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CareerBuilder and Economic Modeling Specialists released a list of occupations that are hiring temporary workers at an accelerated rate. The list is based on data from EMSI, a CareerBuilder company that provides employment data and economic analysis.
Top growth temp jobs include:
Team Assemblers (help to assemble an entire product or part of a product)
- Number of people employed: 128,096
- Jobs added from 2010 to 2012: 21,529 – 20 percent growth
- Median hourly wage: $13.25
Office Clerks (handle administrative tasks such as typing, filing, answering phones, etc.)
- Number of people employed: 132,264
- Jobs added from 2010 to 2012: 21,219 – 19 percent growth
- Median hourly wage: $13.18
Customer Service Representatives (provide information to customers and handle complaints)
- Number of people employed: 76,445
- Jobs added from 2010 to 2012: 12,334 – 19 percent growth
- Median hourly wage: $14.90
Human Resources, Training and Labor Relations Specialists (support various HR functions such as training, benefits, etc.)
- Number of people employed: 59,597
- Jobs added from 2010 to 2012: 11,893 – 25 percent growth
- Median hourly wage: $26.44
Registered Nurses (provide patient care, advice and support)
- Number of people employed: 66,844
- Jobs added from 2010 to 2012: 8,766 – 15 percent growth
- Median hourly wage: $32.10
Nursing Aides, Orderlies and Attendants (provide basic care to patients in hospitals and long-term care facilities)
- Number of people employed: 31,975
- Jobs added from 2010 to 2012: 5,155 – 19 percent growth
- Median hourly wage: $11.91
Home Health Aides (monitor health status and assist with routine care such as changing bandages, applying topical medications, bathing, etc.)
- Number of people employed: 27,308
- Jobs added from 2010 to 2012: 4,786 – 21 percent growth
- Median hourly wage: $9.96
Maintenance and Repair Workers (maintain and repair machines, equipment and buildings)
- Number of people employed: 24,238
- Jobs added from 2010 to 2012: 3,917 – 19 percent growth
- Median hourly wage: $16.94
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers (drive a tractor-trailer vehicle and may assist with unloading)
- Number of people employed: 22,701
- Jobs added from 2010 to 2012: 3,700 – 19 percent growth
- Median hourly wage: $17.96
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers and Weighers (assess products for defects, wear and deviations from specifications)
- Number of people employed: 21,458
- Jobs added from 2010 to 2012: 3,414 – 19 percent growth
- Median hourly wage: $16.63
Sales Representatives, Services (sell services to businesses and consumers)
- Number of people employed: 21,485
- Jobs added from 2010 to 2012: 3,336 – 18 percent growth
- Median hourly wage: $24.60
Computer Support Specialists (help people or organizations using computer software or equipment)
- Number of people employed: 16,197
- Jobs added from 2010 to 2012: 2,574 – 19 percent growth
- Median hourly wage: $23.58
Computer Programmers (write code to create and develop software programs)
- Number of people employed: 11,487
- Jobs added from 2010 to 2012: 1,821 – 19 percent growth
- Median hourly wage: $34.48
Accountants and Auditors (prepare and examine financial records to ensure accuracy)
- Number of people employed: 10,855
- Jobs added from 2010 to 2012: 1,689 – 18 percent growth
- Median hourly wage: $30.04
Business Operations Specialists (analyze and reengineer business processes to enhance product or service delivery and other functions)
- Number of people employed: 10,528
- Jobs added from 2010 to 2012: 1,677 – 19 percent growth
- Median hourly wage: $30.82
Electricians (install and maintain electrical systems in homes, businesses, etc.)
- Number of people employed: 7,657
- Jobs added from 2010 to 2012: 1,245 – 19 percent growth
- Median hourly wage: $23.64
Sales Representatives, Wholesale & Manufacturing (sell goods for wholesalers and manufacturers to businesses, government groups and others)
- Number of people employed: 7,028
- Jobs added from 2010 to 2012: 1,143 – 19 percent growth
- Median hourly wage: $25.55