Study: Seasonal Employess To Get Pay Raise

Twenty-eight percent of hiring managers expect to increase pay levels for seasonal employees over last year, while only 6 percent plan to decrease them, according to a survey by CareerBuilder.com.

Pay scales are projected to increase for seasonal employees with 31 percent of hiring managers expecting to pay $10 or more per hour, and 12 percent expecting to pay $15 or more per hour, accoridng to the survey. Thirty-six percent of hiring managers plan to pay between $6 and $8 per hour and 22 percent expect to pay between $8 and $10.

The most popular positions identified for seasonal recruitment include retail, hospitality, shipping/delivery, administrative/clerical, customer service, food preparation, and sales. While 28 percent of hiring managers expect to hire less than 10 seasonal workers, 15 percent plan to hire more than 50 workers and nearly one-in-ten plan to hire over 100 workers.

CareerBuilder.com notes that it conducted the survey prior to Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita.

"Nearly six-in-ten hiring managers surveyed prior to hurricanes Katrina and Rita anticipated a surge in seasonal hiring in the fourth quarter," says Matt Ferguson, CEO of CareerBuilder.com. "It is expected hiring managers will continue to monitor the impact of these events as they set their hiring pace going forward."

The survey covered more than 875 hiring managers across all industries nationwide.