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Santa's delivery helpers: Here are how the major shippers are hiring for the holidays
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Date:2025-04-12 10:16:22
Santa Claus will have some help making deliveries as multiple shipping services are on a hiring blitz with the holiday season approaches.
Shipping demands appear to be strong, with the National Retail Foundation finding that 57% of people plan to shop online during the holiday season. and projecting that consumers will spend $907 per person through the season.
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 season this year.
Here are the delivery services that are hiring for the holiday season.
USPS
The U.S. Postal Service said that it would hire 7,500 workers for the holiday season.
It is a decrease from the approximately 10,000 seasonal workers it hired in 2023. The Postal Service said the reduced need is a result of a "stabilized workforce."
"The Postal Service’s historic transformation — made possible by our Delivering for America plan — 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 company 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 start around Brown Friday and go into mid-January to support the return and gift card season," UPS said in a statement to USA TODAY.
FedEx
FedEx currently has multiple seasonal job listings available on its website
"Our employees around the world are ready to deliver for this year’s peak season. We continue to hire for operational positions needed in certain locations and encourage anyone interested in a career at FedEx," the company said in a statement provided to USA TODAY
The company declined further comment after a follow up email from USA TODAY asking for the specific number of seasonal positions the company looks to fill.
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