Work available in seasonal industries varies widely, from summer work and Christmas retail jobs ideal for students, to highly-skilled work that provides the chance to earn a lucrative wage for a relative short period of the year. Seasonal retail work will be particularly rewarding to those whose experience, customer skills and sales ability allow retailers to maximize their returns at busy periods while keeping customers as happy as possible.
Other positions involve supporting the handling of periodic excess demand in garden centres. Many roles in this area are directly or indirectly connected to the annual demands of agricultural industries and range from work on farms to packing and processing jobs in factories. Some roles will expect little or no prior experience, while others will prefer to re-hire those with proven track records.
Though some positions require some level of associated education and/or industry qualification, most work in this field depends on attentiveness, communication skills, manual dexterity and/or a positive, can-do attitude. Remuneration also varies widely, but hourly rates from C
$9 to C
$15 can generally be found.