If you are looking for a part-time job or a second job, you will be luckier if you have good IT skills. Yes, the IT sphere dominates temporary job opportunities and that is proved by the latest list of top part-time jobs in 2015.
The ranking, created by CareerCast, outlines the best part-time and temporary jobs for this year based on two main factors. The first is their median hourly wage and second – the hiring outlook they offer.
Two highest-rated part-time jobs on this list are within the IT sector – computer programmers and network and computer systems administrators. Both of them are well paid. Network and computer system administrators earn significant chunks of money nowadays. In addition, their hiring outlook is estimated at 12%. Similar is the case with computer programmers, who get a median hourly wage of nearly $36 worldwide.
According to CareerCast, there are three types of part-time jobs. The first follows the classic rule that it should not cover more than 40 hours a week. Freelancing and seasonal work are the other two temporary job categories. Namely, they have been witnessing a rise over the past few years.
The part-time jobs on the ranking that can be considered as being season (although not in the most traditional sense), delivery truck drivers and customer service staff. The demand for them varies from quarter to quarter. For instance, many part-time positions open around the holiday shopping season or popular festivals and exhibitions.
Freelancers, like market research analysts and management analysts, are topping the demand list. As a result, the hiring outlook for them is nearly three times higher compared to all other part-time jobs. Even though both jobs are challenging, they are said to be very rewarding.
Top part-time and temporary jobs for 2015:
- Management analyst
- Computer programmer
- Network and computer systems administrator
- Market research analyst
- Writer/author
- Graphic designer
- Proofreader/copy marker
- Delivery truck drivers
- Material movers
According to the study, freelancing is one of the shortest paths to entrepreneurship, especially for older people nearing retirement age. It is not uncommon for market research analysts to turn their part-time job into a full-time business.
