Amazon has announced plans to hire over 100,000 US veterans and military spouses by 2024. It currently employs over 40,000 veterans and military spouses across multiple businesses, from Operations to Alexa to Sustainability to Amazon Web Services (AWS), and they all receive a starting wage of at least $15 per hour and have access to comprehensive benefits.

The company expects that through this pledge, it will hire over 16,000 military spouses. Amazon offers a variety of programmes to assist transitioning service members and military spouses in finding rewarding careers. This includes access to company-funded skills training in high-demand areas, such as cloud computing, through initiatives like the Amazon Technical Apprenticeship programme and AWS re/Start, Amazon said in a press release.

Military members working at Amazon can also take advantage of the company’s free upskilling opportunities so they can gain new technical skills and move into in-demand, higher-paying jobs. These programmes include Career Choice, Amazon’s pre-paid tuition programme for fulfilment centre employees looking to move into high-demand occupations, and Amazon Technical Academy, a paid nine-month training that equips non-technical Amazon employees with the essential skills to transition into, and thrive in, software engineering careers.

In addition to skills training, veterans and military spouses working at Amazon have access to fellowships, mentorships, military spouse support, and deployment benefits. They also have the Warriors@Amazon affinity group, a community with more than 10,000 former service members, spouses, and allies across the company. All Amazon jobs pay a starting wage of at least $15 an hour, more than twice the federal minimum wage, and all regular full-time employees enjoy health insurance from an employee’s first day of the job, a 401(k) plan with a company match, up to 20 weeks of paid leave for birthing parents, access to subsidized skills training opportunities, and more, according to Amazon.

“Amazon is focused on recruiting and developing military talent with training programmes specifically designed to help veterans transition into roles in the private sector. We value the unique skills and experience that the military community brings, and our new hiring commitment will expand the impact that military members currently have on every single business across the company,” John Quintas, Amazon’s director of global military affairs said.

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