Santa’s delivery helpers: Here are how the major shippers are hiring for the holidays
Santa’s delivery helpers: Here are how the major shippers are hiring for the holidays
James Powel
Santa Claus will have some assist making deliveries as multiple shipping services are on a hiring blitz with the holiday period approaches.
Shipping demands appear to be powerful, with the National Retail Foundation finding that 57% of people schedule to shop online during the holiday period. and projecting that consumers will spend $907 per person through the period.
The U.S. Postal Service said in its holiday hiring announcement in October that it is capable of delivering 60 million packages per day during the holiday period this year.
Here are the delivery services that are hiring for the holiday period.
USPS
The U.S. Postal Service said that it would hire 7,500 workers for the holiday period.
It is a reduce from the approximately 10,000 seasonal workers it hired in 2023. The Postal Service said the reduced require is a outcome of a “stabilized workforce.”
“The Postal Service’s historic transformation — made feasible by our Delivering for America schedule — has allowed us to realize more package processing capacity than ever before,” Postmaster Louis DeJoy said in the announcement.
UPS
UPS announced in September that it intends to hire over 125,000 employees to handle deliveries for the holidays.
The corporation said it is looking for drivers with commercial driver’s licenses, seasonal delivery drivers and package handlers. UPS is offering a $250 bonus to current employees who refer seasonal hires.
The seasonal employees are covered under the bargaining agreement that UPS signed with the Teamsters union in 2023, a union representative confirmed to USA TODAY.
“Our seasonal positions typically commence around Brown Friday and leave into mid-January to back the profit and gift card period,” UPS said in a statement to USA TODAY.
FedEx
FedEx currently has multiple seasonal job listings available on its website
“Our employees around the globe are ready to deliver for this year’s peak period. We continue to hire for operational positions needed in sure locations and inspire anyone interested in a career at FedEx,” the corporation said in a statement provided to USA TODAY
The corporation declined further comment after a pursue up email from USA TODAY asking for the specific number of seasonal positions the corporation looks to fill.
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