Amazon: We'll Create 100K More US Jobs by 2018

Amazon on Thursday pledged to create more than 100,000 new jobs across the US by mid-2018.

The positions will be full time with benefits like health insurance, disability insurance, retirement savings plans, and company stock. "These jobs are not just in our Seattle headquarters or in Silicon Valley—they're in our customer service network, fulfillment centers, and other facilities in local communities throughout the country," Amazon Founder and CEO Jeff Bezos said in a statement.

The company will be hiring engineers and software developers as well as creating entry-level positions and roles that include on-the-job training.

Many of the new positions will be in fulfillment centers already up and running or under construction in Texas, California, Florida, New Jersey, and other states, the company said.

Amazon is already one of the country's biggest employers with 180,000 US employees last year. When it's all said and done, this initiative will grow Amazon's US-based workforce to more than 280,000. According to Amazon, it employed 30,000 people in the US in 2011.

Amazon's workforce already includes more than 10,000 military veterans, and the company last year pledged to hire and train 25,000 additional vets and military spouses over the next five years.

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Angela Moscaritolo

Managing Editor, Consumer Electronics

My Experience

I'm PCMag's managing editor for consumer electronics, overseeing an experienced team of analysts covering smart home, home entertainment, wearables, fitness and health tech, and various other product categories. I have been with PCMag for more than 10 years, and in that time have written more than 6,000 articles and reviews for the site. I previously served as an analyst focused on smart home and wearable devices, and before that I was a reporter covering consumer tech news. I'm also a yoga instructor, and have been actively teaching group and private classes for nearly a decade.

Prior to joining PCMag, I was a reporter for SC Magazine, focusing on hackers and computer security. I earned a BS in journalism from West Virginia University, and started my career writing for newspapers in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia.

The Technology I Use

My little Florida beach bungalow is brimming with smart home tech. I have a smart speaker or display in every room, allowing me to control other connected devices by voice. The Nest Hub on my bedside table lets me set wake-up alarms, control my smart light bulbs, and set the temperature on my smart thermostat. I use the Amazon Echo Show 8 on my kitchen counter to browse recipes, reorder protein powder, check the weather, and watch the news while I do dishes.

Because I suffer from allergies, air purifiers are essential. My favorite model is the Dyson Purifier Cool TP07, which doubles as a fan and continuously sends indoor pollution data to its companion mobile app.

My pitbull Bradley sheds, so a good robot vacuum is a must. I currently use a premium Ecovacs Deebot that can both vacuum and mop, empty its own dustbin, and wash its own mop cloth.

For fitness, I like to mix up my routine with cycling, indoor rowing, running, and strength training in addition to yoga. I take classes on the Tonal 2 smart strength training machine, I row indoors on an Aviron machine, and track my beach runs with an Apple Watch while listening to music on my Apple AirPods Pro. On the weekends, I love riding e-bikes like the rugged, beach-friendly Aventon Aventure for fun and fitness.

My job involves a lot of virtual meetings, so a quality webcam, microphone, and ring light are important. I use the Jabra PanaCast 20 webcam, the Elgato Wave: 3 microphone, and a Yesker tripod ring light.

As for my preferred phone platform, I'm an iPhone person, but I've also extensively used Android for product testing.

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