Walmart, the nation’s largest retailer, said it wants to hire approximately 150,000 new U.S. workers for the holiday season. Most of the jobs are permanent, full-time positions for its stores across the country. The new hires will help customers shop whether they’re in a store, using curbside pickup or shopping online.
In addition to the 150,000 new employees in stores, Walmart also announced plans to hire 20,000 associates in its supply chain facilities to permanent roles. Job seekers can apply at careers.walmart.com.
Walmart says current store employees can pick up extra hours over the holiday season. The company has made three major wage increases over the past year, offering more full-time roles and paying 100% of college tuition and books through Live Better U.
Here is what Walmart’s Julie Murphy, Chief People Officer, said the company has to offer new and existing workers.
- New hires know what to expect. All associates know their schedules two weeks in advance, and full-time associates can count on consistent, reliable schedules.
- We’re right in your neighborhood. With nearly 5,000 locations nationwide, there’s a Walmart within 10 miles of 90% of the U.S. population, which makes for an easy work commute.
- We offer competitive pay and a chance to move up the ladder quickly. Our U.S. average hourly wage is now $16.40 and jobs in the stores can pay as high as $34 an hour. Entry-level associates promote to roles of greater responsibility and higher pay within seven months, on average.
- The hiring process is really easy. Applicants can apply in-store, online or right from our Me@Walmart app (available in app stores). In many cases, we make same-day job offers.
- Once associates are hired, there’s a path for everyone to build a career. We offer on-the-job training and classroom training to help our associates succeed and grow. Approximately 75% of our U.S. salaried store management teams began their Walmart careers in an hourly role.
- We’ll be there to support our associates every step of the way. We provide great benefits like no-cost college tuition and books, affordable health insurance and comprehensive well-being benefits (paid time off, no-cost counseling, 401(k), parental leave and more).
- There are a lot of perks that come with working at Walmart, including a 10% discount on general merchandise and fresh food. Our associates also get big discounts on cell phone plans, fitness memberships and much more.
- Associates can own Walmart stock and share in the company’s success. We help associates build wealth through an associate stock purchase plan that has a company match. Walmart matches 15% of the first $1,800. In 2021, 41% of our active full-time and salaried U.S. associates participated in at least one of Walmart’s stock ownership programs, including but not limited to equity awards and our Associate Stock Purchase Plan.
