Target is hiring more than 1,000 seasonal workers in San Diego

Target has started its seasonal hiring spree.

The company announced Wednesday that it will hire more than 1,000 workers in the San Diego region to help with holiday stocking, merchandising, order fulfillment and sales.

“At Target, the holiday season means so much — both to our guests and our dedicated team members in San Diego,” said Leanne Pithey, Target’s group vice president for Southern California. “This holiday season, we are committed to hiring over a thousand seasonal team members to help provide the best possible shopping experience for our Southern California community.”

At San Diego Target stores, current openings include early morning and late-night stocking roles and roles in order fulfillment, merchandising, clothing sales and more.

All Target workers, seasonal and otherwise, earn a starting wage of $15 to $24 an hour and get benefits that include 24/7 virtual health care, employee discounts, early pay access and mental health support. Locally, workers in stocking earn $18.25, $18.50 or $19 an hour to start, depending on the location. Baristas earn $20 an hour to start.

“Last year, more than half of our seasonal store team members were offered the chance to stay on with Target after the holidays and nearly 20% of our field leaders began their journey in seasonal roles,” its website says.

To learn more or apply, head to TargetSeasonalJobs.com.

Other seasonal work

Total Wine & More in Carmel Mountain has two openings: seasonal cashier and seasonal stocking / fulfillment.

SeaWorld San Diego has several openings, including for float drivers, and food and beverage workers. It is also hiring actors for its Howl-O-Scream event. These people will “Deliver spine-tingling performances and scares to our thrill-seeking guests,” the job description says.

Burlington is hiring seasonal cashiers, sales and stocking associates at several San Diego stores.

On LinkedIn, Under Armour, Old Navy, Lego, Vans, Ulta, Adidas and other brands have posted seasonal sales workers job openings in their San Diego, Carlsbad or Chula Vista stores.

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