Alex Wong/Getty Images
- Amazon has narrowed its search for a second US headquarters location, dubbed HQ2, down to 20 cities.
- The company has said that new offices will provide up to 50,000 jobs.
- Current Amazon employees receive perks like health and disability insurance, company stock, and paid leave, and it's likely the workers at HQ2 will, as well.
Nearly 240 US cities submitted bids to be the site of Amazon's new headquarters, dubbed HQ2.
Now, the company has announced that it has narrowed the applicant pool down to just 20 cities, and Amazon will announce its decision by the end of 2018. Cities still under consideration include Atlanta, Austin, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Washington, DC, and Columbus, Ohio.
Business Insider's Hayley Peterson has the full list. As she reports, "Amazon has promised a $5 billion investment and up to 50,000 high-paying jobs" to the future home of HQ2.
While there's no indication Amazon has started filling those "up to 50,000" positions in HQ2, we do have some idea of what the retail giant would offer employees based on current benefits.
As VP of HR John Olsen told Business Insider during a tour of Amazon's Robbinsville, New Jersey, warehouse in August, the company provides uniform benefits across all levels of employees. "My benefits package is the same as a benefits package here at the fulfillment center," he said. "I think we've got an egalitarian process."
Along with being part of a development that's likely to change its home city — after all, that's what happened to Seattle, site of the first Amazon headquarters — here's what HQ2 can most likely expect:
Highly-competitive pay, retirement savings plans, and company stock are standard for every-level employees.Business InsiderSource: Business Insider
On Glassdoor, employees report salaries ranging from $12.63 an hour for a warehouse worker, to over $240,000 a year for employees at a director level.Getty/Leon Neal
Source: Glassdoor
Full-time workers also receive health insurance and disability insurance.Business Insider
Source: Business Insider
As well as up to 20 weeks of paid leave, plus parental leave, military leave, and bereavement leave.debasige/Shutterstock.com
Source: Business Insider, Glassdoor
They're eligible for Amazon's Career Choice program, which pre-pays 95% of tuition for courses related to in-demand fields.Strelka Institute/Flickr
Source: Business Insider
See the rest of the story at Business Insider
See Also:
- 9 companies 20-somethings are dying to work for, according to LinkedIn
- A look at the life of Steve Jobs' youngest daughter Eve, an accomplished equestrian and Stanford student who trains on a $15 million ranch
- 17 of the most bizarre photos from this year's CES tech industry trade show
SEE ALSO: Amazon just revealed the top 20 contenders for its new headquarters — here's the complete list
