New York (CNN Business) Amazon is once again drastically expanding its workforce, announcing Monday that it's hiring 100,000 new employees to support a surge in online shopping amid the ongoing pandemic. The jobs, which are in the United States and Canada, are across its operations network including its warehouses, delivery stations and other sites. Amazon AMZN is holding a virtual career day Wednesday to hire for its 33,000 job openings in corporate and tech roles. Employees hired for those corporate jobs will receive an average pay of $150,000, including salary, stock-based compensation and benefits. Within in recent months, Amazon has announced its intention significantly to staff up.

Source: CNN September 14, 2020 12:45 UTC