Work for UPS: Company hiring for more than 4,000 Chicago area seasonal jobs

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Looking for seasonal work that could lead to a permanent position? UPS is hiring more than 4,000 people in the Chicago area for the upcoming holiday season.

The local positions are a combination of seasonal and permanent jobs, including:

-2,100 driver-helpers, with pay starting at $10.35 an hour

-1,675 package handlers, with pay starting at $10.35 an hour (would qualify for a $100-$150 weekly bonus in some locations)

-250 package delivery drivers, with pay starting at $18.75 an hour

-60 tractor-trailer drivers, with pay starting at $35 an hour

UPS officials said 35 percent of the seasonal package handlers hired in the past three years stayed with the company on a permanent basis after the holidays.

UPS is hiring at these locations in the Chicago area:

-Palatine: 2100 N. Hicks Road, Palatine, IL 60067

-Northbrook: 2525 Shermer Road, Northbrook, IL 60062

-Franklin Park: 2301 N Rose St., Franklin Park, IL 60131

-Bedford Park: 6700 W 73rd St., Bedford Park, IL 60638

-Jefferson Street: 1400 S. Jefferson St., Chicago, IL 60607

-Addison: 150 S. Lombard Ave., Addison, IL 60101

Interested working for UPS? Apply online at upsjobs.com.