Amazon seeks to hire 75k; offers $100 to vaccinated

AMA ON is seeking to hire 75,000 people in a tight job market and is offering bonuses to attract workers, including 100 for new hires who are already vaccinated for CO ID-19.

The jobs are for delivery and warehouse workers, who pack and ship online orders. Amazon, which already pays at least 15 an hour, gave out raises for some of its workers last month, and the company said Thursday that new hires will make an average of 17 an hour.

The hiring spree comes as the company gears up for Prime Day next month, its popular sales event that has become one of the busiest shopping days of the year for Amazon.

Amazon didn’t say if it is having trouble nding workers, but other companies have said they are as Americans start heading out again. There’s many reasons for the worker shortage: Some are fearful they’ll get sick with coronavirus; others have child care issues and need to stay home to watch their children; and some businesses don’t pay enough to go beyond the extra 300-a-week federal unemployment bene t.

McDonald’s, Chipotle and other companies have announced pay hikes to try and lure workers back. Amazon said it will offer a 1,000 signon bonus to new hires in many parts of the country.

Many of its job openings are in 14 states: Arizona, California, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Washington and Wisconsin.