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QUICK FACTS

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Industry: Package delivery and gig work

Founded: 2015

Headquarters: Seattle, Washington

Workplace: On the go

Fact: 📦 | Amazon's gig program for delivering packages in your own car

Fact: 📱 | Everything runs through the Amazon Flex app

Fact: 🕐 | You reserve delivery "blocks," usually two to four hours, up to a week ahead

Fact: 🪪 | You must be 21 or older with a license, a qualifying car, and a smartphone

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PAY & PERKS

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Range: Most drivers earn about $18 to $25 an hour, before expenses

Note: That range is Amazon's own estimate and includes tips, so real take-home swings with your location, how busy it is, and the time of year. Pay tends to be best during the holiday rush and thinner the rest of the year. As an independent contractor you also cover your own gas, car wear, and taxes, so budget for those out of the total.

Perk: Set your own schedule by reserving only the blocks you want

Perk: No resume or interview, just a background check to get started

Perk: Paid multiple times a week

Perk: You see the pay for a block upfront, before you accept it

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ABOUT

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Title: About Amazon Flex

Text: Amazon Flex is Amazon's gig-delivery program: instead of being hired as an employee, you use your own car to deliver Amazon packages and get paid for the delivery "blocks" you choose. It launched in 2015 and now operates in cities across the country, all run through the Amazon Flex app.

Text: The pitch is control: you pick when you work by reserving blocks up to a week ahead, usually in two to four hour chunks, and you see the pay upfront before accepting. To start you need to be at least 21, with a valid license, a qualifying vehicle, and a smartphone. Keep in mind you are an *independent contractor*, so there are no benefits and you cover your own gas, taxes, and wear on your car. Sign up at the [Amazon Flex site](https://flex.amazon.com/).

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WHAT PEOPLE SAY

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Rating: 3.5/5 | Glassdoor drivers

Rating: 4.4/5 | Glassdoor work-life balance

Like: The flexibility is the whole appeal, since you work only the blocks you choose

Like: Easy to start with no interview, and you can see a block's pay before taking it

Like: Popular with students and anyone wanting a low-pressure side income

Know: Pay is not steady and is usually best only during the holiday season

Know: You get no benefits and cover your own gas, car wear, and taxes

Know: In busy areas good blocks go fast, and a low standing can lead to deactivation

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GOOD FIT

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Title: You might like it here if

Point: You are 21 or older with a reliable car you do not mind putting miles on

Point: You want to earn on a schedule you fully control, around school or another job

Point: You would rather work solo and *see the pay before you accept* than have a boss

Point: You want quick side income and understand the pay can be seasonal

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