Amazon Hiring 120,000 Seasonal Workers, Including In Maryland

BALTIMORE, MD — Amazon is hiring more than 120,000 seasonal workers nationwide, including in Maryland. That means jobs at local fulfillment centers centers — and some of them could become permanent, according to Amazon.

Thousands of holiday positions last year were transitioned to regular, full-time roles after the holidays and the company expects to continue that trend this year, according to a statement from the company.

"We prepare year-round for the holidays and we’re excited to hire for over 120,000 positions this season to help delight our customers,” Dave Clark, Amazon senior vice president of global customer fulfillment, said in a news relase. "We look forward to welcoming back holiday employees who return year-after-year to Amazon and welcome new faces to the team, many of whom will continue on with regular, full-time roles with the company after the holidays."

Candidates interested in available positions can learn more and apply online at www.amazon.com/peakjobs.

Jobs available in Maryland for the holiday season include Campus Ready Associate in College Park, Seasonal Logistics Sortation Associate in Rockville, Seasonal Logistics Sortation Associate in Baltimore and Seasonal Sortation Associate in Baltimore.

Amazon has distribution centers in Baltimore and North East in Maryland, which is among the states vying to become home for the company's second headquarters. Amazon anticipates its "HQ2" would bring 50,000 jobs to the area where it is based. The tech company is expected to make a decision on HQ2 in 2018.

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— By Patch editors Shannon Antinori and Elizabeth Janney.

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