While the coronavirus has negatively impacted both the American and global economy, there are still companies hiring during the COVID-19 pandemic. Forty-three of these companies are featured below and have all announced or been cited in news articles as hiring additional workers during the pandemic. Most of these companies are in the retail or grocery industry.
Openings include full-time and part-time positions. Some of these companies are hiring for temporary positions, or for contractor positions (not W-2 employee), which may be ineligible for benefits.
Companies Hiring During the COVID-19 Pandemic
This list is sorted alphabetically by company name and was last updated August 1, 2020.
3M
- Business: manufacturing
- Link: https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/careers-us/
7-Eleven
- Business: retail (convenience store)
- Hiring 20,000 workers
- Link: https://careers.7-eleven.com/careers/home
Albertsons
- Business: grocery
- Includes: Acme Markets, Albertsons, Albertsons Market, Amigos, Andronico’s, Carrs, Haggen, Jewel-Osco, Lucky, Market Street, Pak ‘n Save, Pavilions, Randalls, Safeway, Shaw’s, Star Market, Tom Thumb, United Supermarkets, Vons
- Hiring 30,000 workers
- Link: https://www.albertsonscompanies.com/careers.html
Aldi’s
- Business: grocery
- Link: https://careers.aldi.us/
Allied Universal
- Business: security
- Link: https://jobs.aus.com/security-professional-positions
Amazon.com
- Business: retail (online) and online services
- Hiring 100,000 workers
- Start in as soon as a week
- Link: https://www.amazondelivers.jobs/
BJ’s Wholesale Club
- Business: retail (membership warehouse)
- Link: https://careers.bjs.com/
Brookshire Grocery Company
- Business: grocery
- Includes: Brookshire’s, Fresh by Brookshire’s, Spring Market, and Super 1 Foods
- Link: https://www.brookshires.com/job-opportunities
Crest Foods
- Business: grocery
- Hiring up to 300 workers
- Link: https://www.crestfoodsok.com/employment.aspx
Costco
- Business: retail (membership warehouse)
- Link: https://www.costco.com/jobs.html
CVS Health
- Business: retail (drug store)
- Hiring 50,000 workers
- Link: https://jobs.cvshealth.com/
Dollar General
- Business: retail (dollar store)
- Link: https://www.careerarc.com/job-map/dollar-general-corporation/
Dollar Tree
- Business: retail (dollar store)
- Hiring 25,000 workers at Dollar Tree and Family Dollar
- Link: https://www.dollartree.com/careers
Domino’s
- Business: dining
- Hiring 10,000 workers
- Link: https://jobs.dominos.com/dominos-careers/
Family Dollar
- Business: retail (dollar store)
- Hiring 25,000 workers at Family Dollar and Dollar Tree
- Link: https://www.familydollar.com/careers
FedEx
- Business: shipping and logistics
- Link: https://careers.fedex.com/fedex/
GE Healthcare
- Business: manufacturing (medical equipment)
- Link: https://jobs.gecareers.com/global/en/ge-healthcare
Giant Eagle
- Business: grocery
- Includes: GetGo, Giant Eagle, Giant Eagle Express, Market District, Market District Express, Ricker’s
- Link: https://jobs.gianteagle.com/
Giant
- Business: grocery
- Includes: Giant, Giant Hierloom Market, Martin’s
- Link: https://giantmartins.reidsystems.com/index2.htm
Harris Teeter
- Business: grocery
- Link: https://www.harristeeter.com/career-opportunities
H-E-B
- Business: grocery
- Link: https://careers.heb.com/
Ingles
- Business: grocery
- Link: https://www.ingles-markets.com/careers
Instacart
- Business: personal shopping / delivery
- Hiring 300,000 workers
- Link: https://shoppers.instacart.com/
KeHE
- Business: food distributors
- Link: https://www.kehe.com/integrity/careers/
Kroger
- Business: grocery
- Includes: Baker’s, City Market, Dillons, Food4Less, Foods Co., Fred Meyer, Fresh Eats, Fry’s, Gerbes, Jay C, King Soopers, Kitchen 1883, Kroger, Mariano’s, Metro Market, Owen’s, Pay Less Super Markets, Copps, QFC, Ralphs, Ruler Foods, Smith’s
- See also: Harris Teeter
- Hiring 10,000 workers
- Link: https://jobs.kroger.com/
Lineage Logistics
- Business: warehousing and logistics
- Hiring 2,000 workers
- Link: https://www.lineagelogistics.com/careers
Lowe’s
- Business: retail (home improvement)
- Hiring 30,000 workers
- Link: https://jobs.lowes.com/
Meijer
- Business: grocery
- Link: https://jobs.meijer.com/
Papa John’s
- Business: dining
- Hiring 20,000 workers
- Link: https://jobs.papajohns.com/
PepsiCo
- Business: food
- Hiring 6,000 workers
- Link: https://www.pepsicojobs.com/main/
Pizza Hut
- Business: dining
- Hiring 30,000 workers
- Link: https://jobs.pizzahut.com/
Publix
- Business: grocery
- Hiring at least 2,000 workers
- Link: https://corporate.publix.com/careers
Raley’s
- Business: grocery
- Link: https://www.raleys.com/about/careers/
Save Mart Supermarkets
- Business: grocery
- Hiring 1,000 workers
- Link: https://www.savemart.com/careers
ShopRite
- Business: grocery
- Link: https://shop.shoprite.com/globaldata/banner-pages/careers
Sprouts
- Business: grocery
- Link: https://about.sprouts.com/careers/
Stop & Shop
- Business: grocery
- Link: https://stopandshop.com/our-careers/
TTEC
- Business: outsourcing
- Hiring up to 20,000 workers
- Link: https://www.ttecjobs.com/
UPS
- Business: shipping and logistics
- Hiring thousands of workers
- Link: https://www.jobs-ups.com/
Walgreens
- Business: retail (drug store)
- Hiring 9,500 workers
- Link: https://jobs.walgreens.com/
Walmart
- Business: retail
- Includes: Jet.com
- Hiring 150,000 workers
- Link: https://careers.walmart.com/
Wegmans
- Business: grocery
- Link: https://jobs.wegmans.com/search-jobs
Zoom
- Business: online services
- Link: https://zoom.us/careers
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