{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","contentId":"00000182-40be-dbc8-ab9a-52bed7890001","url":"https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/workplace/amazon-fulfillment-center-manager-charles-herrera-employee-spotlight","headline":"How a delivery station manager from New Jersey found career success at Amazon without a college degree","description":"Charles Herrera took his career into his own hands after deciding college wasn’t part of his path, and he quickly climbed the ranks at Amazon.","datePublished":"2022-12-13T15:00:58.458Z","dateModified":"2022-12-13T15:00:58.458Z","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Amazon Staff","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/08549ff/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1125x1125+438+0/resize/84x84!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F47%2F6d%2F7fe296e642859c7ba2a629eda3ba%2Famazon-logo-hero-images-2024.jpg","width":"84","height":"84"}}],"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/99bcbbc/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1220x610+0+101/resize/1200x600!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F4e%2F8c%2Fc0ca7e98405ab7b0e61c94abcdcb%2F1-opsmanager-article-inline-imgs-1220x812.jpg","width":"1200","height":"600"},"articleBody":"# How a delivery station manager from New Jersey found career success at Amazon without a college degree\n\n*Charles Herrera took his career into his own hands after deciding college wasn’t part of his path, and he quickly climbed the ranks at Amazon.*\n\nCharles Herrera knew college wasn’t right for him, and that motivated him to create his own path. Herrera climbed the ranks at Amazon, rising from an associate to a manager at a delivery station in Kearny, New Jersey.\n\n“I interact so well with the associates because I used to be an associate,” he said. “I am nothing without them.\"\n\n![Four Amazon Operations employees wear yellow safety vests and stand and smile in a fulfillment center.](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/6a836c0/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1220x812+0+0/resize/767x510!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F94%2Fac%2F471c35d747a2936af3da2e854cde%2F3-opsmanager-article-inline1-img3-1220x812.jpg)\n\n“There are a lot of possibilities in this company, you just have to show you want it,” he continued. “If I can do it, anybody can do it.”\n\nHerrera started his Amazon career in 2017. Seeing his own leader’s career success—also without a college degree—inspired him to believe he could build a future at Amazon. After an opportunity to work as a process guide, his career took off.\n\n![Charles wears a yellow safety vest and walks through an Amazon fulfillment center.](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/b5f6c5f/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1220x812+0+0/resize/767x510!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2Fcd%2Fc9%2F59f157d3429a8be4a1bffe0e931f%2F2-opsmanager-article-inline-img2-1220x812.jpg)\n\n“You never know when opportunity is going to knock; make sure you’re doing everything you can, so you’re ready when opportunity does come,” he said. “Don’t put a cap on your potential. There is a lane for everybody. You can take it as far as you want.”\n\nIf you enjoyed learning about Herrera’s story, learn more about [working at Amazon](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/tag/working-at-amazon).","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"About Amazon","url":"https://www.aboutamazon.com","sameAs":["https://x.com/amazonnews","https://www.linkedin.com/company/amazon","https://www.instagram.com/amazonnews"],"logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://assets.aboutamazon.com/bd/8f/88e7b0314cc2bd05b9de3155a0fe/amazon-news.svg"},"parentOrganization":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Amazon","url":"https://www.amazon.com","sameAs":["https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3884","https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_(company)","https://x.com/Amazon"]}}}