Amazon to hire more than 3,000 seasonal, part-time and full-time employees in Metro Richmond

Amazon Tuesday announced that it will hire more than 3,000 seasonal, part-time and full-time employees in Metro Richmond, as part of a nationwide effort to hire some 250,000 such employees across its operations network. In all, about 9,000 of those jobs will be in Virginia, according to company officials.

Amazon is hiring for a wide range of roles — from packing and picking to sorting and shipping. Opportunities exist for applicants from all backgrounds and experience levels. Customer fulfillment and transportation employees can earn, on average, more than $20.50 per hour for those roles, and up to $28 depending on location, according to company officials. Interested candidates can see hiring locations and open positions at amazon.com/apply.

“The holiday season is always a special time at Amazon and we’re excited to hire 250,000 additional people this year to help serve customers across the country,” said John Felton, Amazon’s senior vice president of Worldwide Operations.

A fulfillment or transportation employee who starts with Amazon this month likely will see a 13% increase in pay, or more, during the next three years, he said.

Amazon operates its 650,000-square-foot Fulfillment Center RIC4 at 5901 Richmond-Henrico Turnpike in Henrico County, near Richmond Raceway.

Jobs in Amazon’s operations network include stowing, picking, packing, sorting, shipping customer orders, and fulfilling other responsibilities. They are available in hundreds of cities and towns nationally.

In 2023, Amazon has added many new benefits, including a new emergency savings program and a financial assistance pilot program that has helped save fulfillment and transportation employees nearly $20 million — that are available from day one of employment. During the five years, Amazon has created more than 800,000 jobs.

Since 2010, Amazon has invested more than $109 billion in Virginia, including infrastructure and compensation to employees, and has created more than 36,000 direct jobs here, according to the company’s 2023 Economic Impact Report, compiled by consulting firm Keystone Strategy. The investments support an additional 200,000 indirect jobs across the state, in fields like construction and professional services, and have contributed more than $72 billion to the Virginia gross domestic product, on top of the company’s direct investments, according to the report.

“We’re proud to see how our investments are able to unlock new economic opportunity for millions of people across the U.S.,” said Holly Sullivan, vice president of Worldwide Economic Development at Amazon. “We’re providing jobs with competitive pay and great benefits, including free upskilling opportunities. We see every day how our investments have positive downstream effects for so many local economies, from big cities to small towns. Whether it’s at a fulfillment center, delivery station, corporate office, or retail store, every job created is an example of Amazon’s economic engine at work.”