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Think you need to work long hours to qualify for company-backed retirement plans, tuition reimbursements and affordable health insurance?
Actually, you don’t have to have to be a full-time employee to get those perks. There are many companies that offer generous benefit packages for their hourly part-time employees.
These companies lead the way in offering part-time jobs with benefits. You could land a flexible role that also allows you to attend school, take care of family or do whatever you please.
If you’re looking for a part-time job, start your hunt with these employers.
1. Costco
Hourly part-time employees, who work at least 24 hours per week, can receive benefits from Costco once they’ve accumulated 60 days of service.
Health care coverage includes medical, vision, prescription drugs and core dental coverage.
All hourly employees working at least 10 hours per week can enroll in voluntary short-term disability insurance, which provides tax-free income replacement in the event of a non-work related accident or illness that prevents work.
2. Lowe’s
Part-time employees at Lowe’s are immediately eligible for medical benefits, including prescription drugs, short-term disability, life insurance and dental and vision coverage.
After one year, Lowe’s offers an employee stock purchase option to its part-time workers, as well as a 401(k) after 180 days.
Eligible family members can also opt-in for group medical, dental and vision coverage and dependent life insurance.
3. REI
Part-time employees at REI become eligible for a benefits package if they work an average of 20 hours per week over a 12-month evaluation period.
The company pays the majority of employees’ medical and dental coverage and the full cost for basic life and accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D), employee assistance program, business travel accident insurance and long-term disability insurance.
Part-time employees are even eligible for a sabbatical after 15 years.
REI also provides a generous PTO package, a wide variety of leave options, and Way Days twice a year — a program that allows employees to take part in their favorite outdoor activity, take on something new or participate in a stewardship project.
They also offer a unique public transit benefit which provides a 50% pre-tax subsidy on public transit expenses up to the current IRS limit through payroll deduction.
4. Staples
Staples offers its part-time associates access to dental and vision coverage, life, dependent life, accidental death and short-term disability insurance coverage.
They’re also eligible for the company’s 401(k) plan.
Staples also offers 10% employee discounts on online or retail items, adoption assistance and its own confidential employee counseling program.
5. Starbucks
Starbucks is well-known for its benefits program for part-time employees. All you have to do to be eligible is work at least 240 hours over three consecutive months, then continue to average 20 hours per week.
Health coverage offered by Starbucks includes routine visits, hospitalization and more, along with dental, vision and life insurance coverage, as well as fertility benefits.
Alternative care options, like acupuncture or chiropractic treatment, are covered too. After 90 days, employees can opt-in to Starbucks’ 401(k) plan.
Other employee benefits include paid vacation time, up to a $40,000 lifetime maximum reimbursement for eligible expenses for adoption and surrogacy, confidential counseling, full tuition assistance and 1 pound of Starbucks coffee or box of tea every week!
6. UPS
Part-time employees who work between 225 and 400 hours at UPS within a three-month period are eligible for medical and dental coverage, vision insurance, hearing, prescription drugs and an employee assistance program.
Part-time employees who exceed 400 hours over three months are eligible for the same benefits as full-time employees.
Part-time employees can also take advantage of the Earn and Learn tuition assistance program that provides up to $5,250 in assistance per calendar year (with a lifetime maximum of $25,000). Eligibility begins on the day of hire.
7. Trader Joe’s
After three months and working an average of 30 hours per week, Trader Joe’s “crew members” are eligible for medical, dental and vision coverage at a cost as low as $25 per month.
The company also offers a matching 401(k) plan and contributes 10% of a crew member’s salary annually to the plan, according to an employee.
Other employee benefits include a 20% store discount, scholarship programs, store tastings, employee assistance programs and paid relocation and transfers.
8. Aerotek
Aerotek is one of the world’s leading staffing agencies. Part-time employees who work a minimum of 20 hours per week are eligible for contributory medical, dental and vision insurance.
The company also offers a 401(k) and 529 plan, a tuition reimbursement after six months, dependent care flex spending accounts, a free counseling service and an employee discount program with Aerotek’s many retail partners.
9. Chipotle
All hourly crew members at Chipotle are eligible for its robust benefits package that includes medical, vision and dental insurance, as well as a 401(k) match after one year of employment.
Part-time employees also receive a salary percentage-based bonuses, mental health assistance, education assistance up to $5,250 annually, stock purchase plan, gym membership discounts and one free meal per shift.
Free burritos on Chipotle!
10. JPMorgan Chase
The global banking institution offers benefits to its part-time employees, after 90 days, who work between 20 and 40 hours per week.
Benefits include medical, dental, vision, life and accident, disability, before-tax flexible spending accounts and group legal services. JPMorgan Chase also offers a 401(k) match starting at 3% annually and increasing by 1% every year up to a maximum of 5%.
Other offered benefits are an employee stock purchase plan, a comprehensive health and wellness program, parental leave, backup child care options and discounts on banking services.
11. U.S. Postal Service
The U.S. Postal Service hires career and non-career (temporary/seasonal) workers.
Part-time career workers are eligible for its benefits package which includes the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) program — a plan in which the federal government pays two-thirds of the health insurance premiums for employees and retirees.
They also offer federal group life insurance (FGLI), and federally backed long-term care, dental and vision and a flex spending account.
The USPS retirement system, also available for part-time career workers, offers a fixed annuity based on years of service, a defined contribution 401(k) THRIFT Savings Plan with a 5% employer match and Social Security.
12. Walmart
Part-time and temporary associates at Walmart who work an average of at least 30 hours per week over a 60-day period are eligible for benefits.
Benefits include medical, dental, vision, AD&D, critical illness insurance and accident insurance, as well as a 6% 401(k) match after one year and a 10% in-store discount.
Walmart also offers mental health resources where members have access to 20 free therapy or coaching sessions a year and other tools.
13. American Red Cross
Employees at this major nonprofit are eligible for part-time health benefits if they work 20 hours per week. Those who work 30 or more hours per week are eligible for full-time benefits.
The American Red Cross also offers a 401(k) plan with a match up to 4%.
14. Home Depot
Part-time employees at the home improvement retailer are eligible for dental and vision plans, short-term disability and life insurance.
