How Old Do You Have To Be To Work at Amazon?

To get an entry-level job at Amazon, you must be at least 18 years old. Available hourly positions include Fulfillment Center Associate, Sortation Center Associate, Delivery Station Associate, Grocery Warehouse Associate, Grocery Shopper, Grocery Fresh Associate, Air Associate, Locker+ Associate, DSP Delivery Associate, and Amazon Store associate.

Hourly jobs at Amazon come with benefits, opportunities for career advancement, a great work-life balance, and a culture built around inclusivity.

Teen Jobs at Amazon and Age Requirements

Fulfillment Center Associate  (Hourly)

As an Amazon Fulfillment Center Associate, you’ll be part of the Amazon warehouse team that gets orders ready for customers. This is a fast-paced, active role that takes place in various areas, including merchandise, make-on-demand, customer returns, and general fulfillment — in some cases for the super-fast (2-hour or less) delivery service.

Some of your duties & responsibilities may include:

• Receive and put away inventory
• Get customer orders ready and pack them up
• Load boxes onto trucks for shipment
• Use scanners to read bar codes on boxes
• View prompts on screens and follow directions for some tasks
• Troubleshoot problems
• Ensure product meets quality requirements
• Operate Power Industrial Trucks (PIT), and work at heights of up to 35 feet. (Training provided)

You must be at least 18 years old to work as a Fulfillment Center Associate at Amazon. 

Sortation Center Associate  (Hourly)

As an Amazon Sortation Center Associate, you’ll be part of the dedicated Amazon team that is the first stop on the journey from the warehouse -- the sortation center. You will be sorting, scanning, and stacking packages on pallets, and helping to get customer orders ready for delivery. 

This role puts you in control of your schedule because you choose shifts that work best for you now and have the ability to adjust your schedule in the future, as needed.

Duties & responsibilities include:

• Receive and sort inventory
• Get customer orders ready for delivery
• Use technologies like computers, smartphones, manage apps, and scan bar codes.

To work as a Sortation Center Associate at Amazon, you must be at least 18 years old.

Delivery Station Associate  (Hourly)

As an Amazon Delivery Station Associate, you’ll be part of the dedicated Amazon team at the delivery station – the last last stop before packages are delivered to customers. 

This fast-paced, physical role receives trucks full of orders then prepares them for delivery. You’ll load conveyor belts and transport and stage deliveries to be picked up by drivers. You may even be part of the team that is trained to use technology to handle heavy bulk items such as large screen TVs, furniture, and appliances.

Duties include:

• Receive and prepare inventory for delivery
• Receive truck deliveries
• Use technologies like smartphones and handheld devices to sort, scan, and prepare orders
• View prompts on screens and follow directions from some tasks
• Build, wrap, sort, and transport pallets and packages

To work as a Delivery Station Associate at Amazon, you must be at least 18 years old.

Grocery Warehouse Associate  (Hourly)

As a Grocery Warehouse Associate, you’ll be part of the Amazon warehouse team that supports one of Amazon’s busiest services: online grocery orders. 

You’ll be working in a grocery distribution center – a large warehouse that serves as the hub for receiving and shipping the groceries that stock all of the locations where teams prepare online orders for customers.

Duties & Responsibilities may include:

• Load boxes into trucks to be sent to sites for grocery delivery
• Operate Power Industrial Trucks (PIT), and work at heights of up to 35 feet (Equipment training and certification are provided free of cost)
• Receive and put away grocery inventory in room-temperature, chiller, and frozen sections of the warehouse. Working in temperatures as low as -10°F for periods of your shift
• Use technology like computers and smartphones
• Check for product quality

To work as a Grocery Warehouse Associate at Amazon, you must be at least 18 years old.

Grocery Shopper  (Hourly)

As a Grocery Shopper, You'll be part of the dedicated Amazon team that helps make grocery shopping a lot easier for customers. You’ll work inside a Whole Foods Market, preparing customer grocery orders for delivery.

Duties & Responsibilities include:

• Prepare grocery orders for delivery
• Shop the store for customers using a mobile phone
• Use technologies like computers and smartphones to manage apps and scan bar codes
• Check for order quality
• Communicate with customers about their orders through the app

To work as a Grocery Shopper at Amazon, you must be at least 18 years old.

Grocery Fresh Associate  (Hourly)

As a Grocery Fresh Associate, you’ll be part of the Amazon grocery team that supports one of Amazon’s busiest services: online grocery orders. It’s similar to a shopper role, except that you’ll be working in a grocery warehouse. But it’s not like Amazon's other bigger buildings — it’s more like the size of a grocery store. 

Amazon Fresh offers customers everything from cereal to ice cream to fresh flowers, so you’ll be preparing orders for customers, working in different environments – including refrigerated and freezer spaces for part of your shift. It can be cold, but they will provide you with the right gear to stay warm.

Duties & Responsibilities include:

• Prepare grocery orders for delivery
• Intake new grocery inventory and put away
• Rotate tasks throughout the week
• Use technology like computers and smartphones to manage apps and scan bar codes
• Check for order accuracy

To work as a Grocery Fresh Associate at Amazon, you must be at least 18 years old.

Amazon Air Associate  (Hourly)

As an Amazon Air Associate, you are part of a dedicated team that loads cargo from the warehouse onto the aircraft – helping to ensure customers receive their orders on time. Plus, you’ll gain experience in a new industry that is transferable for an air cargo career. It’s a great way to launch a career, and Amazon provides all the training.

Duties & Responsibilities include:

• Load and unload aircraft and trucks
• Remove tie-downs and other gear when loading and unloading
• Prepare packages for sortation and load onto containers
• Weigh, label, or make/break-down gaylords or air-containers

To work as an Amazon Air Associate, you must be at least 18 years old.

Amazon Locker+ Associate  (Hourly)

As an Amazon Locker+ Associate, you'll be part of the dedicated team that makes the return and pickup of packages convenient for customers at Amazon's Locker+ retail locations.

Locker+ associates are ready to delight customers with quality service, have an up-for-anything attitude, and thrive in an ever-changing environment. Associates work in designated retail locations – where it conveniently helps facilitate the delivery and return of customer orders.

Duties & Responsibilities include:

• Maintain a clean, safe, and organized workspace
• Assist customers with questions they may have
• Work through problem-solving scenarios for customers
• Receive, pick and stow customer orders, process returns, and prepare for delivery
• Receive truck deliveries
• Manage responsibilities for Locker+ location, including opening and closing site
• Use technologies like smartphones and handheld devices to sort, scan, and prepare orders

To work as an Amazon Locker+ Associate, you must be at least 18 years old.

Amazon DSP Delivery Associate  (Hourly)

An Amazon DSP Delivery Associate is essentially an Amazon Delivery Driver who delivers packages to customers.

Amazon has partnered with local Delivery Service Partners (DSPs), independent delivery organizations that help the company deliver thousands of packages to customers every day. As an employee of an Amazon delivery Service Partner (DSP), you will work directly for the DSP that operates out of a local Amazon delivery station.

A special driver's license isn't required, and you will be provided with a delivery vehicle. Amazon DSP positions include:

• Full-time schedule, working 40 hours a week
• Full benefits and competitive pay
• 4/10 (four day, 10 hours each) scheduling available
• Opportunity for overtime
• Opportunity for promotion

To work as an Amazon DSP Delivery Associate, you must be at least 18 years old.

Amazon Store Associate  (Hourly)

Amazon has physical stores throughout the United States -- AmazonFresh, Amazon Go, and Amazon Style. 

Amazon Fresh stores use cutting edge technology to make grocery shopping more convenient for customers, including the Amazon Dash Cart and Just Walk Out technology, allowing customers to skip the checkout line. Amazon Go is a new kind of store with no checkout required. And Amazon Style is a new retail store that features clothing, shoes, and accessories.

As an Associate at AmazonGo, AmazonFresh, or AmazonStyle you will be the face of Amazon and contribute to a vibrant store culture based on customer obsession, trust, respect, integrity, continuous learning, and fun. You adhere to and maintain regular and punctual attendance, safety and quality standards and follow standard processes while identifying opportunities for improvement. 

Duties & Responsibilities include:

• Deliver excellent customer service acting with a customer-first mindset when answering customer questions
• Receive, stock, and replenish product
• Utilize inventory management systems to scan, process, and count product
• Perform basic calculations including addition and subtraction
• Identify and communicate barriers to completing assigned tasks
• Keep the store as clean and beautiful as it was on Day 1 including sweeping and resetting shelves
• Be responsible for prepping, packaging, and labeling food products of varying temperatures (AmazonGo and AmazonFresh)

To work as an Amazon Store Associate, you must be at least 18 years old.

Can a 15 Year Old Work at Amazon?

No 15-year-olds can’t work at Amazon.  The minimum age to work at Amazon is 18. We have a page on our website specifically for 15-year-olds that you can view for other options.

Can a 16 Year Old Work at Amazon? 

No. 16-year-olds can't work at Amazon, either. But we do have a page on our website specifically for 16-year-olds that you can view for job options.

How Much Does Amazon Pay Part-Time Workers?

The hourly earnings for employees at Amazon vary because of state and city minimum wage laws. However, we can give you a general idea of what the hourly pay is for each position.

Fulfillment Center Associate (Hourly)

As a Fulfillment Center Associate at Amazon, you'll be making somewhere between $15 and $22 per hour. There's also a signing bonus and other perks based on performance. The average hourly wage for a fulfillment center associate is $20 per hour.

Sortation Center Associate (Hourly)

As a Sortation Center Associate at Amazon, you'll be making somewhere between $12 and $18 per hour. There's also a signing bonus and other perks based on performance. The average hourly wage for a sortation center associate is $16 per hour.

Delivery Station Associate (Hourly)

As a Delivery Station Associate at Amazon, you'll be making somewhere between $12 and $20 per hour. There's also a signing bonus and other perks based on performance. The average hourly wage for a delivery station associate is $17 per hour.

Grocery Warehouse Associate (Hourly)

As a Grocery Warehouse Associate at Amazon, you'll be making somewhere between $12 and $20 per hour. The average hourly wage for a grocery warehouse associate is $18 per hour.

Grocery Shopper (Hourly)

As a Grocery Shopper at Amazon, you'll be making somewhere between $12 and $18 per hour.  The average hourly wage for an Amazon Grocery Shopper is $16 per hour.

Grocery Fresh Associate (Hourly)

As a Grocery Fresh Associate at Amazon, you'll be making somewhere between $12 and $20 per hour. There's also a signing bonus and other perks based on performance. The average hourly wage for a grocery fresh associate is $17 per hour.

Amazon Air Associate (Hourly)

As an Amazon Air Associate, you'll be making somewhere between $17 and $24 per hour. There's also a signing bonus and other perks based on performance. The average hourly wage for an air associate is $21 per hour.

Amazon Locker+ Associate (Hourly)

As an Amazon Locker+ Associate, you'll be making somewhere between $12 and $18 per hour. The average hourly wage for a Locker+ associate is $15 per hour.

Amazon DSP Delivery Associate (Hourly)

As an Amazon DSP Delivery Associate, you'll be making somewhere between $12 and $22 per hour. The average hourly wage for an Amazon DSP delivery associate is $18 per hour.

Amazon Store Associate (Hourly)

As an Amazon Store Associate, you'll be making somewhere between $12 and $22 per hour. The average hourly wage for an Amazon store associate is $18 per hour.

How Much Experience Do You Need to Work at Amazon?

Amazon is an entry-level friendly company, and they do hire teen workers. You can apply for a position without any experience and get hired.  

What Should You Wear to a Job Interview at Amazon?

You will not have an in-person job interview with Amazon, they are done virtually. 

Amazon Interview Questions

The possible questions in a job interview are endless, and it always depends on the interviewer. But, there are some common questions that they do often ask. 

We should also note that in the post-pandemic job market, Amazon is hiring on the spot without a traditional job interview.

Why do you want to work at Amazon?

Why are they asking?  

Amazon has a lot of opportunities for entry-level teen workers. However, this is a unique choice for a first-time job, and they want to know why you are interested in working for them. 

What’s the ideal answer?

There is no wrong answer to this question. Whatever your reason is for applying at Amazon, tell them! Maybe you have a friend that works there or you are intrigued by the rate of pay, perks, and benefits. Whatever your reason is for applying at Amazon, just be specific and honest with your answer.

Why should we hire you?

Why are they asking?  

If a manager asks you this question, they are trying to get you to sell yourself. They are wanting to find out how well you can communicate, while being positive and professional. You may not have any previous work experience, but you can still have relevant job skills like verbal and written communication, time-management, driving and understanding directions, etc...

What’s the ideal answer?

Know your strengths. If you get asked this question, tell them how you will benefit their business. They want to hear that you have good verbal communication skills, have a friendly and upbeat demeanor, and can give good customer service. 

Tell them that you are a reliable worker who will show up to work on time for every scheduled shift. And, if you are interested in a long-term career with the company, definitely let them know.

Can you handle the heavy lifting and other physical requirements?

Why are they asking?  

Working at Amazon can be physically demanding. They are asking you this question to make sure you can handle it.

What’s the ideal answer?

The ideal answer is to be truthful. If you can't handle the physical demands, this isn't the job for you. If you can handle carrying 50 pounds regularly with a lot of twisting and bending, then answer yes. 

Benefits of Working at Amazon 

Many Amazon jobs come with great benefits – including healthcare, parental leave, ways to save for the future, and opportunities for career advancement. Some offerings are dependent upon the role, work schedule, or location, and can include the following:

• Competitive wage paid weekly, with overtime for more than 40 hours
• Healthcare (medical, dental, vision, prescription drugs)
• Medical Advice Line
• Network of Support (health & well-being on and off the job)
• Adoption Assistance
• Maternity and Parental Leave
• 401(k) savings plan
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Holiday pay opportunities
• Employee discounts
• Basic life insurance
• AD&D insurance
• Company-paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
• On-the-job training and skills development
• Employee Assistance Program

What it’s Like to Work at Amazon

How to Apply at Amazon

If you are interested in working at Amazon in an entry-level position, go directly to their career website for fulfillment and operations. To sign up for job alerts, text Amazon to 77088*.

When you apply for an hourly role at Amazon, you’ll notice that you don’t need a resume. Here’s what to expect from the moment you click “Apply” to your first day on the job.

Job Application and Preview

Your online application involves you providing some information about yourself, completing an online assessment, and selecting your preferred shift. 

After finishing your application, you will get an email with a link for a 30-minute Virtual Job Preview, where you’ll learn more about your role at Amazon and the final steps before your first day. Watching this preview is a required step in the process.

Attend Office Hours

After completing your Virtual Job Preview, you will attend an in-person 20-minute Office Hours appointment. When you go to this appointment, bring proof of your identity and employment eligibility. 

Attend Online New Hire Orientation

After completing the Office Hours steps, you will receive an email from KNET with instructions for your Online New Hire Orientation. During this online session, you’ll learn about what it’s like to work at Amazon, workplace safety, and proper attire to prepare you for your first day.

Your First Day

You will receive an email with schedule details. When you arrive for your first day of work, you will dive deeper into your job details and learn important safety rules to keep you and your teammates safe.