CHICAGO, May 21, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Summer jobs are
returning at a faster pace this year and, in many cases, are paying
well beyond the federal minimum wage of $7.25. Fifty-three percent of employers offering
summer jobs have roles that pay $15
or more per hour on average. Seventy-two percent of employers will
pay their summer hires $10 or more
per hour on average – up from 64 percent in 2014.
The national survey was conducted on behalf of CareerBuilder by
Harris Poll between February 11 and March 6,
2015 and included a representative sample of more than 2,000
full-time, U.S. hiring and human resources managers across
industries and company sizes.
Summer hiring heating up in 2015
Overall, seasonal
hiring is expected to take a nice jump this summer. More than a
third of private-sector employers (36 percent) are hiring seasonal
workers this summer, up from 30 percent last year and an average of
21 percent from 2008-2011.
The rebound is good news for college and high-school students,
common targets for employers offering internships and seasonal work
during peak vacation
season.
"The growing number of employers adding seasonal help in
good-paying jobs this summer is a strong indicator of labor market
momentum," said Matt Ferguson, CEO
of CareerBuilder and author of The Talent Equation.
"Many summer jobs went away completely during the recession as
companies eliminated internship programs and as households cut back
on vacation and recreation spending. We expect this year's positive
outlook to carry over into full-time hiring across industries and
job types."
Who's hiring?
IT firms and financial services
employers are among the first in line for summer workers; leisure
and hospitality employers, however, lead all industries.
Employers hiring seasonal workers
- Leisure & Hospitality: 50 percent
- Financial Services: 48 percent
- Information Technology: 46 percent
- Retail: 42 percent
- Manufacturing: 39 percent
- Transportation: 37 percent
- Health Care: 26 percent
While summer jobs are commonly associated with recreation and
outdoors work, companies are hiring for a variety of professional
and support positions, including: customer service (25 percent),
office support (23 percent), engineering (17 percent) and sales (17
percent).
Temp-to-Hire
A wide majority of employers hiring this
summer – 77 percent – say they will consider some summer hires for
permanent positions. Employers say that workers who proactively ask
for more responsibilities, are unafraid to contribute ideas, and
are forward about their desire to stay on after the summer are the
best positioned to turn the temporary job permanent.
Survey Methodology
This survey was conducted online
within the U.S. by Harris Poll on behalf of CareerBuilder among
2,175 hiring and human resource managers ages 18 and over (employed
full-time, not self-employed, non-government) between February 11 and March 6, 2015
(percentages for some questions are based on a subset, based on
their responses to certain questions). With a pure probability
sample of 2,175, one could say with a 95 percent probability that
the overall results have a sampling error of +/- 2.10 percentage
points. Sampling error for data from sub-samples is higher and
varies.
About CareerBuilder®
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leader in human capital solutions, helping companies target and
attract great talent. Its online career site, CareerBuilder.com®,
is the largest in the United
States with more than 24 million unique visitors and 1
million jobs. CareerBuilder works with the world's top employers,
providing everything from labor market intelligence to talent
management software and other recruitment solutions. Owned by
Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE:GCI), Tribune Company and The McClatchy
Company (NYSE:MNI), CareerBuilder and its subsidiaries operate in
the United States, Europe, South
America, Canada and
Asia. For more information, visit
www.careerbuilder.com.
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