Amazon will train up to 100,000 employees—or one-third of its U.S. workers—into higher skilled work, an investment of $700 million.
The move -- and the investment of $700 million for the mega-retailer's "Upskilling 2025" pledge -- comes amid a period of historically low U.S. unemployment and as workers at tech companies are becoming increasingly outspoken about working conditions.
"While many of our employees want to build their careers here, for others it might be a stepping stone to different aspirations," said Beth Galetti, Amazon's senior vice president of human resources."We think it’s important to invest in our employees, and to help them gain new skills and create more professional options for themselves. With this pledge, we’re committing to support 100,000 Amazonians in getting the skills to make the next step in their careers.
For example, workers at the company's Shakopee, Minnesota, facility plan to protest the company's policy of using temporary workers and productivity quotas by holding a protest next week to coincide with the company's annual shopping bonanza, Prime Day. Over the last five years, the company said its analysis reveals explosive growth in highly skilled jobs. Among the jobs experiencing hiring spikes are data mapping specialists , data scientists , solutions architects , security engineers and business analysts , according to the press release. Even within warehouse roles, Amazon says there's been a 400% jump in highly skilled roles, including logistics coordinators, process improvement managers and transportation specialists.
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