Job seekers could apply for positions in production, health care, retail, sales and more during Tuesday’s Tamaqua Area Job Fair and Career Expo at The Perla Enterprises Building on West Broad Street.

Hosted by the Tamaqua Area Chamber of Commerce, Perla Enterprises, C.A.R.E.S. and Magic 105.5 WMGH, the event brought almost two dozen local businesses and a handful potential employees.

Jesus Rodriguez, of Coaldale, was one of them.

“I want to find something that will benefit my family,” he explained. “I’d like to find a job in IT (information technology).”

Rodriguez walked from employer to employer, introducing himself and listening to available opportunities.

At one employer’s table, Ann Marie Calabrese, sales manager for Magic 105.5 WMGH, explained that the Lansford radio station was seeking employees.

“We are hiring for part-time sales positions,” Calabrese said. “This is a job that can be done remotely.”

Many view the option to work from home as a plus, she said.

Lisa Confer, community office manager for the Mauch Chunk Trust Company, said the bank is seeking full- and part-time personal bankers who help with bank telling, opening accounts, customer service and loan applications.

The majority of the jobs, she said, are during the daytime hours.

But Westchester Plastic in Nesquehoning has first, second and third shift jobs, said Paula Serrano, from the company’s human resources department.

Those who needed help with their resumes could see Amber Zuber, director of site educational services at Lehigh Carbon Community College’s Tamaqua campus.

Zuber distributed information on successful resume writing, and had other job-related and educational resources on hand.

Aimee Dotson, chamber office and outreach administrator, was pleased with the turnout.

She said Sheila Davison and Lori Miller, co-founders of Perla Enterprises and C.A.R.E.S., offered the use of their building for a job fair.

Lance Williams, a Perla Enterprises spokesman, said C.A.R.E.S. recently found itself looking for employees. Davison and Miller realized that others were in the same situation.

“We always wanted this (building) to be a resource to the community as well as the chamber, businesses and other organizations,” Williams said. “And we thought, what better way to help these organizations with the issue of hiring than to have a job fair. We reached out to the chamber to do a joint venture.”