Nearly half of healthcare employers, 47 percent, plan to hire temporary or contract workers in 2015, according to a survey from CareerBuilder. Of those, 52 percent plan to hire those contract or temporary workers on a permanent basis.

The survey also found 35 percent of healthcare hiring managers plan to add full-time, permanent healthcare employees this year and 80 percent plan to raise wages for current employees; 64 percent will offer higher starting salaries for new employees.

Four in five healthcare employers plan to increase salaries for existing employees in 2015. Sixty-two percent of employers plan an increase of up to 4 percent in salaries, 12 percent of healthcare employers plan to increase salaries by 5 percent to 9 percent, and 6 percent of healthcare employers plan to increase salaries by 10 percent or more.

“With more people gaining access to medical benefits and an aging population who will need more medical attention in the coming years, healthcare organizations are gearing up now to accommodate these populations and provide the best quality care,” said Eric Gilpin, president of CareerBuilder Healthcare. “In certain areas, however, demand for high quality candidates is higher than the available supply, forcing healthcare employers to rethink how they retain top employees along with attracting new, highly qualified workers.”

CareerBuilder’s survey indicated five popular hiring and recruiting tactics healthcare organizations are employing to attract and retain top workers in 2015:

1. Raising the minimum wage: 47 percent anticipate raising their organization’s minimum wage in 2015. Of those, 15 percent will raise their minimum wage by $5 or more.
2. On-the-job training: 52 percent say they plan to hire workers who do not have industry experience and train them on the job.
3. College recruiting: 65 percent plan to hire recent college graduates in 2015, and 47 percent plan to hire interns. Eighteen percent plan to hire more recent college graduates than the previous year.
4. Taking workers out of retirement: 47 percent say they are “likely” or “very likely” to rehire retirees from other companies in 2015.

The survey was conducted online by Harris Interactive on behalf of CareerBuilder among 315 hiring managers and human resource professionals from the healthcare industry, and 460 US workers from the healthcare industry. The survey was conducted between Nov. 4 and Dec. 2, 2014.