Seattle-based Amazon plans to create more than 100,000 full-time, full-benefit jobs across the United States over the next 18 months, the e-commerce company announced on Thursday in a news release.
"These new job opportunities are for people all across the country and with all types of experience, education and skill levels—from engineers and software developers to those seeking entry-level positions and on-the-job training," the release said.
“Many of the roles will be in new fulfillment centers that have been announced over the past several months and are currently under construction in
Texas ,California ,Florida ,New Jersey and many other states across the country. In addition to direct job creation,Amazon businesses like Marketplace and Amazon Flex will continue to create hundreds of thousands of jobs for people across the U.S. who want the flexibility to start their own business, work part-time or set their own schedule.”
The hiring would bring one of country’s biggest employers from 180,000 employees to more than 280,000 by mid-2018.
Read about benefits in the release here.
Amazon gave examples its job creations; the company’s home state Washington employees the most people compared to its other locations in the country with 40,000 people at corporate offices and fulfillment centers.
“Innovation is one of our guiding principles at
Amazon , and it’s created hundreds of thousands of American jobs. These jobs are not just in ourSeattle headquarters or in Silicon Valley—they’re in our customer service network, fulfillment centers and other facilities in local communities throughout the country,” said Jeff Bezos , Amazon Founder and CEO. “We plan to add another 100,000 new Amazonians across the company over the next 18 months as we open new fulfillment centers, and continue to invent in areas like cloud technology, machine learning, and advanced logistics.”
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