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To be particular, Amazon is looking to hire this amount of work-from-home employees by October 14th! So, if you're willing to entertain the idea of a work-from-home job, listen up. They are primarily looking to be hooked up with some part-time customer service associates to gear up for the impending holiday shopping season. The work-from-home customer service associates will be helping customers with things like late packages, damaged products, returns (all the fun stuff). Communication is expected to be mostly over the phone, but there will be some email and instant chat involved. CNN Money These employees will earn $10/hour during the 4-week training period and then $12/hour after the completion of training. New hires can expect work hours between 20 and 30 hours a week. There are morning, afternoon, evening, and weekend shifts available, so there's tons of flexibility offered. In order to qualify for the position, the new hires will need a high school diploma and at least one year of customer service experience. Additionally, you must be a resident of one of the states listed below: Nebraska South Carolina Idaho New Mexico Tennessee Louisiana West Virginia Alabama South Dakota Oklahoma Arkansas Mississippi Amazon Interested in how to apply? Read more on the next page... The job was first posted on FlexJebs, where interested and qualified potential candidates may apply. Amazon is also no stranger to hiring work-from-home jobs and they have absolutely done it before. The positions are not only customer service-based, but also include internship programs, management positions, and engineering positions. While benefits aren't typically offered for part-time employees, there is a benefits package available for full-time if you're considering working for Amazon permanently! AARP In addition to the online shopping industry doing remarkably well, Amazon is one of the biggest online retailer giants to date. According to Shopify, half of all product searches now start on Amazon, in comparison to searching on a web search engine or other. Furthermore, reports from eMarketer Retail state that Amazon will drive 80% of e-commerce growth in the 2018 year alone. So, it's safe to say that by working at Amazon, you will be helping give back to a retail superstar that is dominating the e-commerce growth game. WiseGEEK With all this being said of the e-commerce increase, this also means that retail sales in-store are dropping rapidly and inflation is slowly creeping up. Stores that have been affected by the decline in sales include gas stations, auto dealers, home furnishing stores, electronics and appliance vendors, food and beverage sellers, health and personal care stores, and merchandise stores. While there were periods of profitable gains, they soon dropped once more. Kim Komando Please SHARE this article to spread the news about Amazon's employee expansion!