Companies hiring in large volume

The end of the year is a quiet time for some companies. Doors close for the holidays, workers take time off for vacation, and hiring sometimes slows. Yet not every company is halting its hiring plans until the new year, and some are even looking to hire a large number of workers. CareerBuilder has just released a list of companies hiring in large volume for both permanent and seasonal jobs.

"Employers are ramping up staffs as they close out 2012, manage higher holiday volumes and prepare for the business needs of 2013," says Brent Rasmussen, president of CareerBuilder North America. "The hiring environment is still cautious, but opportunities are opening in everything from technology and health care to energy, financial services, manufacturing and retail."

Here is CareerBuilder's list of companies hiring in large volume:

AccentCare
Industry: Health care
Number of openings: 300 plus
Sample job titles: Registered nurse, licensed vocational nurse, physical therapist, occupational therapist, sales, operational leadership, home-care attendant, personal care

Adventist Health System
Industry: Health care
Number of openings: 2,850 plus (44 hospitals in 10 states)
Sample job titles: Clinical and nonclinical opportunities

Aflac
Industry: Insurance
Number of openings: 500 plus
Sample job titles: Sales, benefits coordinator

Bayada Home Health Care
Industry: Home health care
Number of openings: 700 plus
Sample job titles: Clinical manager, physical therapist, occupational therapist, registered nurse with home-care experience

Boeing
Industry: Aerospace
Number of openings: 500 plus
Sample job titles: Engineering, airplane manufacturing, cybersecurity, information technology, intelligence, finance

Coca-Cola Refreshments
Industry: Consumer products
Number of openings: 500 plus
Sample job titles: Sales, marketing, merchandising, drivers

Comcast
Industry: Sales/communications
Number of openings: 1,450 plus
Sample job titles: Sales, customer care, information technology, engineering, accounting and finance, field Xfinity operations, corporate -- professional

Fastaff LLC
Industry: Health care
Number of openings: 500 plus each month
Sample job titles: Specialty travel nurse

Humana
Industry: Patient care
Number of openings: 2,300 plus
Sample job titles: Primarily in the areas of pharmacy, nursing, physician, IT, customer service

ManTech International Corp.
Industry: Computer software
Number of openings: 1,000 plus
Sample job titles: IT, cybersecurity, software development, intelligence, systems engineering, maintenance/sustainment, supply chain/logistics

Mercy (Hospital & Medical Center)
Industry: Health care
Number of openings: 1,600 plus
Sample job titles: Health care, registered nurse, physician, allied, IT

Mimi's Café
Industry: Restaurants
Number of openings: 1,300 plus
Sample job titles: Server, restaurant manager

Schneider Electric
Industry: Energy management
Number of openings: 800 plus
Sample job titles: Energy management opportunities focused on making energy safe, reliable, efficient, productive and "green"; openings in electrical, mechanical and software engineering, product sales, service and technical support, accounting and finance, IT, project management, operations and supply chain, marketing and communications, human resources, administrative roles

The Geo Group
Industry: Correctional detention and residential treatment
Number of openings: 450 plus
Sample job titles: Registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, physician, psychiatrist, psychologist, correctional officer, life skills worker, case manager/social worker

The University of Kansas Hospital
Industry: Health care
Number of openings: 450 plus 
Sample job titles: Nursing professional, allied health/ancillary, information systems/technology, patient care support, administrative/clerical, management, professional (nonclinical), service/maintenance/trades 

Wells Fargo
Industry: Finance
Number of openings: 4,850 plus
Sample job titles: Teller, personal banker, customer service representative, financial crimes specialist, underwriter

SEASONAL

Jo-Ann Stores
Industry: Retail
Number of openings: 3,000 plus
Sample job titles: Seasonal store associate, team leader

Saks Fifth Avenue
Industry: Retail
Number of openings: 600 plus
Sample job titles: Sales

Toys "R" Us
Industry: Retail
Number of openings: 45,000 plus
Sample job titles: Sales, off-hours stock crew, bike assembler, warehouse operations

UPS
Industry: Packaging
Number of openings: 55,000 plus
Sample job titles: Seasonal tractor-trailer driver (commercial driver's license required) nights -- home every day, seasonal package delivery driver (no CDL needed but must be able to drive vehicle with manual transmission), part-time package handler (all shifts), driver helper (days)

Debra Auerbach is a writer and blogger for CareerBuilder.com and its job blog, The Work Buzz. She researches and writes about job search strategy, career management, hiring trends and workplace issues.