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Did you know? Beginning in January, our front-line employees are eligible for fully funded college tuition after three months on the job.

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Did you know? Amazon jobs have an average starting pay of at least $18 per hour.

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Did you know? Amazon ranks #4 on Forbes World’s Best Employers list.

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Did you know? Upskilling 2025 is Amazon’s $1.2 billion investment to provide free skills training to U.S. employees over the next four years

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Did you know? Amazon has spent $15 billion in COVID-19-related costs to prioritize employee health and safety.

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Did you know? Amazon donated more than 1 million emergency supplies to communities affected by natural disasters in 2021.

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Did you know? Our global selling partners―the majority of which are small and medium-sized businesses―have sold 7,400 products per minute in Amazon’s store.

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Did you know? Amazon is the first, and only, marketplace to protect customers in third-party product liability cases.

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Did you know? Astro is Amazon’s new home robot that brings together advancements in AI, computer vision, sensor technology, and voice and edge computing.

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Did you know? Amazon is committing another $24.8 million for local affordable homes.

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This veteran honors his years of service through his work at Amazon

This Memorial Day, Navy veteran and Amazon leader Clint Carroll reflects on his transition to working at Amazon.

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What accessibility means to Amazon employees

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AWS donates $2 million to organizations in Eastern Oregon

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New AWS Healthcare Accelerator focuses on health equity

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