,250 a year, part-time employees get $2,625. Retirement credit uses a separate 1,000-hours-a-year test. Scope: all employees, stated on the system-wide benefits page.benefits while part-timeyesretirement match100% of employee contributions per-pay period, up to 2% of total paydentalyesvisionyes
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hours a week to qualifyMore than 20 hours a week is the line: DOE employees above it can pick from several health insurance plans, some with NO employee contribution at all, plus dental, vision, prescription cover and retiree health benefits. School kitchen posts are advertised as part-time employment WITH full benefits. Day-to-day substitute paraprofessionals, by contrast, are paid per day and get no benefits.degree paid upfrontThe Career Training Program gives eligible full-time paraprofessionals tuition assistance, and full-time paraprofessionals can get paid release time for college study, the paraprofessional-to-teacher route.pensionFood service workers and other non-teaching DOE staff are in the Board of Education Retirement System (BERS), the city's defined benefit plan for non-pedagogical school employees. It does not replace Social Security, New York City school employees pay into both. Full-time paraprofessionals also get a pension, plus health insurance and paid leave.union contractParaprofessionals, including substitute paraprofessionals, are represented by the United Federation of Teachers (UFT), and the substitute day rate is contractual.benefits while part-timeyes
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hours a week to qualifyTuition reimbursement is stated in hours, not FTE: 36 hours or more a week counts as regular full-time and is reimbursed for up to 5 credit hours per academic session (rising to 6 from 10 August 2026). Regular PART-TIME employees working at least 20 hours a week are reimbursed for up to 2.5 credit hours per session.degree paid upfrontCourtesy Scholarship: a grant covering TUITION ONLY - not textbooks, fees or other charges - for the EMPLOYEE and their FAMILY MEMBERS (spouse and dependent children must show a marriage or birth certificate) admitted to academic programmes at Emory University. The percentage of tuition covered depends on the employee's years of service. Emory HEALTHCARE employees are excluded from the Courtesy Scholarship entirely. A separate Tuition Reimbursement programme covers job-related study at other institutions for anyone working 20 hours a week or more.benefits while part-timeyes
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hours a week to qualifyNortheastern publishes an explicit hourly band for part-time staff: 17.5-23 hours a week earns five credit hours of tuition per term (full-time benefits-eligible staff get nine).degree paid upfrontTuition benefit reaches the EMPLOYEE, a SPOUSE/domestic partner and DEPENDENT CHILDREN. Benefits-eligible faculty and staff get nine credit hours per academic term from the start. After three years of consecutive benefits-eligible employment, dependent children may get FULL tuition, and a spouse or domestic partner gets one course per term (up to four credit hours). Part-time staff working 17.5-23 hours a week are included at five credit hours per term.benefits while part-timeyes
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hours a week to qualify25 hours a week for hourly team members to become eligible for health benefitsdegree paid upfrontDream to Be: tuition-free degrees, certificates and bootcamps from 40+ schools via Guild, from day one, with no out-of-pocket costbenefits while part-timeyesworks around classesOn-Demand Team Member role in Target stores: no fixed weekly schedule, you pick up open shifts through the myTime app, up to 40 hours a week. Minimum commitment is one four-hour shift every four weeks. Covers store hourly on-demand roles, not standard store roles.
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hours a week to qualifyPart-time hourly associates must average at least 30 hours a week to enrol in medical (24 hours for field supply chain); hours are measured over a 52-week period ending in Octoberdegree paid upfrontLive Better U: Walmart pays 100% of tuition and required books for degrees and certificates, for full- and part-time associates from day onebenefits while part-timeyespromoted from withinApproximately 75% of US salaried store, club and supply-chain management started in hourly positions; those roles earned an average of more than $117,000 in FY2025. Walmart US associates get their first promotion in nine months on average.paid trainingWalmart Academy (leadership training) and Live Better U (degrees, certifications, language learning and pathways into driving, technician and health and wellness roles), on top of $1 billion the company says it invested in career-driven training and education. Covers US associates.
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hours a week to qualifyFull-time, which is what medical, dental, vision, paid parental leave and disability cover are gated on, means averaging 30 or more hours a week measured over an annual lookback period. Part-time store roles are advertised as fewer than 30 hours a week.benefits while part-timeyesschedule protectionALDI stores are not a 24/7 operation, so there are no overnight store shifts, and stores close all day or run reduced hours on most holidaysworks around classesALDI advertises shifts built around a school schedule, and because stores are not open 24/7 there are no overnight shifts; stockers may need to start as early as 5:00amno experience neededNot a first job for a teenager: ALDI store roles require you to be at least 18. Retail experience is preferred but not required.
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hours a week to qualifyHealth cover and paid time for hourly Crew is gated on ACA eligibility - broadly an average of 30 hours a week over a measurement period - and on service length. Hourly Crew are offered a healthcare membership programme and access to voluntary insurance through a marketplace; full medical, dental and vision plans are listed only for management and restaurant support office staff.degree paid upfrontEducation assistance for hourly Crewmembers including a no-cost high school diploma; salaried management get a separate tuition reimbursement programmebenefits while part-timeyespaid trainingPaid training for every new Customer Service Associate, plus up to an extra $1.50 an hour in the first year through additional training, certifications and performance evaluationsshift differentialAdditional $1 per hour after 10pm for hourly Crew, varying by location
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hours a week to qualifyGeorgia Tech's benefits come through the University System of Georgia, and the line is drawn at 30 hours a week: health, dental, vision and retirement go to regular employees working 30 hours or more. USG's own eligibility chart shows regular staff at 20-29 hours getting only the Employee Assistance Program and the well-being programme, and under 20 hours getting the well-being programme alone.degree paid upfrontTuition Assistance Program (TAP) waives tuition and mandatory fees for the EMPLOYEE ONLY - no spouse, no dependent child - at any University System of Georgia institution, up to nine semester hours per semester. It is restricted to FULL-TIME (1.0 FTE) benefits-eligible staff who have held that status for at least six months; time in a temporary position does not count. Dental, law, medical, pharmacy and veterinary courses are excluded.
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hours a week to qualifyThe University Tuition Waiver Program requires a permanent (non-temporary) position of at least 30 hours a week, and the employee must hold 75% time (30 hours per work week) or more for the whole semester. Dropping below 75% FTE mid-semester means paying the full cost of the class.degree paid upfrontTuition waivers cover the EMPLOYEE only - a spouse and children are explicitly not eligible. Up to three waivers per academic year, usable at any constituent institution of the UNC System; value above $5,250 is taxed. Open to SHRA staff (the hourly and non-faculty population), not just faculty.
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hours a week to qualifyGeorgetown sets tuition-benefit eligibility at 36 hours a week for regular and term staff (academic employees need 90% time). Below that, no TAP.degree paid upfrontTuition Assistance Program (TAP) covers the EMPLOYEE and their CHILDREN. Employees may use it for undergraduate or graduate study depending on employment category; dependent children for undergraduate study only, at Georgetown or (for children) at an outside school. Service gate: ONE year for the employee, THREE years for a child. Eligibility starts on the date of hire for regular staff hired to work at least 36 hours a week - explicitly including staff represented by SPFPA and 1199SEIU. Tuition only: no deposits, fees or room and board, and lifetime maximums apply.union contractGeorgetown's benefits pages name two unions representing its staff by name - the International Union, Security, Police and Fire Professionals of America (SPFPA) and 1199SEIU - and confirm that members of both qualify for the Tuition Assistance Program on the same terms as other regular staff.
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hours a week to qualifyStanford sets the tuition-grant floor in hours: 19 or fewer hours a week is not eligible at all; 20-39 hours a week qualifies but the grant is prorated by FTE (75% FTE, which Stanford defines as 30 hours a week, gets 75% of the grant); 40 hours a week gets 100%.degree paid upfrontChild Tuition Grant Program (TGP): Stanford pays toward a DEPENDENT CHILD's undergraduate tuition at any accredited college, capped at one-half of Stanford's own annual tuition and prorated by the parent's FTE. Staff qualify after FIVE years of continuous benefits-eligible service and must work 50% time or greater; faculty and senior staff qualify from the start of the appointment. Contingent (temporary, casual, student) employees are excluded, and so are staff of affiliates like Stanford Health Care.union contractStanford's child tuition grant explicitly names bargaining-unit employees as eligible, and shortens the minimum appointment length for them to four months, or to whatever the collective bargaining agreement in force provides.benefits while part-timeyes
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hours a week to qualifyVariable-hours (hourly) staff: medical and dental start dates depend on meeting a minimum-hours test; DHMO dental and vision start the first of the month after hirebenefits while part-timeyesmental healthyesbackup careyesdisabilityyes
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hours a week to qualifyAmazon's US benefits book is banded by scheduled hours, and the band decides the offer: Class F is 40 hours a week, Class R is 30-39, Class H is 20-29. A fulfilment or transportation associate scheduled 20 hours a week is inside the benefits schedule (Class H); paid pregnancy and parental leave stop at Class R, so 30 hours a week is the line for family leave. Hawaii employees are on a separate schedule.degree paid upfrontCareer Choice, running since 2012, pre-pays tuition, Amazon pays the school rather than reimbursing you after you have paid, which is the difference between a benefit an hourly associate can use and one they cannot. Amazon's hourly hiring site states the funding covers regular full-time and part-time roles, for a bachelor's degree, industry certificates, a high school diploma or GED, and ESL certification.benefits while part-timeyesno experience neededFor warehouse, driver and shopper roles Amazon asks for no resume and, in most cases, no interview, you pick a shift in the online application and book a new-hire appointment. Campus pickup point jobs are the exception and do want a resume. This applies to the hourly roles, not to corporate hiring.
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degree paid upfrontDebt-free degrees: Chipotle pays 100% of tuition up front through Guild, open to crew after 120 daysbenefits while part-timeyespromoted from within85% of all restaurant management role promotions were internal in 2024, out of 23,000 team members promoted that year; 84% of Field Leaders were promoted internally, and 5 of 11 Regional Vice Presidents started as crew members. Covers all Chipotle employees, Chipotle owns and operates all its North American restaurants, so there are no franchisees.paid trainingCultivate U leadership programme runs inside the job: Chipotle says the path from crew to leadership can take as little as 18 months, and crew learn food quality, safety, hospitality and restaurant business skills on shift. Training is part of the paid restaurant role, not a pre-hire course.
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hours a week to qualifyHealth cover is offered to all regular full-time and part-time associates; no minimum weekly hours publisheddegree paid upfront100% tuition-free education program (degrees paid upfront, not reimbursed)benefits while part-timeyespaid trainingTrack to the Trades: employer-funded pre-apprenticeship open to all associates, with tuition-free courses and tuition funded UPFRONT (not reimbursed) toward trade certifications including OSHA-10, NATE RTW and EPA-608; 31,000 associates have used the education benefit since 2022. Lowe's does not state whether coursework time is paid working time.schedule protectionStore roles are built around set shift patterns - overnight, seasonal and 4-day workweeks for select roles, part-time and full-time
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degree paid upfrontDegrees@Work with Strayer University - up to eight undergraduate or graduate courses a year with tuition fully covered; not open to seasonal or intern staffbenefits while part-timeyesshift differentialHoliday Premium Pay at 1.5x regular rate for hours worked on designated holidays (hourly employees); Colorado gets a Holiday Shift Differential instead
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benefits while part-timeyesmental healthyesdentalyesvisionyesdisabilityyes
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hours a week to qualify30+ hours a week for medical, dental, vision and prescription cover; the 401(k) match needs one year of service and at least 1,000 hoursdegree paid upfrontTuition reimbursement with degree options at no out-of-pocket cost, plus a free accredited online high school diploma through Career Online High Schoolunion contractSome CVS Health colleagues are covered by a collective bargaining agreement, which sets their benefit eligibility instead of the standard planbenefits while part-timeyespaid trainingTwo structured in-store trainee tracks: the Shift Supervisor Management Trainee programme (12 weeks, 100+ hours of on-the-job training in merchandising, inventory control, cash management, loss prevention and communication), and the Store Manager in Training programme, which CVS says is required to become a Store Manager. Both are paid store roles you are hired into, i.e. training happens on the clock rather than before hire.
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degree paid upfrontScholarship funds for qualifying part-time and full-time employees toward a two- or four-year undergraduate degree or certificatepensionWestern Conference of Teamsters Pension Trust Fund, Teamsters-represented sites under the 2025 Costco national agreementunion contractAround 5% of employees union-represented; Teamsters national master agreement covers the union warehousesbenefits while part-timeyespaid trainingSupervisor in Training (SIT) programme, a 6-week course for hourly employees in the US and Canada; approximately 7,500 hourly employees completed it in fiscal 2025. The filing does not state whether course hours are paid.
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hours a week to qualifySSM Health states the threshold in hours per PAY PERIOD, not per week: 40 hours per pay period (50% FTE or higher) qualifies a part-time employee for benefits, effective the first of the month on or after hire. Applies to all non-union employees; staff covered by a collective bargaining agreement get whatever the CBA provides instead.degree paid upfrontFlexPath Funded is upfront-paid and usable on day one of employment, but only for degree coursework at select ONLINE universities or online skills-based courses. SHORT CLINICAL CERTIFICATES ARE OUTSIDE IT: CNA, medical assistant and phlebotomy training runs through tuition reimbursement instead, which requires 90 days of service, must be paid by the employee first, and must be REPAID in full if you leave or drop below benefit-eligible status within 12 months (24 months for cohort and hard-to-recruit certification programmes). Scope: all benefit-eligible employees.union contractSSM Health's own benefits page confirms part of its workforce is covered by collective bargaining agreements and that those employees' benefits come from the CBA, not from this page - employees are told to ask their recruiter for a separate Employee Benefits Guide.benefits while part-timeyes
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hours a week to qualifyMedical, HSA and spending accounts are full-time only; dental, vision, critical illness and disability are open to part-time hourly associatesbenefits while part-timeyespromoted from withinApproximately 90% of store leaders began in hourly roles; Home Depot also states many of its executives started in the aisles. Covers US store leadership.paid trainingApproximately 11.6 million hours invested in training for associates in fiscal 2024. Home Depot does not break out which of those hours are paid working time.
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hours a week to qualifyNo hours threshold for health cover: Charter states it provides medical, dental and vision coverage to ALL full-time and part-time employees, and that it has absorbed the full premium cost increase for those plans for 13 consecutive years. Note the tuition-free degree benefit is the one thing restricted to full-time employees.degree paid upfrontSpectrum's Education Benefit pays 100% of tuition UPFRONT (through Guild) for full-time employees on a catalogue of nearly 300 online degree, certificate and bootcamp programmes from 30 universities and learning providers - no out-of-pocket cost, not a reimbursement. Full-time employees only; 68% of participants are frontline customer-facing staff. Separate from the legacy $10,000/yr reimbursement for outside programmes.benefits while part-timeyespromoted from withinCharter runs a formal self-progression ladder for frontline Field Operations staff: Field Technicians, Maintenance Technicians, Construction Coordinators and National Field Support Representatives complete coursework to move up levels, and every step pays a $500 bonus plus a 10% raise. Charter reports more than 70% of Field Operations employees are now at the top progression level, up from 60% a year earlier, and that employees enrolled in its free-tuition benefit are promoted at a 20% higher rate than non-participants. Applies to US frontline field employees.paid trainingField technician training is PAID - Spectrum says new field staff start at at least $20 an hour from day one and that paid training comes with it. Charter also runs a Broadband Technician Apprenticeship certified by the US Department of Labor, aligned to the technician career ladder, combining thousands of hours of on-the-job training with classroom instruction and ending in a certified broadband technician qualification (2025 10-K).
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degree paid upfrontDisney Aspire pays 100% of tuition upfront, plus application fees and books, for eligible US hourly cast members and employeesunion contractWalt Disney World: 45,000 theme park workers represented by the Services Trades Council Union (IATSE 631, Teamsters 385, TCU 1908, UFCW 1625, UNITE HERE 362 and 737)benefits while part-timeyespaid trainingDisney College Program: a paid internship at Walt Disney World for college students and recent graduates, 4 to 8 months (extendable to a full calendar year), working one of over 20 guest-facing cast member roles alongside educational sessions and professional development. Recommended for credit by the American Council on Education. You are paid during it.works around classesDisney College Program participants at Walt Disney World get dedicated time off for school classes and on-site exam proctoring while working guest-facing cast member roles. Covers the Disney College Program (4-8 months, extendable to a year), not Disney hourly roles generally.
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degree paid upfrontEmployee Scholarship Program (since 1984): up to $8,000 over four years part-time, $16,000 full-timebenefits while part-timeyesshift differentialPremium pay for overtime, Sundays and recognized holidays
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hours a week to qualifyHy-Vee says eligible part-time employees can choose health plans with an employer contribution and that all part-time employees are enrolled in supplemental life insurance, but it does not publish the weekly hours that make a part-time employee eligibledegree paid upfrontBellevue University partnership: up to $10,500 a year for 100 selected full-time or regular-time employees who apply, and up to $3,500 a year for every full-time and part-time employee, with $2,500 a year for immediate family membersbenefits while part-timeyes
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hours a week to qualifyNo hours threshold for health cover. T-Mobile's own benefits guide states that healthcare, family-building, life insurance and the LiveMagenta employee assistance programme are the same for part-time and full-time employees, with the same eligibility timelines, costs, plans and benefit levels. What is prorated for part-timers is time-based: PTO accrual, holiday hours and the tuition benefit ($5,250/yr full-time vs $2,500/yr part-time).degree paid upfrontT-Mobile pays full tuition upfront through partnerships with several universities, so an employee pays nothing out of pocket - this is separate from, and on top of, the tuition assistance cap. Available to full-time and part-time employees per T-Mobile's 10-K human capital section.benefits while part-timeyes
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hours a week to qualifySchool nutrition (cafeteria) staff are hired through ESS, a K-12 staffing partner, not directly by the district: 4-5 hours a day each school day at $16.12/hour, with medical, dental, vision and 401(k) from ESS. Bus drivers work 6-8 hours a day and get district benefits; custodians are benefited employees.pensionBus drivers, food service workers, custodians and maintenance workers are members of the Public School Employees Retirement System (PSERS), a State of Georgia defined benefit plan administered by ERSGA. Employee contributions are $10.00 a month for members joining after 1 July 2012. Paraprofessionals instead go into Georgia TRS plus the Gwinnett Retirement System.benefits while part-timeyespaid trainingBus drivers get 100% paid Commercial Driver's License training, valued at over $2,100, and are paid their full wage while training; classroom, range and road training happen on district ranges with district examiners. No repayment agreement is stated on the page. Custodians get paid one-on-one on-the-job training with no experience required.works around classesBus drivers work the student calendar: summers and all major school holidays off, most drivers done by 5pm, weekend work optional and never required, and a mid-day break of roughly 9:30am-1:30pm between the morning and afternoon runs. The district sells this explicitly as being off when your own children are off.
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pensionCulinary Union pension, paid for entirely by the employer at no cost to the worker, for Culinary Local 226 members at MGM's unionized Las Vegas propertiesunion contractCollective bargaining agreements cover about 37,000 of MGM's US employees; Las Vegas Strip hospitality workers are represented by Culinary Workers Union Local 226 and Bartenders Local 165benefits while part-timeyes
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pensionMetro Transit employees (a service of the Metropolitan Council) receive a pension through the Minnesota state retirement system, alongside medical, vision, dental and life insurance. Plan formula not published on the careers page.benefits while part-timeyespromoted from withinMetro Transit states that many of its senior leaders started as front-line workers, and that in many positions you are paid while you train before advancing.paid trainingBus operators are paid the full starting rate of $29.70/hour during training, not a reduced training wage, with annual increases. A signing bonus of $5,000 applies if you already hold a CDL with passenger endorsement and no air brake restriction, $3,000 if you do not. Metro Transit is approved to offer VA/GI Bill benefits. No repayment or clawback clause is published.shift differentialBus operators working second or third shift earn up to $31.78 per hour against a $29.70 base - a premium of up to $2.08/hour for evenings and nights.
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pensionTrustee-managed multiemployer Teamster pension funds under the National Master Agreement (not a 401(k))union contractTeamsters, National Master Agreement 2023-2028; nearly 80% of US employees union-representedbenefits while part-timeyesschedule protectionNational Master Agreement 2023-2028 ended forced overtime on drivers' scheduled days off
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union contractTransit Operators are members of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 587, listed by King County Metro among the pay and benefits of the job.benefits while part-timeyespaid trainingTransit Operator training is paid at $23.32/hour. Trainees must first hold a Washington Commercial Learners Permit (3 written tests: general knowledge, air brakes, passenger endorsement) obtained within 30 days of the conditional offer; Metro pays for the DOT physical. Classes run weekdays and weekends, attendance required every day, with a choice of morning or afternoon class. Graduates hold a Class B CDL with air brake and passenger endorsements and go to $31.39/hour. No repayment or clawback clause is published.schedule protectionOperators choose their schedule through a seniority-based pick: Metro lists 'flexible schedule with choices based on seniority' as a term of the job, meaning the longer you are there the more control you have over which run and days off you hold.no experience neededTransit Operator (bus driver): no previous experience and no CDL required to start - you are paid $23.32/hour while you earn the CDL. You do need to pass three written knowledge tests for a Commercial Learners Permit, a DOT physical, a 5-year driving record review, drug screening (includes marijuana) and a criminal background check. Metro is recruiting part-time operators.
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hours a week to qualifyUC expresses eligibility as a percentage of full time, not hours a week, and there are three tiers. FULL benefits need an appointment of at least 50% time for a year or more (or 1,000 hours in a rolling 12 months). MID-LEVEL covers 100% time for three months to a year, or 50% time in a post that misses the retirement rules. CORE benefits reach down to 43.75% time - and for per diem, casual/restricted student, by-agreement and seasonal appointments, Core needs at least 75% time for at least three months.degree paid upfrontUC's systemwide Reduced Fee Enrollment covers the EMPLOYEE ONLY - there is no spouse or dependent-child tuition benefit. Regular-status employees who meet admission requirements get a two-thirds reduction of both systemwide tuition and the student services fee, capped at nine units or three courses per quarter or semester. It reaches most represented (unionised) staff as well as non-represented staff, but represented employees' own contract governs the detail.union contractUC's own benefits site tells represented staff that the reduced-fee tuition benefit reaches them but that their bargaining unit contract, not the HR page, is the operative document.benefits while part-timeyes
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hours a week to qualifyUC expresses eligibility as a percentage of full time, not hours a week, and there are three tiers. FULL benefits need an appointment of at least 50% time for a year or more (or 1,000 hours in a rolling 12 months). MID-LEVEL covers 100% time for three months to a year, or 50% time in a post that misses the retirement rules. CORE benefits reach down to 43.75% time - and for per diem, casual/restricted student, by-agreement and seasonal appointments, Core needs at least 75% time for at least three months.degree paid upfrontUC's systemwide Reduced Fee Enrollment covers the EMPLOYEE ONLY - there is no spouse or dependent-child tuition benefit. Regular-status employees who meet admission requirements get a two-thirds reduction of both systemwide tuition and the student services fee, capped at nine units or three courses per quarter or semester. It reaches most represented (unionised) staff as well as non-represented staff, but represented employees' own contract governs the detail.union contractUC's own benefits site tells represented staff that the reduced-fee tuition benefit reaches them but that their bargaining unit contract, not the HR page, is the operative document.benefits while part-timeyes
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hours a week to qualifyUC expresses eligibility as a percentage of full time, not hours a week, and there are three tiers. FULL benefits need an appointment of at least 50% time for a year or more (or 1,000 hours in a rolling 12 months). MID-LEVEL covers 100% time for three months to a year, or 50% time in a post that misses the retirement rules. CORE benefits reach down to 43.75% time - and for per diem, casual/restricted student, by-agreement and seasonal appointments, Core needs at least 75% time for at least three months.degree paid upfrontUC's systemwide Reduced Fee Enrollment covers the EMPLOYEE ONLY - there is no spouse or dependent-child tuition benefit. Regular-status employees who meet admission requirements get a two-thirds reduction of both systemwide tuition and the student services fee, capped at nine units or three courses per quarter or semester. It reaches most represented (unionised) staff as well as non-represented staff, but represented employees' own contract governs the detail.benefits while part-timeyes
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hours a week to qualifyHISD benefits are open to regular PART-TIME as well as full-time employees, provided you are a contributing member of the Teachers Retirement System of Texas. In Texas, TRS membership starts at half-time or more, so a genuinely part-time support job can still carry the district health plan.benefits while part-timeyespaid trainingBus Driver Trainee is a paid position with a published rate of $17.00 an hour, so you earn while you train. Once qualified, drivers are paid $30.00 an hour for a morning or afternoon route and $35.00 an hour for both; bus attendants $20.00. No repayment agreement appears in the compensation plan.
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benefits while part-timeyespromoted from withinOperators are offered training and tuition assistance as the route upward; Metro also runs an Entry Level Trainee Program (ELTP). Top of scale for a part-time operator is $35.45/hour and $42.57/hour full time after five years.paid trainingBus and rail operator training is paid: once pre-employment is cleared you enter Metro's paid training program. Bus operator training runs six to eight weeks at the El Monte Operations Central Instruction facility, typical hours 6am-2:30pm; train operator training runs 14 to 16 weeks in downtown LA, typical hours 5am-1pm. Bus trainees sit a written exam and road test during training to obtain the California Class B licence. No repayment or clawback clause is published.
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hours a week to qualifyWaiting period, not an hours threshold: full-time employees qualify for the benefits programme after 30 days of employment, part-time employees only after ONE YEAR. Same package either way (medical, dental, vision, FSA, wellness, EAP, short and long term disability, life insurance, retirement plans).union contractMARTA labels every posting with its bargaining status: frontline trades such as Journeyman ET - Train Control are 'Classification: Represented' and paid an hourly rate, while supervisory roles are 'Non-represented' and salaried, with supervisors explicitly tasked with enforcing the labor contract. MARTA's represented operations and maintenance staff are covered by ATU Local 732.benefits while part-timeyesno experience neededJourneyman ET - Train Control (represented, $27.76/hour): high school diploma or equivalent plus 12 months of specialised formal training in electronic/electrical repair (vocational, trade school or military) and two years of journeyman-level experience - or three years of directly related experience in lieu of both. MARTA is a drug-free workplace and the role is safety sensitive.
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hours a week to qualifyUC expresses eligibility as a percentage of full time, not hours a week, and there are three tiers. FULL benefits need an appointment of at least 50% time for a year or more (or 1,000 hours in a rolling 12 months). MID-LEVEL covers 100% time for three months to a year, or 50% time in a post that misses the retirement rules. CORE benefits reach down to 43.75% time - and for per diem, casual/restricted student, by-agreement and seasonal appointments, Core needs at least 75% time for at least three months.degree paid upfrontUC's systemwide Reduced Fee Enrollment covers the EMPLOYEE ONLY - there is no spouse or dependent-child tuition benefit. Regular-status employees who meet admission requirements get a two-thirds reduction of both systemwide tuition and the student services fee, capped at nine units or three courses per quarter or semester. It reaches most represented (unionised) staff as well as non-represented staff, but represented employees' own contract governs the detail.benefits while part-timeyes
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hours a week to qualifyUC expresses eligibility as a percentage of full time, not hours a week, and there are three tiers. FULL benefits need an appointment of at least 50% time for a year or more (or 1,000 hours in a rolling 12 months). MID-LEVEL covers 100% time for three months to a year, or 50% time in a post that misses the retirement rules. CORE benefits reach down to 43.75% time - and for per diem, casual/restricted student, by-agreement and seasonal appointments, Core needs at least 75% time for at least three months.degree paid upfrontUC's systemwide Reduced Fee Enrollment covers the EMPLOYEE ONLY - there is no spouse or dependent-child tuition benefit. Regular-status employees who meet admission requirements get a two-thirds reduction of both systemwide tuition and the student services fee, capped at nine units or three courses per quarter or semester. It reaches most represented (unionised) staff as well as non-represented staff, but represented employees' own contract governs the detail.benefits while part-timeyes
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hours a week to qualifyUC expresses eligibility as a percentage of full time, not hours a week, and there are three tiers. FULL benefits need an appointment of at least 50% time for a year or more (or 1,000 hours in a rolling 12 months). MID-LEVEL covers 100% time for three months to a year, or 50% time in a post that misses the retirement rules. CORE benefits reach down to 43.75% time - and for per diem, casual/restricted student, by-agreement and seasonal appointments, Core needs at least 75% time for at least three months.degree paid upfrontUC's systemwide Reduced Fee Enrollment covers the EMPLOYEE ONLY - there is no spouse or dependent-child tuition benefit. Regular-status employees who meet admission requirements get a two-thirds reduction of both systemwide tuition and the student services fee, capped at nine units or three courses per quarter or semester. It reaches most represented (unionised) staff as well as non-represented staff, but represented employees' own contract governs the detail.benefits while part-timeyes
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hours a week to qualifyUC expresses eligibility as a percentage of full time, not hours a week, and there are three tiers. FULL benefits need an appointment of at least 50% time for a year or more (or 1,000 hours in a rolling 12 months). MID-LEVEL covers 100% time for three months to a year, or 50% time in a post that misses the retirement rules. CORE benefits reach down to 43.75% time - and for per diem, casual/restricted student, by-agreement and seasonal appointments, Core needs at least 75% time for at least three months.degree paid upfrontUC's systemwide Reduced Fee Enrollment covers the EMPLOYEE ONLY - there is no spouse or dependent-child tuition benefit. Regular-status employees who meet admission requirements get a two-thirds reduction of both systemwide tuition and the student services fee, capped at nine units or three courses per quarter or semester. It reaches most represented (unionised) staff as well as non-represented staff, but represented employees' own contract governs the detail.benefits while part-timeyes
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hours a week to qualifyTuition remission is measured in percent-of-full-time, not hours. Full-time regular-status staff (100% FTE) get up to 8 credits in spring and fall; part-time regular-status staff get the same benefit prorated to their percent of employment, never below 50%.degree paid upfrontTuition remission for a staff member's SPOUSE and DEPENDENT CHILDREN: 100% of tuition toward a first undergraduate degree at UMD (the home institution), and 50% at any other University System of Maryland institution. For anyone hired after 1 July 1992 the dependent benefit starts after two years of service. Applies to regular-status staff, not only faculty.benefits while part-timeyes
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degree paid upfrontDependent Child Tuition Assistance: 100% of tuition if the staff member's child attends WashU, or up to 40% of WashU's tuition at any other accredited institution (50% for staff hired through 1 July 2006), for up to eight semesters toward a first bachelor's degree. The gate is SEVEN consecutive full-time years of service - or the equivalent number of PART-TIME years, and part-time employees get half the full-time benefit amount rather than nothing. WashU Community Specialists are excluded.benefits while part-timeyes
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hours a week to qualifyQuikTrip states that both full-time and part-time employees get benefits, but the detail of its own benefits page (enrolment rules, the minimum hours a part-timer must work, the 401(k) match) is served only to browsers - quiktrip.com blocks automated retrieval, so none of it can be cited here. The overview sentence is all that is publicly verifiable.benefits while part-timeyes
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hours a week to qualifyCALIFORNIA. Under Proposition 22 the quarterly healthcare subsidy is a threshold benefit measured in ENGAGED TIME, not hours logged in: average 25 or more engaged hours a week across a calendar quarter and the company owes at least 100% of the average ACA contribution toward a Covered California premium; average at least 15 but under 25 and it is 50%; under 15, nothing at all. Waiting for a request does not count toward the threshold. The subsidy is paid within 15 days of the quarter end and the company can require proof you are enrolled in a health plan first.degree paid upfrontUber Pro carries 100% tuition coverage at Arizona State University online - paid upfront, not reimbursed - but it is gated behind STATUS, not behind driving at all. The reward table shows it at Platinum and Diamond only; Blue and Gold drivers get nothing. Status is earned on points over a rolling 3-month period and requires keeping star ratings high, cancellation rate low and acceptance rate high, and requirements vary by city. So the degree is real, and it is conditional on hitting performance metrics quarter after quarter.schedule protectionSEATTLE. The schedule is yours by law here, not by policy: Seattle's App-Based Worker Minimum Payment Ordinance gives covered app-based workers the right to reach the platform without limits (except for health and safety), the right NOT to be penalised for limiting their availability or turning down offers, and the right to cancel an offer with cause. That last protection matters because refusing work is how acceptance-rate scoring normally bites. Seattle city law only - elsewhere the flexibility exists because the contract says so, not because anything stops the company changing it.works around classesThere is no rota and no shift to swap: you go online in the Driver app when you want work, which is why Uber markets driving as an alternative to part-time and seasonal jobs rather than as one. Recorded here as Uber's own claim about the arrangement, not a scheduling guarantee - the hours are genuinely yours, but so is the risk that the hours you are free are the hours with no demand, and the 3-years-driving requirement for under-25s rules most students out of the job entirely.no experience neededNot a first job for most teenagers. Beyond meeting your state's minimum driving age, Uber requires at least one year of licensed driving experience in the US - and THREE years if you are under 25. You need a valid US driver's licence, proof of residency, proof of vehicle insurance if using your own car, an eligible 4-door vehicle and a driver profile photo, then a screening of your driving record and criminal history. No prior work experience of any kind is asked for.
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hours a week to qualifyCALIFORNIA. Proposition 22's healthcare subsidy is gated on average ENGAGED TIME per week across a calendar quarter: 25 hours or more earns at least 100% of the average ACA contribution toward a Covered California premium, 15 to under 25 hours earns 50%, and below 15 hours there is no subsidy. Engaged time excludes time spent waiting for a ride request, so the threshold is harder to reach than the same number of hours logged into the app would suggest. Outside California no hours threshold gets a Lyft driver health cover, because there is none to qualify for.works around classesThere is no schedule to work around: you go online in the Driver app when you want a ride request. Lyft publishes a driver testimonial from a student saying exactly that - it is marketing rather than a policy commitment, and it is recorded here as the company's own claim, not as a guarantee. What Lyft does not promise is demand: choosing your hours is not the same as those hours being worth driving.no experience neededLyft's US application-requirements page states a hard age floor of 25 to drive - far above the 18 or 19 that food-delivery platforms ask for, and it rules the job out for most students and school leavers. Also required: consent to a criminal background check and a driving-history review (Lyft states this is not a credit check), insurance and registration if you use your own car, vehicle inspection in some regions, and a 4-door vehicle or an Express Drive rental. No previous work experience is required.how you are engagedCALIFORNIA. Proposition 22 (Business and Professions Code s7451) writes app-based driver status into California law: a driver is an independent contractor, not an employee, provided the company does not set their hours, does not require them to accept any particular request, does not stop them driving for competing platforms outside engaged time, and does not stop them working elsewhere. It is a statutory carve-out from the Labor Code and the Unemployment Insurance Code, which is why a California Lyft driver has no unemployment insurance or state minimum wage from this work.benefits for contractorsWASHINGTON STATE ONLY. Since 1 January 2023 rideshare drivers in Washington have a legal right to paid sick time and to workers' compensation, enforced by the state Department of Labor & Industries under RCW 49.46 - benefits that do not exist for Lyft drivers in most of the US. The same law funds a Driver Resource Center that represents drivers in deactivation appeals. Two limits are on the record: the protections cover only drivers carrying passengers, not food and goods delivery, and the workers' compensation cover excludes vehicle repairs.
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hours a week to qualifyRush publishes no hours number. Its careers site says eligibility turns on work location, job classification, job status and regular work hours, and for staff in a collective bargaining unit the contract sets eligibility instead. For an hourly or per-diem job at Rush the threshold is a question to ask the recruiter in writing, because it is not on the page.union contractRush University Medical Center has collective bargaining units among its staff, and Rush's own careers site states that for a union-represented employee the contract, not the standard benefits book, decides what you are eligible for. Rush does not publish which units are covered or by which union, so ask which contract applies to the specific job before you take it.paid trainingRush's nurse apprenticeship is an eight-week summer student nurse externship at Rush University Medical Center that nursing students are hired into, and Rush runs an ADN-to-BSN pathway that gives working associate-degree nurses full tuition reimbursement while they earn the bachelor's. The externship page does not state the wage, so confirm the rate before accepting.
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hours a week to qualifyWawa gates medical/dental/vision, FSA/HSA and basic life and disability on full-time status but does not publish the weekly hours that make an Associate full-timeshift differentialShift differential pay for hours worked between 12am and 6am, for store Associates; pay is weeklyschedule protectionStores are mostly open 24/7 and Wawa says it builds personalised schedules around individual needs; no minimum-hours guarantee or advance-notice commitment is publishedworks around classesMost stores run 24/7 and Wawa says it can build personalised schedules around what matters to each Associate; there is no published guarantee of set availability
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hours a week to qualifyBenefits start on day one but only for regular, FULL-TIME, NON-UNION employees. Part-time and union-represented staff are excluded from this package as published.benefits while part-timeyesschedule protectionOxy states many work sites offer flexible schedules including a 9/80 compressed option (nine-day fortnight). This is a worksite/office arrangement; Oxy does not publish a field rotation or hitch schedule.
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hours a week to qualifyDollar Tree publishes no hours-a-week figure. Its benefits page carries only a blanket statement that eligibility requirements apply and are set by the plan documents, so a store associate cannot tell from the public page whether their hours qualify them.retirement match ceiling5%retirement match401(k) with a dollar-for-dollar match on the first 5% of associate contributionsstock purchase planyesequityEmployee Stock Purchase Plan: company stock bought at a discount through automatic payroll deductions (discount rate not published on the careers site)
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hours a week to qualify7-Eleven publishes no qualifying-hours figure for store crew. Its careers site says only that benefits vary by position and location, and its corporate-operated store-crew postings gate paid time off on unstated eligibility requirements. Most 7-Eleven stores in the US are run by independent franchisees who set their own store employees' pay and benefits, so a corporate benefits list does not describe the person behind the counter.promoted from withinStated promote-from-within philosophy covering all levels, in corporate-operated 7-Eleven and Speedway stores; no promotion rate is publishedpaid trainingTraining programmes for store crew with no prior experience; 7-Eleven does not publish the length of training or whether it is paid at the full rateshift differentialPremium pay for holidays worked, in corporate-operated store crew roles (7-Eleven and Speedway brands); no night or weekend differential is publishedworks around classesCorporate-operated store crew roles are advertised with schedules built around the rest of your life; no guaranteed-availability or class-schedule commitment is published
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hours a week to qualifyRig crews are hourly. Benefits are described as available "based on timely election and any associated premium payments", and Paid Time Off only "may" apply - so PTO is not guaranteed with the job. No hours threshold is published.promoted from withinPatterson-UTI posts the rig ladder as separate requisitions in each region - Floorhand, Motorhand, Derrickhand, Driller, Rig Manager - including a Colorado/Utah set based at Fruita, CO.paid trainingClassroom, e-learning and on-the-job training offered to employees; the careers page does not say whether training is paid or whether any repayment agreement applies.schedule protectionPatterson-UTI publishes a benefits heading of "PTO/Rotational Schedules" for field staff but does not state the rotation pattern (days on / days off) anywhere on the careers page.no experience neededFloorhand (Fruita, CO) is the entry rig role and does NOT require a diploma: the minimum is one year of stable related work history - farming, ranching, construction, heavy equipment or another trade - or military service. A high school diploma or GED, forklift certification and IADC WellSHARP well control are listed as PREFERRED only. Physical requirements are published in detail: lift and place 150lb slips with another person, carry 50lb over uneven ground, climb, work at heights of 50ft or more, stand up to 12 hours without sitting. Starting rate $28.50/hr.
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hours a week to qualifyBenefits are offered to ALL FULL-TIME employees; Diamondback does not publish an hours threshold and does not say part-time staff are covered.schedule protectionDiamondback publishes no rotation or hitch pattern for its field roles. The Lease Operator I posting (Monahans, TX) instead states a willingness requirement for holidays, weekends and unscheduled callouts.no experience neededFlowback Operator (Permian field role) requires a high school diploma or GED and nothing else; one year of lease or flowback operator experience is PREFERRED, not required. This is one of the few operator-side field jobs in this wave open to someone with no oilfield experience.
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hours a week to qualifyUS benefits are offered to "eligible employees"; Nabors does not publish an hours-per-week threshold or a waiting period. Outside the US the package is set regionally and is not published.promoted from withinFloorhands are expected to train and mentor new Floorhands assigned to the rig; the crew ladder above the Floorhand runs to Driller and Rig Manager, both named in the posting as the roles a Floorhand works under.paid trainingNabors states recruits are exposed to drilling technologies and downhole/surface tools, and that training courses beyond required training are available by career interest. It does not say whether training is paid or whether any repayment agreement applies.no experience neededFloorhand I (West Texas, Odessa) is the entry rig-crew role. The only published qualification is a high school diploma or equivalent - no experience, no licence and no age minimum is stated in the posting.
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hours a week to qualifySLB publishes no hours threshold for field roles and explicitly states benefit packages vary rather than listing one entitlement.paid trainingSLB states it provides training for field skilled-operator roles. It does not say whether training is paid or whether any repayment agreement applies.no experience neededSkilled operator roles (Equipment Operator, Maintenance Technician) are field front-line jobs and SLB states it accepts applications for entry level positions in this family. No diploma, licence or age requirement is published on this page.
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hours a week to qualifyDollar General publishes no qualifying-hours figure and no eligibility rule of any kind for its store workforce. Its careers page lists health insurance, 401(k) match, paid vacation and PTO as a single undifferentiated Total Rewards list covering retail, distribution, fleet and corporate roles alike.degree paid upfrontTuition Scholarship Program for employees; Dollar General publishes no award size, eligibility rule or whether money is paid upfrontpromoted from withinAbout 40% of Dollar General store managers started as part-time associatespaid trainingAward-winning training tied to a promote-from-within culture; Dollar General does not say whether training hours are paid or how long the programme runs
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hours a week to qualifyFull-time field hires: benefit enrollment begins within 30 days of hire and coverage becomes effective on the 90th day of employment. 401(k) participation starts on the first day of employment.paid trainingEntry-level field hires serve a 90-day training period in field operations, paid at the posted hourly rate from day one (Operator Assistant Trainee, Fort Lupton CO: $16.00/hour). No repayment or clawback agreement is stated in the posting.schedule protectionField entry-level (Operator Assistant Trainee, Frac/Acid, Fort Lupton CO): 2 weeks on, 1 week off, rotating day and night shifts. Posting states Halliburton reserves the right to adjust schedules based on industry needs.no experience neededOperator Assistant Trainee (Frac/Acid) is an entry-level field role: high school diploma or equivalent required, must be able to obtain a Class A CDL with tanker endorsement or Class B, satisfactory driving record with no DWI/DUI in past three years, able to lift up to 60lbs, passes background, physical and drug screen. Colorado posting.
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hours a week to qualifyFood and Nutrition Services General Worker is posted at 7 hours a day at $15.84 an hour, on a district work calendar, a cafeteria job built around the school day rather than a full 8-hour shift.pensionFlorida Retirement System membership is compulsory, not optional, for employees of a district school board, support staff included, from the date of employment, provided the job is a regularly established position (one expected to last beyond six consecutive months). Regular Class members can take the FRS Pension Plan (defined benefit) or the Investment Plan. FRS does not replace Social Security in Florida.union contractSupport staff pay and the length of the work year are set by the School Board subject to a collective bargaining agreement, the district states this in the terms of employment on its support-staff job postings.paid trainingBus Operator training is paid: new hires earn $17.00 an hour during training and step up to $21.00 an hour once they finish. Training is 40 hours preservice, at least 20 hours classroom and 8 hours behind the wheel on the Florida DOE Basic School Bus Driver Curriculum, plus 8 hours of in-service every year. No repayment clause is stated in the posting.no experience neededA high school diploma or GED is PREFERRED, not required, for Bus Operator, it sits under preferred qualifications, while the minimum qualifications are English fluency, five years of licensed driving and a clean five-year driving record. A Florida CDL is needed before you carry students, but the district trains you to it. Food and Nutrition Services General Worker also lists the diploma or GED only as preferred.
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hours a week to qualifyNew hires get immediate access to Miami-Dade County health care benefits - the county cites this as a safety measure introduced since 2020, so there is no waiting period for bus operators.pensionMiami-Dade County, which runs Metrobus and Metrorail through the Department of Transportation and Public Works, provides retirement benefits through the Florida Retirement System (FRS). FRS members choose between the FRS Pension Plan (defined benefit) and the FRS Investment Plan (defined contribution); the county does not publish the formula on its benefits page.paid trainingDTPW bus operator trainees are paid $20.15 per hour during a nine-week training programme, rising to $21.21 per hour on completion, plus built-in overtime. The $5,000 sign-on bonus is paid in two halves and is effectively a retention clawback in reverse: $2,500 only after completing training plus six months of successful performance, the remaining $2,500 only after a further 18 months.schedule protectionHonest negative at entry: bus operators must be able to work weekends, holidays, and various shifts and locations as assigned. No seniority pick mechanism is published on the county recruitment page.no experience neededBus operator: high school diploma or GED, and you must ALREADY hold proof of having passed the CDL General Knowledge test for a class B vehicle with air brakes plus the Passenger Endorsement test before you are screened - Miami-Dade does not start you from zero the way Seattle or Washington DC do. Plus background check, written exam, pre-employment physical, and availability for weekends, holidays and various shifts and locations. Hiring runs in recruitment windows, not continuously.
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hours a week to qualifySpecial Education Classroom Assistant (SECA) and Teacher Assistant (TA) paraprofessional posts are full-time with full healthcare and paid holidays, and the placement is for the whole school year rather than day-to-day.pensionCPS support staff - the non-teaching employees - are in MEABF, the Municipal Employees' Annuity and Benefit Fund of Chicago, a City of Chicago defined benefit pension fund, rather than in the Chicago Teachers' Pension Fund. It does not replace Social Security.union contractEvery support role is in a named bargaining unit and CPS publishes the contracts. SEIU Local 73 covers custodians, security officers, special education classroom assistants, child welfare attendants and school bus aides (contract 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2027). UNITE HERE Local 1 covers lunchroom employees; SEIU Local 1 covers lunchroom managers (2025-2029); Teamsters Local 700 covers motor truck drivers. Paraprofessional and School-Related Personnel are in the Chicago Teachers Union contract (2024-2028).no experience neededParaprofessional (SECA/TA) hiring is a documented three-step route with no teaching degree: get an Illinois State Board of Education Paraprofessional Licence, apply to the SECA/TA pool, then complete onboarding. CPS states you can be in a full-time post in under 30 days, and frames the job as a start rather than a mid-career move.
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hours a week to qualifyThe IU Tuition Benefit uses percent-of-full-time, not hours: eligibility starts at full-time, defined as 75% FTE or greater, for appointed academic and staff employees.degree paid upfrontIU Tuition Benefit. A dependent child of an eligible employee gets a subsidy of 50% of the Indiana resident undergraduate rate, up to a bachelor's degree or 140 credit hours, whichever comes first. Employee eligibility is 75% FTE or greater appointed academic and STAFF employees. Spouses get a subsidy up to a dollar maximum at the Indiana resident undergraduate rate. Undergraduate subsidy is untaxed; graduate coursework for a spouse is taxed.
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hours a week to qualifyTuition assistance is gated on FTE, not hours, and the two plans use different gates: the employee's own Faculty and Staff Tuition Assistance (instructional, general and non-Ohio-resident fees, up to 10 hours a term) needs at least 75% FTE, while the Dependent Tuition Assistance Plan needs only 50% FTE. Measured on the first day of the academic term.degree paid upfrontDependent Tuition Assistance Plan pays a portion of instructional and general fees for an employee's eligible dependents taking courses at Ohio State; the employee must hold an eligible appointment of at least 50% FTE on the first day of the academic term. Separately, the Faculty and Staff Tuition Assistance Plan pays instructional, general and non-Ohio-resident fees up to 10 hours per term for employees at 75% FTE or more. Covers staff, not only faculty.
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hours a week to qualifyBU states plainly that dropping below the full-time percentage-time threshold ends participation in Tuition Remission - the benefit is tied to percentage time worked, not to a published hours figure.degree paid upfrontBU Tuition Remission covers the EMPLOYEE, SPOUSE and DEPENDENT CHILDREN for BU courses and degree programmes - but only for REGULAR FULL-TIME employees on an appointment of nine months or more. The employee benefit starts the first semester on or after the hire date; spouse and dependent-child benefits start only after a service requirement, and only continuous full-time BU service counts toward it. Staff whose percentage time worked drops below the threshold lose the benefit.
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hours a week to qualifyPenn's dependent tuition benefit is limited to regular FULL-TIME faculty and staff and to limited-service staff, each needing three years of regular full-time service. Part-time staff are not named as eligible.degree paid upfrontDependent-child tuition benefit: 75% of Penn's undergraduate tuition and technology fee if the child attends PENN (about $49,941 for 2026-27), or up to 40% of Penn's tuition (about $26,268) at an approved school ELSEWHERE. Maximum four years / eight semesters, or the bachelor's degree, whichever comes first. Gate: REGULAR FULL-TIME faculty and staff, plus limited-service staff, with three years of regular full-time service; the child must also have met Penn's dependency test for three years. No graduate tuition benefit for dependants.
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hours a week to qualifyFor the child-of-employee tuition waiver the gate is percent-of-time plus tenure: 50 percent or greater employment over a minimum of seven academic years at one or more Illinois senior public universities, in a role eligible for the State Universities Retirement System. The seven years need not be consecutive.degree paid upfrontChild of Employee tuition waiver (state statute 110 ILCS 305/7f): a 50 percent tuition waiver, excluding fees, for up to four years of undergraduate study at the University of Illinois. The child must be under 25. The employee must have held 50 percent or greater employment over a minimum of seven academic years at one or more Illinois senior public universities in a SURS-eligible role; the seven years need not be consecutive. Civil service (hourly) staff qualify on the same terms.
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hours a week to qualifyThe Regents Tuition Benefit uses percent-of-time rather than hours: benefits-eligible faculty, P&A, civil service and labor-represented employees who hold 75 to 100 percent time appointments for the entire semester in which the course is taken.degree paid upfrontRegents Tuition Benefit Program, open to CIVIL SERVICE and LABOR-REPRESENTED employees as well as faculty and P&A: 100% of tuition covered if you are pursuing your first undergraduate degree, 75% for all other eligible classes, including graduate and post-baccalaureate credits. Covers the employee only; family members can instead qualify for resident tuition rates. Graduate-level tuition may count toward taxable income.
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hours a week to qualifyTuition exemption is gated on FTE, not hours: you must be employed at the UW at 50% FTE or more. Regular classified or represented civil service staff must first finish their probationary period; professional staff and faculty are eligible immediately. Nonpermanent and temporary staff are excluded.degree paid upfrontTuition exemption covers the EMPLOYEE only - spouses and dependents of UW employees are explicitly not eligible. It lets staff at 50% FTE or more take courses on a space-available basis at participating Washington state colleges and universities, governed by RCW 28B.15.558.
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hours a week to qualifyPension threshold, not a health threshold: a part-time HOURLY school employee has to work at least 500 hours in a school year before PSERS membership starts; a part-time per-diem employee needs 80 days. Part-time salaried employees are members from day one. Below those lines, contributions are refunded and no pension accrues.pensionPhiladelphia school support staff are covered by PSERS, the Pennsylvania Public School Employees' Retirement System, a defined benefit plan. Membership is mandatory, not optional, for qualifying employees of any Pennsylvania public school entity, support staff included, and is decided by PSERS rather than by the district. PSERS does not replace Social Security in Pennsylvania.
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hours a week to qualifyDevon publishes NO detail: its compensation and benefits page describes base pay, bonus, long-term incentives and "a comprehensive package of benefits" without naming a single plan, threshold, match rate or leave entitlement. Recorded here as a documented absence.
no companies here document this yet. that is a gap in what we have collected, not proof there is nothing to find.