Workers retrieve boxes at an Amazon compliance center on the first day in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA, on Monday, June 21, 2021.
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Amazon said Tuesday it wants to perform 125,000 functions nationwide with an average of $ 18 an hour as competition for workers in a tough job market continues to heat up.
Dozens of companies, from Walmart to Target, have started offering incentives like educational benefits, higher salaries and login bonuses to attract workers and Amazon is no different. Last week, the e-commerce giant also said it would cover the cost of college tuition, including books and fees, for its 750,000 employees per hour nationwide.
The roles add to the 40,000 corporate and technology roles the company said it would hire by earlier this month. Since the pandemic began, Amazon says it has hired 450,000 workers nationwide.
Although Amazon’s starting salary is $ 15 per hour, the company said it would offer a $ 3,000 signing bonus in some locations, and that some roles could offer up to $ 22.50.
This year, Amazon said it has opened more than 250 new performance centers, airports and facilities in the United States and plans to open an additional 100 facilities in September alone.