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- UPS delivery driver roles are in hot demand after its union secured a wage boost in July.
- Indeed observed a 50% rise in users searching "UPS" or "United Parcel Service," per Bloomberg.
- UPS said drivers will make around $170,000 annually in salary and benefits at the end of its five-year contract.
There's been a spike in interest for UPS delivery driver roles on job listings site Indeed after the company's union secured a pay rise for employees above industry standards, Bloomberg reported Tuesday.
Indeed observed a 50% rise in users searching "UPS" or "United Parcel Service" in its job title section a week after the union reached a deal, according to data viewed by Bloomberg. Searches for "delivery driver" generally did not increase signaling a clear interest in UPS specifically.
The increased interest follows UPS coming to a tentative agreement with the Teamsters union last month over employee wages and benefits. The union represents around 340,000 UPS delivery drivers and package handlers.
To avoid a worker strike, UPS agreed on July 25 to provide $30 billion in new money over a five-year period to boost wages, benefits, and working conditions for employees. It set a minimum wage for part-time workers at $21 an hour and full-time workers at $49 an hour on average, making them the "highest paid delivery drivers in the nation," the union said. This deal has yet to be approved by union members.
On an earnings call this week, UPS CEO Carol Tomé said that by the end of the five-year period, full-time drivers would earn around $170,000 annually in salary and benefits. These drivers currently earn, on average, around $95,000 per year with a further $50,000 in benefits.
The company said that part-time union employees will earn $25.75 an hour and get healthcare and pension benefits by the end of the contract.
Teamsters UPS union members were preparing to strike if an agreement was not reached. UPS' proposal has yet to be approved by union members.
UPS and Indeed did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.