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Seasonal hiring to heat up this summer, CareerBuilder survey finds

May 12, 2017

Companies are stepping up their summer hiring plans, according to a survey released by CareerBuilder. The percentage of employers planning to hire seasonal workers for the summer jumped to 41% from 29% last year.

However, of those who are hiring summer workers, 34% are hiring a friend, 30% a family member and 19% their child.

More than three-quarters of employers hiring for the summer, 79%, will pay their summer hires or interns $10 or more per hour on average — up from 74% in 2016— and 19% plan to pay $20 or more per hour. Additionally, 79% said they will consider some summer hires for permanent positions, up from 76% last year.

Although summer jobs are commonly associated with recreation and outdoor work, many employers whose companies are hiring for the summer reported hiring for a variety of professional and support positions, including:

  • Engineering: 27 %
  • IT: 27%
  • Customer service: 22%
  • Office support: 19%
  • Sales: 15%
  • Manufacturing: 12%
  • Banking: 11%
  • Retail: 9%
  • Research: 9%
  • Hospitality/leisure: 8%

This survey was conducted online within the US by Harris Poll on behalf of CareerBuilder among 2,587 hiring and human resource managers and 3,420 employees. It was conducted between Feb. 16 and March 9, 2017.