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Did you know? Amazon employees make at least $15/hr. That's double the federal minimum wage.

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Did you know? Our full-time employees have comprehensive benefits starting on day one.

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Did you know? Amazon has eliminated over 1 million tons of packaging material since 2015.

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Did you know? We’ll have 100,000 electric vans delivering customers' packages by 2039.

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Did you know? Amazon creates jobs in communities around the U.S.—400,000 new jobs in 2020 alone.

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Did you know? Customers have 1.9 million small and medium-sized businesses to order products from on Amazon.

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Did you know? When we survey fulfillment center employees, 94% say they would recommend Amazon to a friend as a place to work.

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Did you know? We employ 6,200 safety professionals at Amazon who solve complex problems and establish new industry best practices.

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Did you know? Amazon has a 2021 goal to reach 1.6 million underrepresented students globally through Amazon Future Engineer.

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Did you know? Amazon Technical Academy helps employees become software engineers in nine months.

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Amazon commits $150 million to empower Black entrepreneurs

Amazon’s new Black Business Accelerator provides access to capital, business guidance, mentorship, and marketing support to help Black business owners succeed as sellers in Amazon’s store.

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