The best part-time jobs for 2015

Faced with a sudden, temporary spike in workload that's too much for your team to handle? Maybe hiring a part-timer will help.

CareerCast's new survey has highlighted accountants, delivery truck drivers, graphic designers, and writers / authors are among the best part-time jobs this year in the US.

IT jobs such as computer programmer and network and computer systems administrator also made the list, since not all businesses can afford on-site IT professionals.

Tony Lee, publisher of CareerCast, pointed out that part-time jobs come in three forms - traditional part-time jobs, seasonal jobs, and freelance and consulting employment.

For businesses that face a typical busy time of the year, part-time hires are proving to be popular, such as accountants in demand every year before tax time, and delivery truck drivers who have no problem finding work around the holidays.

In the US, part-time employment remains high, partly due to the Affordable Care Act, which has resulted in companies cutting employee hours to get around providing health care to employees working more than 30 hours a week.

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The following are the 10 best part-time and temporary jobs for 2015 identified in the report:

1. ACCOUNTANTMedian Hourly Wage: $30.55Hiring Outlook: 13%

2. COMPUTER PROGRAMMERMedian Hourly Wage: $35.71Hiring Outlook: 8%

3. DELIVERY TRUCK DRIVERMedian Hourly Wage: $13.23Hiring Outlook: 5%

4. GRAPHIC DESIGNERMedian Hourly Wage: $21.22Hiring Outlook: 7%

5. MANAGEMENT ANALYSTMedian Hourly Wage: $37.79Hiring Outlook: 19%

6. MARKET RESEARCH ANALYSTMedian Hourly Wage: $28.99Hiring Outlook: 32%

7. MATERIAL MOVERSMedian Hourly Wage: $11.04Hiring Outlook: 10%

8. NETWORK AND COMPUTER SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATORMedian Hourly Wage: $34.88Hiring Outlook: 12%

9. PROOFREADER/COPY MAKERMedian Hourly Wage: $15.93Hiring Outlook: 3%

10. WRITERS/AUTHORSMedian Hourly Wage: $26.89Hiring Outlook: 3%

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