UPS looking to hire more than 1,400 seasonal employees in the Jacksonville-area

NEW YORK - DECEMBER 23: A delivery truck makes its way out of the 43rd Street United Parcel Service (UPS) depot December 23, 2003 in New York City. UPS, which averages about 13 million packages per day during the holiday season, will ship more than 300 million packages this holiday season.

Stephen Chernin/Getty Images NEW YORK - DECEMBER 23: A delivery truck makes its way out of the 43rd Street United Parcel Service (UPS) depot December 23, 2003 in New York City. UPS, which averages about 13 million packages per day during the holiday season, will ship more than 300 million packages this holiday season. (Stephen Chernin/Getty Images)

By Sarah Thompson

Jacksonville, FL — If you're looking for a seasonal job this year, you may want to consider UPS.

A UPS spokesperson tells us they'll be hiring more than 1,400 seasonal employees in the Jacksonville-area this year, as they're preparing for an anticipated increase in packages that'll begin in November and continue through early January 2019.

Those more than 1,400 jobs break down into the following categories:

- 1,035 package handlers (Starting pay listed at $10.35 per hour)

- 50 delivery and tractor-trailer drivers (Starting pay of $18.75 per hour)

- 349 driver-helpers (Starting pay listed at $10.35 per hour)

Anyone interested is told to apply online. Do that by clicking HERE.

We're told UPS will also be holding open interviews for the positions every Friday through October 19th, from 11 AM to 1 PM, at the Jacksonville Hub, located at 4499 James E. Casey Drive.

A UPS spokesperson says while these positions are seasonal, these types of positions can serve as an entry point to a new career. UPS says up to 35% of those hired for a seasonal role in the past three years now have permanent jobs with the company.

Nationwide, UPS is looking to hire about 100,000 seasonal employees.