How to find a seasonal job

Earn more for the holidays with a seasonal job

Thoughtful gifts. Decorations setting towns a-twinkle. Feasts steaming on dining room tables.

It’s easy to forget that all the merriment of the holiday season requires a lot work. Someone has to pack those gifts, hang those lights, stock the ingredients of that tasty meal. To keep up with heightened demand, companies in a variety of industries — from tourism, retail and customer service to warehousing, shipping, and whatever industry includes mall Santas — hire seasonal employees around the holidays.

Businesses like Amazon and UPS hire seasonal workers this time of year. Seasonal retail jobs open up in stores. Ski resorts gear up for winter break. All this makes the winter months a great time to find extra income with seasonal employment. And if you’re still building your resume, temporary positions can provide an excellent opportunity to gain work experience and learn new skills.

Using the tools below, job seekers can search for all sorts of temporary gigs, any time of year. Find a job during tourism seasons, land a great summer job, or simply find a short-term position that lets you make some extra cash on your own schedule.

Tools to find holiday jobs

Whether you’re on the desktop or mobile version of careerbulider.com, or using our app (iOS and Windows/Android), you can search by seasonal/temp roles, gig-work, part time, or other qualifiers, such as a job title. These are the filters you can set in your job search:

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