Emmanuelle-Rose Everett sells hot cross buns next to stalls plying oysters to Easter Monday crowds at the Sydney Fish Markets.

The 21-year-old, who is in her third year of languages study, works in Gregory's Bread as a casual. But, like 74 per cent of 18-30 year olds, she dreams of a stable job in the full-time labour force.

Ms Everett, from Annandale, works four to six days a week between her job at the bakery and in a nearby restaurant and struggles to maintain a regular income.

In a national survey conducted by employment website Spot Jobs and Fairfax Media, 65 per cent of 1117 young job seekers said they were willing to forgo Sunday and public holiday penalty rates and 74 per cent wanted a permanent full-time job with benefits such as paid sick leave.