(NYSE:UPS) will be hiring 95,000 employees to help with the 2016 holiday season.
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UPS ( UPS ) announced that it expects to hire about 95,000 seasonal employees to support the anticipated increase in package volume that will begin in November and continue through January 2017.
The full- and part-time seasonal positions – primarily package handlers, drivers and driver-helpers – have always been an entry point for permanent employment at UPS. A spokeswoman declined to give a nationwide figure but said the retailer expects to add at least 10,900 workers in five of its biggest markets: New York, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Chicago and Washington, D.C. They say over 37 percent of the people hired for seasonal package handler jobs stayed with the company on a permanent basis.
SNJ Today is a Southern New Jersey news and information source based in Millville, New Jersey that is dedicated to providing current stories related specifically to South Jersey. Target, for example, said it would add 7,500 people in distribution centers.
That volume is on par with the shipping giant’s peak seasonal hiring past year.
Many applicants view seasonal jobs as a way to earn extra money for the holidays.
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While some of the jobs are temporary, numerous full and part-time positions can lead to permanent jobs with the company. That’s about the same as in 2015.
