The ‘boring job’ that millennials abandoned is one of the hottest seasonal jobs on the market—and could lead Gen Z to $200K salaries with training
According to Monster’s Seasonal Hiring Index 2026, tax associates and tax experts were among the 13 job titles with the most seasonal activity across its platform—and it’s so hot, it appears twice on their list.
Key points
- “Seasonal work is more than a short-term paycheck; it’s often the start of a longer career journey,” last year’s report said, while adding that many companies use seasonal roles to test the waters for permanent ones.
- And to make matters even harder, finding the few seasonal jobs left right now could be like finding a needle in a haystack.
- And with entry-level roles disappearing thanks to AI, young job hunters are three times less likely than previous generations to have a job lined up when they leave school.
“Retail remains an important part of the seasonal market,” the report noted, before adding that the data shows seasonal opportunities across delivery, warehouse and logistics, tax and accounting, and hospitality.
Additional details
- But Gen Zers who have just started thinking about nabbing a job over the festive period may already be too late.
- Millions of Gen Zers are NEETs, meaning not in employment, education, or training.
- Boomers are leaving it in droves, millennials decided they’d rather do almost anything else, and AI was supposed to kill it off.
- “The wider you cast your search, the more likely you are to find a seasonal position that fits your skills and schedule.
- Tax and accounting postings were especially concentrated in September and October, well before the weather turns frosty and people are thinking about their Christmas plans.
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