Amazon Holiday Hiring Plans to Create 250,000 Seasonal Jobs

The festive season is a joyous time for many and while gifts are great, the security of employment feels even better. Amazon’s holiday hiring plans will open up 250,000 full-time, part-time, and seasonal positions in the U.S. to help the company keep up with the holiday rush of orders. The scale of hiring appears to be the same as it was last year, despite some estimates that there could be an increase in demand and sale volume this year. 

According to a Mastercard forecast, online holiday shoppers are expected to spend a record $240.8 billion USD this year, which gives us some insight into why Amazon’s holiday hiring plans are so extensive. 

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Amazon’s Holiday Hiring Plans Get a Head Start on Preparing for the Holiday Spirit

Amazon hiring for holidays always creates a large number of jobs in the market during a period when many could use the additional income, which is primarily why it’s such a noteworthy event. The company has not revealed the breakup of the roles and how many workers will be hired for the different segments of work at the organization. 

Workers who participate in Amazon’s holiday recruitment drive can expect to earn at least $18 USD per hour. They will also have access to benefits like health care coverage as soon as they begin working at the organization. Amazon also reported its plans to invest $2.2 billion USD into additional pay for the fulfillment and transportation employees, who can expect their average total compensation to rise to $29 USD per hour including the value of their elected benefits.

Nearly one-third of workers who participate in Amazon’s holiday hiring spree reportedly come back to work at the company as a holiday hire return. This seasonal work evidently holds sufficient appeal for the workers who can treat the brief period of work as a trial run for a more permanent position at the organization. Amazon confirms this by stating that seasonal employees who stay at the company expect to see an average pay increase of 15% over their first three years with the organization. 

Are Other Retailers Preparing for Bulk Hiring Like Amazon?

Amazon’s plans to create 250,000 seasonal jobs may fall in line with the company’s past hiring capacity, but it is still significantly higher than the standard maintained by the rest of the industry. Bath & Body Works and Target have also announced their seasonal hiring plans, but their numbers stand much lower at around 100,000 employees. 

Macy’s is also planning to hire for the holiday period, and the chain is expecting to open 31,500 new positions across its stores. These other brands may not hire at Amazon’s scale, but they will likely give existing employees the option of working overtime and earning extra during the holiday shopping period. 

Other retailers like Aldi have announced a hiring surge, but this does not appear limited to seasonal hiring plans and is instead intended to expand on the company’s workforce for the upcoming year. Walmart has not indicated any intention to hire specifically for the holiday season, pointing instead to the fact that they have been hiring consistently throughout the year. With the problem of inflation and the weakened economy, not all retailers are expected to go the extra mile and hire additional hands to make it through the holidays. 

Overall, the U.S. retail sector is expected to create approximately 5,20,000 jobs this holiday season, which is lower than the 5,64,200 positions that were created in 2023. The change can be attributed to the various changes in the economy but the numbers still leave room for a sizable number of new jobs. Now we’ll have to wait to see if the public spending matches up to the retailers’ expectations. 

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