Coronavirus Jobs Listing: Here Are Some Of The Companies That Are Hiring
(CBS) -- The COVID-19 outbreak is sparking a hiring spree for more than half a million jobs at the nation's biggest retailers. Some are hiring fast to meet demand.
At least 700,000 jobs are open at the moment, according to a CBS MoneyWatch tally of big businesses.
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE — The Postal service is hiring mail carriers. Average starting pay is more than $21 per hour.
7-ELEVEN — Nationally the store chain is planning on adding an additional 20,000 workers to keep up with demand. Jobs include delivery people for the new 7NOW delivery app.
ALDI — Looking to fill 5,000 temporary positions and taking on 4,000 new permanent workers for stores and distribution centers.
AMAZON — Nationally hiring 100,000 new roles in fulfillment centers and in its delivery network. The company is also increasing hourly pay for United States workers by $2/hour.
COSTCO — has opened up a seasonal hiring period to help with the increase in demand.
CVS — plans to immediately fill 50,000 jobs across the U.S. company needs more store associates, home delivery drivers, distribution center employees, and customer service professionals.
DIGBY'S DETECTIVE & SECURITY AGENCY INC. — During the COVID19 pandemic, Digby's continues to hire armed and unarmed security officers to service contracts throughout the Chicago area for city, corporate, government, faith-based and residential facilities.
DOLLAR GENERAL — The low-cost retailer plans to double its typical hiring rate and hire 50.000 workers by the end of April.
PEPSICO — The company said it will hire 6,000 full-time, full benefit workers across the U.S. in the coming months.
PIZZA HUT — Hiring for more than 30,000 jobs nationwide. Available jobs include drivers, cooks, shift leaders, restaurant managers and call center workers.
POSTMATES — With the increase in delivery service they are in need of "fleet members" to deliver groceries, takeout and more.
TARGET — 9,000 jobs are currently listed nationally.
Allied Universal Security — Allied Universal is hiring more than 300 workers to serve at the McCormick Place field hospital currently being set up to treat the expected surge in COVID-19 cases. Positions pay as much as $25 per hour and include medical and dental benefits. Apply here.
Blue Apron — the food-kit delivery company is hiring more workers — including those recently laid off by restaurants — to meet the increased demand for its services. The Blue Apron hiring site can be found here.
Walgreens — "As we deal with significant demands on our stores and pharmacies during this time, we're looking to fill roughly 9,500 existing full- and part-time roles in stores across the U.S., primarily in these positions:
•Customer service associates (CSAs)
•Pharmacy technicians
•Shift leads
Candidates can visit jobs.walgreens.com to search for openings in their area.
College Nannies and Sitters is still hiring in Chicago and around the country and providing childcare for essential workers with children.
RJW Logistics Group recently opened a new facility and currently has 50 openings. RJW provides retail logistics and transportation services for consumer packaged goods companies.