UPS hiring 1,200 seasonal positions in Milwaukee area; pay starts at $17/hour

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- UPS announced it expects to hire more than 100,000 essential seasonal employees to support the increase in package volume over the holidays. 

According to a news release, in Milwaukee, UPS will hire about 1,200 people to fill jobs as drivers, driver helpers, part-time package handlers, and personal vehicle drivers.

The wage range is from $17 to $32 an hour, depending on the job.

Interested applicants can apply and receive a job offer in under 30 minutes. All applicants should go HERE to apply. 

UPS keeps seasonal employees on through January to handle a second spike in volume due to returns and purchases made with gift cards received at Christmas.

And many, as much as a third, of all our seasonal hires come back after the season as permanent employees.