7:40 pm, Thu September 10, 2020

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Amazon is hiring 33,000 new employees.

The e-commerce firm says the job vacancies are in corporate and technology, with pay for many positions rising into six figures.

On average, the jobs will offer a total annual compensation of $150,000, including salary and stock awards.

The company also plans to announce soon it is hiring for thousands of additional hourly positions.

Amazon said it conducted a survey and found that 53% of Americans have been forced to look for a new job because of COVID-19.