Determined to not get caught out by a sudden inflow of orders this vacation season, Amazon says it’s planning to rent as many 150,000 further employees throughout the U.S. The determine is identical as final yr, and 50,000 greater than the corporate took on throughout the identical interval in 2020.

Equal to the complete inhabitants of Pasadena, Texas, the huge consumption of additional employees will take up full- and part-time roles that embrace all the pieces “from packing and picking to sorting and shipping,” the e-commerce big mentioned.

Employees will have the ability to earn, on common, greater than $19 per hour relying on the function and the situation within the U.S. As an additional incentive, it’s additionally providing sign-on bonuses starting from $1,000 to $3,000 in choose places, although it doesn’t say the place.

Amazon mentioned jobs can be found in a whole lot of cities and cities throughout the nation, with the best variety of accessible positions in locations that embrace California, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Missouri, Oregon, Texas, Tennessee, Utah, and Washington.

“We’re proud to offer a wide variety of roles for people of all backgrounds, with more than 150,000 roles available across the country,” John Felton, Amazon’s senior vp of worldwide operations, mentioned in a launch. “Whether someone is looking for some extra money for a few months or a long-term career, the holidays are a great time for people to join Amazon, and many of our seasonal employees return year-after-year or transition into full-time roles.”

This yr’s vacation recruits are more likely to hit the bottom operating as Amazon is at present gearing up for its second Prime Day-like low cost occasion of 2022 following its common Prime Day gross sales extravaganza in July.

Targeting Amazon Prime members, the Amazon Prime Early Access sale will happen on October 11 and 12.

Digital Trends can be carefully monitoring the occasion, sharing information of all of the thrilling offers that drop. And you’ll want to examine in early, too, for up-to-date information on any discounted objects that present up earlier than the occasion formally begins.

Editors’ Recommendations