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Amazon hiring more than 6,000 workers in Greater Houston for holiday season
Click2Houston • • business
Key Points:
- Amazon is hiring over 6,000 workers in the Greater Houston area for the holiday season as part of a nationwide plan to add more than 300,000 seasonal, part-time, and full-time employees, including 26,500 positions in Texas.
- Starting January 1, 2027, seasonal employees working at least 30 hours per week will become eligible for health care coverage, with options beginning at $5 per week and $5 copays; this benefit will be available from the first day for new hires and on the same date for existing qualifying seasonal workers.
- Full-time operations employees at Amazon start at a minimum wage of $20 per hour, with average hourly pay near $24 and total compensation exceeding $32 per hour when benefits are included; seasonal workers earn an average of $20 per hour with potential to transition into full-time roles.
- Job seekers can apply for seasonal, part-time, and full-time positions through Amazon’s official hiring website, where new job openings will continue to be posted weekly through December.
