Amazon to Hire 250,000 Workers , and Increase Pay Amid Holidays.<br />On Sept. 19, Amazon announced that it will hire 250,000 people to keep up with the holiday rush, CNBC reports.<br />That number is significantly <br />more than the 150,000 workers the <br />company said it would hire last year. .<br />This year, seasonal, part-time and full-time warehouse and delivery positions will be available. .<br />Hourly wages will be between $17 and $28.<br />Some locations will offer <br />sign-on bonuses up to $3,000.<br />Current warehouse and delivery <br />workers will receive $20.50 an hour.<br />Amazon announced the increase in wages last week at a conference for "its contracted delivery partner program," CNBC reports. .<br />The increase in driver wages will <br />stem from a $440 million investment <br />into the third-party delivery program.<br />This is going directly to DSPs, so that they <br />can offer competitive pay to their employees, <br />and build and retain great teams, Beryl Tomay, Amazon’s vice president of <br />last mile delivery and technology, via CNBC.<br />After Walmart, Amazon is the <br />second-largest employer in America.<br />After Walmart, Amazon is the <br />second-largest employer in America
