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Amazon's Prime Air delivers packages by drone from sites next to its delivery stations, and it hires people on the ground to load, launch and watch over the flights. 72 postings are open today in 33 places, across 2 jobs, read from Amazon Prime Air's own careers site each day.

  • 72open postings
  • 33places
  • $20–$40/hrwhere Amazon Prime Air states pay (70 of 72 postings)

The jobs

What each job involves and asks for, in our words, from Amazon Prime Air's postings as read on October 26, 2026. Counts, places and pay are live.

Prime Air Ground Handler

50 open postings in 30 places

Supports the daily drone operations on site: handles and organizes equipment such as batteries, watches the airspace around the site and reports hazards, prepares packages and keeps inventory, follows the safety procedures, documents the day's operations and answers neighbors' questions about the drones.

Shifts Shifts of up to 12 hours; any shift, including nights, weekends and holidays.

  • A high school diploma or equivalent and a valid driver's license
  • Lifting up to 50 lbs and standing or walking through shifts of up to 12 hours, outdoors in any weather
  • Any shift, including nights, weekends and holidays, and travel to local sites up to 25% of the time
  • DOT drug and alcohol testing for safety-sensitive work; an FAA Part 107 certificate is preferred, not required

Pay posted $27/hr in 45 of the 49 postings that state pay (all stated: $20 to $40 an hour)

Every place, the full posting and the apply link →

Flight Monitor

22 open postings in 19 places

Watches every active drone flight in a region on Prime Air's monitoring systems, responds when a flight leaves its planned path or limits, coordinates the response and reports on flights, incidents and anomalies under FAA rules.

Shifts Shifts of up to 12 hours; any shift, including nights, weekends and holidays.

  • An FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate
  • A high school diploma or equivalent
  • Lifting up to 50 lbs and shifts of up to 12 hours; any shift, including nights, weekends and holidays
  • Travel up to 25% of the time and DOT drug and alcohol testing

Pay posted $35/hr in 19 of the 21 postings that state pay (all stated: $23 to $40 an hour)

Every place, the full posting and the apply link →

Pay by place

Every figure Amazon Prime Air states in today's postings, one row per place and figure.

JobPlacePay stated
Prime Air Ground HandlerBaton Rouge, LA$27/hr
Prime Air Ground HandlerBeaumont, CA$20–$40/hr
Prime Air Ground HandlerBondurant, IA$20–$40/hr
Prime Air Ground HandlerColumbus, OH$27/hr
Prime Air Ground HandlerEtna, OH$27/hr
Prime Air Ground HandlerEuclid, OH$27/hr
Prime Air Ground HandlerFort Wayne, IN$27/hr
Prime Air Ground HandlerHarvey, IL$27/hr
Prime Air Ground HandlerHazel Park, MI$27/hr
Prime Air Ground HandlerHouston, TX$27/hr
Prime Air Ground HandlerLongs, SC$27/hr
Prime Air Ground HandlerMatteson, IL$27/hr
Prime Air Ground HandlerMemphis, TN$27/hr
Prime Air Ground HandlerMt Juliet, TN$27/hr
Prime Air Ground HandlerOmaha, NE$27/hr
Prime Air Ground HandlerPooler, GA$27/hr
Prime Air Ground HandlerRichardson, TX$27/hr
Prime Air Ground HandlerRichmond, TX$27/hr
Prime Air Ground HandlerRichmond, VA$27/hr
Prime Air Ground HandlerRochester, NY$27/hr
Prime Air Ground HandlerRossford, OH$27/hr
Prime Air Ground HandlerRuskin, FL$20–$40/hr
Prime Air Ground HandlerSparrows Point, MD$27/hr
Prime Air Ground HandlerStone Mountain, GA$27/hr
Prime Air Ground HandlerStone Mountain, GA$20–$40/hr
Prime Air Ground HandlerSuffolk, VA$27/hr
Prime Air Ground HandlerTallahassee, FL$27/hr
Prime Air Ground HandlerTolleson, AZ$27/hr
Prime Air Ground HandlerTracy, CA$27/hr
Prime Air Ground HandlerWaco, TX$27/hr
Flight MonitorBaton Rouge, LA$35/hr
Flight MonitorBondurant, IA$23–$40/hr
Flight MonitorDallas, TX$35/hr
Flight MonitorEtna, OH$35/hr
Flight MonitorFort Wayne, IN$35/hr
Flight MonitorHarvey, IL$35/hr
Flight MonitorKansas City, MO$35/hr
Flight MonitorLongs, SC$35/hr
Flight MonitorMatteson, IL$35/hr
Flight MonitorMemphis, TN$35/hr
Flight MonitorPooler, GA$35/hr
Flight MonitorRichmond, VA$35/hr
Flight MonitorRochester, NY$35/hr
Flight MonitorRossford, OH$35/hr
Flight MonitorSparrows Point, MD$35/hr
Flight MonitorSuffolk, VA$35/hr
Flight MonitorTallahassee, FL$35/hr
Flight MonitorWilmer, TX$23–$40/hr

Questions people ask

What does the Prime Air Ground Handler job at Amazon Prime Air pay?

Where Amazon Prime Air states pay in today's postings: Prime Air Ground Handler: $27/hr in 45 of the 49 postings that state pay (all stated: $20 to $40 an hour); Flight Monitor: $35/hr in 19 of the 21 postings that state pay (all stated: $23 to $40 an hour). 70 of the 72 open postings state a figure.

What are the shifts?

Prime Air Ground Handler: Shifts of up to 12 hours; any shift, including nights, weekends and holidays. Flight Monitor: Shifts of up to 12 hours; any shift, including nights, weekends and holidays.

What does Amazon Prime Air ask for in the Prime Air Ground Handler job?

A high school diploma or equivalent and a valid driver's license; Lifting up to 50 lbs and standing or walking through shifts of up to 12 hours, outdoors in any weather; Any shift, including nights, weekends and holidays, and travel to local sites up to 25% of the time; DOT drug and alcohol testing for safety-sensitive work; an FAA Part 107 certificate is preferred, not required.

Where are the jobs?

Open today in 33 US locations: Baton Rouge, LA; Beaumont, CA; Bondurant, IA; Columbus, OH; Dallas, TX; Etna, OH; Euclid, OH; Fort Wayne, IN; Harvey, IL; Hazel Park, MI; Houston, TX; Kansas City, MO; Katy, TX; Longs, SC; Matteson, IL; Memphis, TN; Mt Juliet, TN; Omaha, NE; Pooler, GA; Richardson, TX; Richmond, TX; Richmond, VA; Rochester, NY; Rossford, OH; Ruskin, FL; Sparrows Point, MD; Stone Mountain, GA; Suffolk, VA; Tallahassee, FL; Tolleson, AZ; Tracy, CA; Waco, TX; Wilmer, TX. Each job on this page lists its own places.

How do I apply?

On Amazon Prime Air's own careers site: each job here links to its posting there, and its page here has the full description. No real employer charges you to apply or to be trained.

Do you need a Part 107 drone license to work at Prime Air?

For the Flight Monitor job, yes: its postings require the FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate. For the Ground Handler job, no: its postings list Part 107 as preferred, with a high school diploma and a driver's license as the requirements.

Who do you ask about a Prime Air application?

The postings name prime-air-hiring-support-team@amazon.com for questions about the role or an application. Apply only on Amazon's own jobs site.

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