Amazon to hire 250,000 seasonal workers for 2025 holiday season

Amazon said on Monday it will hire 250,000 workers across its U.S. fulfillment and transportation network for the 2025 holiday season, the same seasonal headcount it announced for the previous two years. The company said the roles, which include fulltime, parttime and seasonal positions, will be posted weekly from October through December and are spread across operations nationwide, with roughly 1,700 positions expected in the Birmingham region.

Amazon said regular fulltime and parttime employees earn an average of $23 per hour with benefits, while seasonal hires earn on average more than $19 per hour. The company also reiterated a recent commitment to invest more than $1 billion to raise pay and lower healthcare costs for U.S. fulfillment and transportation workers and highlighted benefits such as healthcare and its Career Choice tuition program.

Sandy Gordon, vice president of global operations employee experience, said seasonal roles are popular and often fill quickly, calling them a source of extra income for some and a pathway to longer-term careers for others. “Every year, we meet employees who started as seasonal hires and go on to become managers, trainers, or leaders...