Overview
- Amazon will add full-time, part-time, and seasonal roles across its U.S. fulfillment and transportation network for the third straight year at the 250,000 level.
- Regular employees average $23 per hour with benefits and seasonal workers average over $19, with a more than $1 billion investment lifting average total compensation above $30 per hour.
- New openings will appear each week from October through December at amazon.com/localjobs, and applicants can text NEWJOB to 31432 for alerts.
- Local targets include nearly 30,000 roles in California, about 11,500 in Pennsylvania, roughly 6,500 in Maryland with more than 3,000 in the Baltimore area, over 2,500 in Nevada, and approximately 1,700 in central Alabama.
- Outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas projects fewer than 500,000 seasonal retail hires nationwide, and some outlets report Amazon is pairing its workforce with expanded robotics and AI to boost efficiency.