An Amazon Package Handler has a crucial role in Amazon’s supply chain. This individual is responsible for sorting, packing, and shipping customer orders efficiently. Essential skills include attention to detail, physical stamina, and ability to work fast.
Responsibilities
- Receive, check, and deliver packages.
- Open, inspect, organize, load packages.
- Assist with sorting, tracking, and packaging tasks.
Seasonal sorters organize goods and packages based on size and destination. They oversee truck deliveries of packages ranging from small envelopes to 49 pound boxes.
Working Environment and Salary
Package handlers work in warehouses, where they sort and prepare parcels for delivery. Main duties include:
- Placing items into packages.
- Confirming labels.
- Loading packages into trucks.
Desired skills include physical capability, attention to detail, organization, and communication.
The typical Amazon package handler salary is $16 per hour, with a range from $5-$25 per hour. In 2018, Amazon raised its minimum wage to $15 per hour for all US employees.
Amazon package handlers have control over their schedule and can choose shifts that work for them. It is a demanding job requiring physical labor, but it is important work that keeps deliveries moving.