Amazon Hiring Thousands In Puget Sound For Holiday Season

SUMNER, WA - Amazon will hire up to 2,000 temporary workers in the Puget Sound area for the holiday season, the company announced Thursday. The local hiring is part of the approximately 120,000 hires Amazon will make across the U.S. for the holidays.

Amazon will hire workers for its fulfillment, sorting, and customer service centers. Although most of the jobs will disappear after the holiday rush, Amazon said that many people who got seasonal jobs last year transitioned into full-time roles.

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“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,” Amazon Senior Vice President of Global Customer Fulfillment Dave Clark said in a press release. “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.”

Amazon operates a number of fulfillment centers in the Seattle area including in DuPont, Sumner, and Kent.

To apply for a local seasonal position, head to Amazon's jobs website.

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