Amazon to Hire 6,000 Seasonal Workers in Massachusetts This Holiday Season

Amazon plans to fill about 6,000 seasonal jobs in Massachusetts this holiday season, including about 3,000 in Greater Boston and about 1,950 in the Worcester area, the company said this week. That is up from the roughly 5,500 Massachusetts seasonal roles Amazon announced in October 2025, when about 2,000 were in Greater Boston. The Amazon seasonal jobs pay an average of $20 an hour, and openings will be posted weekly from October through December.

Amazon seasonal jobs in Massachusetts: the key numbers

• Statewide: about 6,000 seasonal, part-time and full-time roles, according to an Amazon spokesperson quoted by the Boston Business Journal and Patch.
• Greater Boston: about 3,000 jobs, compared with about 2,000 a year ago, as reported by Wicked Local in 2025.
• Greater Worcester: about 1,950 jobs.
• Nationwide: more than 300,000 seasonal, part-time and full-time roles across Amazon’s U.S. operations network, up from 250,000 in 2025.
• Pay: seasonal workers average $20 an hour. Full-time operations employees start at a minimum of $20 an hour and average nearly $24, the company said.
• Timing: new openings will be posted weekly through December and can fill quickly.

Health coverage for seasonal workers starts Jan. 1

The biggest change this year is benefits. Starting Jan. 1, 2027, seasonal employees who work at least 30 hours a week will be eligible for health care coverage, with plans starting at $5 a week and $5 copays, Amazon said in a post by J. Ofori Agboka, its vice president of people experience and technology. Eligible workers hired before Jan. 1 will get coverage on that date, and those hired on or after it will be covered from their first day.

Amazon also said many seasonal workers may be able to move into permanent full-time roles after the holidays.

Amazon’s footprint in Massachusetts

Amazon says it supports more than 24,000 full- and part-time employees in Massachusetts and has invested more than $35 billion in the state since 2010, according to a company economic impact report cited by Patch. Those are the company’s own figures.

The company’s local growth has also drawn scrutiny. State officials are weighing Amazon’s plans for drone deliveries from Westborough, which we covered in our report on MassDOT’s review of Amazon drone delivery.

What it means for the local job market

The hiring push comes as the state’s labor market stays fairly stable. The Massachusetts unemployment rate was 4.3% in September 2026, down from 4.6% in September 2025, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data published by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED). At the same time, some large employers in health care and biotech have announced job cuts this fall, while retailers are adding temporary holiday staff. Target, for example, said it is adding 1,900 seasonal team members across Boston, Boston.com reported.

For a plain-English look at who is hiring in the region and how the market is shifting, see our Boston job market guide. More local company news is in the Boston business and economy section of our Boston News hub.

How to apply

Amazon says applicants can search open roles at amazon.com/localjobs or text NEWJOB to 31432 to sign up for local job alerts. Openings are posted on a rolling basis, so listings in Greater Boston and Worcester will change from week to week.

Reactions

“The holidays bring a special energy across our Massachusetts operations, and we’re glad to be welcoming thousands of new teammates this season,” Jonathan Greeley, Amazon’s principal for economic development in New England, said in a statement reported by Boston.com.

Featured image: An Amazon fulfillment center in Ocala, Florida, a building type similar to those Amazon operates in Massachusetts. Photo by Michael Rivera via Wikimedia Commons, CC0 (public domain dedication), cropped.

Sources

• Amazon: Creating 300,000+ U.S. seasonal jobs with increased pay and expanded benefits
• Boston Business Journal via NBC Boston: Amazon to hire 6,000 seasonal workers in Mass.
• Patch: Amazon to add 6,000 workers across MA this holiday season
• Boston.com: Amazon announces plan to hire for 6,000 seasonal jobs in Mass.
• Wicked Local (2025): Amazon hiring 5,500 seasonal employees in Massachusetts
• Amazon (2025): Adding 250,000 U.S. seasonal employees for the holidays
• FRED: Unemployment Rate in Massachusetts (MAUR)