Do you dream of going on vacation or of being able to buy your first car? To do this, you need to put some money aside, so it’s decided: you’re applying for a summer job. Yes, but what are the best paid summer jobs and what are the sectors of activity to target. Answer with the Qapa barometer.
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Published last June, the Qapa barometer presents the 15 best paid summer jobs for this season summer. To your CVs!
Unusual summer jobs in the first two places
In first and second place are respectively the professions of valet and to pay. Two rather unusual jobs that you don’t necessarily think of when looking for a summer job. And yet, according to the Qapa barometer, valet parking can bring in between 1,800 and 3,500 euros gross per month depending on tips from customers. The job of toll collector is paid between 1,800 and 3,000 euros gross monthly, taking into account in particular night work hours.
Summer jobs: the hotel and catering industry in the top 5 best-paid professions
The crisis of Covid-19 has upset the world of work, and in particular the sectors which are very active in summer, such as the hotel and catering industry. If tourists and customers have returned well, the staff is becoming rarer. What represent a real advantage for your search for a summer job. Difficulties recruiting can get you a good salary or bigger benefits.
According to the Qapa barometer, the profession of bartender would bring in between 1,800 and 3,500 euros gross per month depending on the tips received and on a basis of work greater than 35 hours per week. The business of waiter would be paid between 1,650 and 2,900 euros gross monthly and the profession of cook between 1,800 and 2,800 euros gross per month.
Summer jobs: a very varied classification suite
You do not live near a luxury hotel or a highway, and the hotel and restaurant sector does not tempt you? Don’t worry, the Qapa barometer ranks many other jobs, all sectors combined, in the top 15 best-paid summer jobs.
Thus, the profession of yacht hostess will bring you between 2,000 and 2,500 euros gross monthly. The profession of beach attendant is paid between 1,700 and 2,400 euros gross with tips. If you choose the job of ticket agent, you will then receive between 1,600 and 2,130 euros gross per month. A receptionist position will bring you 1,600 to 2,000 euros per month, with a work base of more than 35 hours per week. In tenth position is the profession of baggage handler with a remuneration between 1,600 and 2,000 euros per month.
The professions of picker and order picker who can also bring you between 1,600 and 2,000 euros gross per month but on a work basis of more than 35 hours. In thirteenth and fourteenth position are the professions of lifeguard and animator with a salary of between 1,600 and 2,000 euros gross monthly, generally subject to a specific diploma. Finally, in fifteenth place in this ranking of the best paid summer jobs, we find the profession of au pair which can bring you between 1,600 and 1,900 euros gross, with the advantage of being hosted.
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