UPS to Hire About 100,000 for US Holiday Season

UPS has announced that it expects to hire about 100,000 seasonal employees to support the anticipated annual increase in package volume that will begin in November and continue through January 2020. That's enough people to populate a city the size of Albany, N.Y.

Jim Barber, chief operating officer said: “We expect another record Peak season this year, with daily package deliveries nearly doubling compared to our average of 20 million per day.

“In order to make that happen, once again we’re recruiting about 100,000 people for some of the country’s best seasonal jobs.”

The full- and part-time seasonal positions – primarily package handlers, drivers and driver-helpers – have long been an entry point for permanent employment at UPS.

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Many senior UPS executives, including Chairman and CEO David Abney and other members of the company’s senior leadership team, started their UPS careers as part-time employees.

Over the last three years, 35% of the people UPS hired for seasonal package handler jobs were later hired in a permanent position when the holidays were over, and nearly a third of its current US workforce started in seasonal positions.

Through the company’s Earn and Learn program, eligible seasonal employees who are students can earn up to $1,300 towards college expenses, in addition to their hourly pay, for three months of continuous employment.

Interested applicants should apply at www.upsjobs.com.They can also look for news of local employment fairs at UPS locations in their area.

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