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Nov 16, 2012

What may very well be the ultimate temp job on the planet is pretty much for men only. (Oh, look, see the HR compliance managers keeling over.)

Sure there’s a few Mrs. Clauses out there, but every kid knows Santa is a chubby guy with a white beard, ruddy cheeks, and a deep Ho, Ho, Ho. What the kids don’t know — and not a lot of the rest of us either — is that the kindly shopping mall Santa can pull in $8-$12k for the six- or seven-week season.

CareerCast, which lists playing Santa as one of the best of the seasonal holiday jobs, says a few of the jobs can pay $100 an hour at the high end. Those who get on the corporate and social holiday circuit easily make that much, and way more, like up to a few grand per gig.

The downside is there’s no advancement opportunities, it’ll never turn into a permanent job, and chances are good some of the kids are going to throw up on you. On the other hand, you be one of Santa’s elfs, a job CareerCast puts in its worst category.

Santa photo from Big Stock
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