Nearly half of healthcare employers, 47%, plan to hire temporary or contract workers in 2015, according to a survey from CareerBuilder.

The survey also found 35% of healthcare hiring managers plan to add full-time, permanent healthcare employees this year. Also, 80% plan to raise wages for current employees, and 64% 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% in salaries, 12% of healthcare employers plan to increase salaries by 5% to 9%, and 6% of healthcare employers plan to increase salaries by 10% 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.”

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.