Amazon Announces Plans To Hire 8,000 Employees Across Florida

FLORIDA ? Amazon announced Tuesday that it is hiring an additional 8,000 people throughout Florida, including 1,000 in South Florida, 800 in Orlando and more than 100 in Tampa, on top of the 40,000 corporate and technology jobs recently announced.

The roles in fulfillment and transportation offer an average starting wage of more than $18 per hour?and up to $22.50 per hour in some locations. The company also provides full-time employees comprehensive benefits from the first day, worth an additional $3.50 per hour. They include health, vision, and dental insurance, 401(k) with a 50 percent company match, up to 20 weeks of paid parental leave and Amazon's Career Choice program, in which the company will pay full college tuition for its frontline employees as part of a $1.2 billion investment to expand education and skills training benefits for its U.S. workforce.

Amazon currently operates more than 50 sites in Florida that support customer fulfillment and delivery operations, including more than 10 facilities that launched in 2020.

The company will also open six new buildings to support operations closer to customers in 2022 in the Sunshine State.

Since the beginning of the pandemic, Amazon has hired more than 450,000 people in the U.S., and one in 10 hourly employees who have been with the company six months or longer have been promoted.

Amazon is now the largest job creator in the U.S. and was recently named by LinkedIn as the No. 1 company where Americans want to work and develop their careers.

"We are proud to offer opportunities for people from a range of backgrounds, from furloughed workers to former military personnel," said Dave Clark, CEO worldwide consumer at Amazon.

"We take our responsibility as an employer seriously and want our employees to succeed and thrive. That's why we offer an average starting wage of over $18 per hour, provide a great range of comprehensive benefits?including health care coverage, parental leave, career training and ways to save for the future?and have a team of thousands working to build a safe and inclusive work environment," Clark said. "Whether you're looking for a short-term job to make money for the holidays or a long-term career, you're welcome here, and we look forward to having you on our team."

?We are thrilled Amazon continues to expand their footprint in Miami-Dade County, especially in the South Dade area where they have established multiple fulfillment centers,? said Michael A. Finney, president and CEO of the Miami-Dade Beacon Council. ?In adding more jobs and raising their starting minimum wage to $18 an hour, Amazon is not only underscoring their commitment to fostering economic growth in our community, they are making a significant impact with jobs that provide a real living wage."

?Over the past several years, Amazon has continued to invest in Hillsborough County with new fulfillment centers and delivery stations, including the latest fulfillment center in Temple Terrace that will create more than 700 jobs for our local residents,? said Craig J. Richard, president and CEO of the Tampa Bay Economic Development Council. ?Generating greater economic prosperity is a strategic goal of the Tampa Bay EDC, which is why we?re very pleased to see Amazon?s commitment to offering higher wages and competitive benefits to its employees and providing the training and educational opportunities they need to advance within the company.?

?We?re appreciative of Amazon?s significant investment in Palm Beach County through several expansions, occupying well over 1.5 million square feet of space,? said Kelly Smallridge, president and CEO of the Business Development Board of Palm Beach County.

Jobs are available across Florida. Interested candidates can see all the regions with open positions here.

In addition to hiring employees for its operations, Amazon is also supporting the growth of small and medium-sized businesses in Florida. Amazon works with more than 2,500 delivery service partners, enabling these aspiring entrepreneurs to build their own delivery companies by leveraging Amazon's experience in operations and logistics. These partners plan to hire more than 50,000 delivery associates by the end of the year. Interested applicants can find out more information here.

To help job seekers around the country, Amazon is hosting a Career Day?America's biggest recruiting event?on Sept. 15. The free virtual event will offer 20,000 individual career-coaching sessions with Amazon recruiters to help participants land their next job, as well as thousands of additional sessions for Amazon employees looking to transition to higher-paying roles within the company or elsewhere.

Attendees will have access to personalized career coaching, insights, advice and learning opportunities from Amazon CEO Andy Jassy and industry-leading experts, and tactical training through coding workshops and breakout sessions. The event is open to all regardless of their level of experience, professional field or background. Register for free here.

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