An army of almost 245 thousand seasonal workers ready to welcoming tourists in hotels that will crowd the sea, lakes, mountains, cities of art: Practically more than half of the workers employed by tourist accommodation companies: over 430 thousand, a number that in 2024 marks an increase of about 5% compared to the previous year. It is the photo by Federalberghi, whose president Bernabo Bocca underlines the “extremely positive picture of employment in our sector, which is increasing compared to previous years, completely recovering what was lost during the pandemic years and consolidating”.
Leaving the focus on seasonal work, theincrease in seasonal workers compared to 2019 it was a good 24%, (Federalberghi elaboration on INPS 2024 data), and 2,2% compared to 2023.
Seasonal workers in tourism: young people, women and a third foreigners
Two-thirds of the 243.800 seasonal workers (this is the exact number at the peak in July) they are italian. The remaining third is foreign, proving the great contribution provided by this category of workers to a strategic sector such as tourism. The seasonal worker's profile is young and predominantly female: in fact, half of the seasonal workers in the tourism-hospitality sector are under forty years old and the majority contribution of women's work is confirmed (54,1%).
How much does a seasonal worker earn?
But how much does a seasonal worker earn? La average daily wage was 85 euros (+2,4% compared to the previous year). The days worked for seasonal workers were on average 149 (+2,1% compared to 2023). Compared to the pre-pandemic period, the days worked increased by 4,9% and the daily wage by 14,9%.
It's mountains of the Aosta Valley and Trentino Alto Adige and beaches of Emilia-Romagna and Sardinia to absorb mostly seasonal workers: in the periods of maximum employment in Trentino, seasonal workers account for over 77% of the total number of employees and number over 38 thousand (38.715, to be precise) and in Valle d'Aosta the percentage exceeds 75%. Even 76% in Sardinia, and 71% in Emilia-Romagna with 31.414 seasonal workers at the time of "full house", the second highest value in absolute terms after Trentino. And so on in Marche, Abruzzo, Campania, Puglia, Calabria with a percentage of seasonal workers always well above 60% of the total employed.
