# Operations

![Amazon is creating over 300,000 new US jobs this holiday season with increased pay and expanded benefits](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/627e390/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1600x900+0+0/resize/1320x743!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2Fc9%2F54%2F17d2f2a94a66b3df367a7a4105e6%2Fabout-amazon-inline-053a4824.jpg)
- [Amazon is creating over 300,000 new US jobs this holiday season with increased pay and expanded benefits](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/workplace/amazon-holiday-jobs-2026-seasonal-hiring-healthcare)
![10 tips to protect your Amazon packages this holiday season and beyond](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/86/2e/4c12793e4e898ce95fe807ee9292/holidaypreparedness-inline-1600x900.jpg)
- [10 tips to protect your Amazon packages this holiday season and beyond](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/operations/amazon-porch-pirate-prevention-tips)
![How AWS is helping companies build machines that think](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/0a61b9c/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2000x1125+0+0/resize/1320x743!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F2b%2Fe8%2F55307dea410f85c7408920cf8b85%2Fabout-amazon-hero-ai-toolchain-hero-amazon-news-lt-092926.jpg)
- [How AWS is helping companies build machines that think](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/aws/aws-physical-ai-toolchain-build-intelligent-machines)
![How Amazon’s rapid response technology systems help communities recover faster](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/f822c8a/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2000x1125+0+0/resize/1320x743!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F61%2F59%2Fbd70de23405d87ee12f07f7e9966%2Fabout-amazon-hero-hero001-aa-disasterrelieftraining-amazon-tight-pgk-09.jpg)
- [How Amazon’s rapid response technology systems help communities recover faster](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/community/amazon-disaster-relief-technology-kits-recovery)
![Get a behind-the-scenes look at Amazon's innovations with the 'Learn and Be Curious' podcast](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/b9f9145/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2000x1125+0+0/resize/1320x743!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F8d%2Fec%2F36db1a2147cead342d993a95dd07%2Fdougpod-6180-1.jpg)
- [Get a behind-the-scenes look at Amazon's innovations with the 'Learn and Be Curious' podcast](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/company-news/learn-be-curious-podcast-amazon-stores-ceo)
![Amazon invests another $1.9 billion in the Delivery Service Partner program, launching new safety initiatives and AI-powered technology](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/388b25f/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2000x1125+0+0/resize/1320x743!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2Feb%2F44%2F994d8cce412ca49cd691f0778668%2Fabout-amazon-hero-amazon-dsp-drivers-investment-amazon-news-ds-20260920-1.jpg)
- [Amazon invests another $1.9 billion in the Delivery Service Partner program, launching new safety initiatives and AI-powered technology](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/transportation/amazon-dsp-program-investment-2026)
![Amazon delivered more than 2 million meals to students in rural communities this summer](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/9905d19/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2000x1125+0+0/resize/1320x743!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F3b%2F32%2Ff4a1a873465e8878436888097773%2Ffood-security-summer-meals-children-amazonnews-cdlt-09-11-2026.png)
- [Amazon delivered more than 2 million meals to students in rural communities this summer](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/community/amazon-summer-meals-kids-rural-delivery)
![Amazon raises minimum starting pay for full-time core operations employees to $20/hour, with average pay reaching nearly $24/hour, and launches grocery discount and access to new lifetime banking benefits to make everyday life more affordable for our teammates](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/b3a4edf/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2000x1125+0+0/resize/1320x743!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F85%2F6f%2Fc09a3be048c39b346fa0fa271da8%2Fabout-amazon-hero-20260313-na-sort-rnt9-101.jpg)
- [Amazon raises minimum starting pay for full-time core operations employees to $20/hour, with average pay reaching nearly $24/hour, and launches grocery discount and access to new lifetime banking benefits to make everyday life more affordable for our teammates](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/workplace/amazon-raises-minimum-starting-pay-adds-grocery-banking-benefits)
![How Amazon helped deliver lifesaving aid after back-to-back earthquakes in Venezuela](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/38/ad/34db5a05405f90b0092b29320f54/student-receiving-rice-and-supplies-venezuela-carlos-becerra.jpg)
- [How Amazon helped deliver lifesaving aid after back-to-back earthquakes in Venezuela](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/community/amazon-response-venezuela-earthquakes-2026)
![Meet the new paper replacing Amazon's plastic packaging](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/83/34/12796e0148e297b60c52f8c38981/extensible-paper-packaging-hero-1-jp-260909.gif)
- [Meet the new paper replacing Amazon's plastic packaging](https://www.aboutamazon.com/stories/amazon-paper-packaging-sustainability)
![How Amazon is improving packaging and boosting sustainability](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/cc0ceda/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2000x1125+0+0/resize/1320x743!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2Fd7%2Fcd%2F72bcf2764e2197c238fa43fe8bbd%2Fabout-amazon-hero-image-4-boxes-envelope-with-edited-logo.jpg)
- [How Amazon is improving packaging and boosting sustainability](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/sustainability/how-amazon-is-reducing-packaging)
![Amazon hourly employees became satellite technicians—then watched their work launch into space](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/57583c0/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1600x900+0+0/resize/1320x743!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2Ffb%2F9b%2F6ec7bf34423588216571a34e34fe%2Fabout-amazon-inline-amazon-leo-career-choice-amazon-news-ds-20260820-3.jpg)
- [Amazon hourly employees became satellite technicians—then watched their work launch into space](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/amazon-leo/amazon-career-choice-satellite-technicians-space-launch)