Employers plan to increase hiring for both seasonal jobs and traditional, ongoing jobs in the fourth quarter, according to CareerBuilder’s annual Q4 2017 Job Forecast survey of hiring managers and workers released today. A majority of employers also said they plan to increase pay.

Looking across industries, the survey found 35% of employers expect to hire seasonal workers in the fourth quarter, up from 33% in a similar survey last year. Additionally, the percentage of employers that are transitioning seasonal employees into traditional, ongoing staff — which has increased at an accelerated rate over the last few years — reached a new high at 70%.

More employers plan to add full-time, ongoing employees in the fourth quarter, with 43% saying they plan to do so, compared with 34% in a similar survey last year.

However, in the fourth quarter, 7% of employers expect to reduce staff, compared to 9% last year. And 47% anticipate no change in the fourth quarter; 3% are unsure.

Nearly one-fifth of workers surveyed, 19%, said they are looking for a seasonal job over the holidays this year, up from 16% last year.

“Our survey is pointing to a significant year-over-year gain in permanent hiring and a smaller boost in seasonal hiring in Q4, though the short-term effects of hurricane damage on the US mainland remain to be seen,” said CareerBuilder CEO Matt Ferguson. “One of the most telling trends from our research is the fact that many employers are willing to increase pay for both permanent and seasonal staff. This speaks to the sharpening competitive dynamic among employers that we have seen throughout 2017.”

When queried about pay, 51% of employers hiring seasonal employees said they expect to increase pay for seasonal workers in the fourth quarter, with 45% paying $15 or more per hour.

For full-time, ongoing employees, 73% of employers plan to increase salaries in the fourth quarter.

Among retailers, 50% plan to hire seasonal employees, on par with 49% in last year’s survey. However, the percentage paying $10 or more per hour jumped to 66% from 53% in 2016 and 43% in 2015.

The survey also reviewed third-quarter hiring, and found 44% of employers added full-time, ongoing headcount while 8% decreased headcount, both improvements over the previous year.

Top positions for which companies are hiring seasonal talent in the fourth quarter include:

• Customer service: 38%
• Accounting/finance: 24%
• Administrative/clerical support: 22%
• Technology: 18%
• Shipping and delivery: 15%
• Inventory management: 14%
• Gift-wrapping: 12%
• Hospitality: 10%
• Sales (nonretail): 9%
• Public relations: 9%
• Marketing: 9%

The survey was conducted online within the US by Harris Poll on behalf of CareerBuilder among 2,257 hiring managers and human resource professionals and 3,697 full-time workers. The survey was conducted from Aug. 16 to Sept. 15, 2017.