Walmart doubles down on health, giving 3,000 pharmacy workers a promotion and a raise of up to 86%—with no college degree required

After a week of major layoff announcements from Amazon, UPS, Pinterest, and Nike, at least some American workers got some welcome news on Thursday: Walmart is promoting 3,000 of its pharmacy workers across nearly 4,600 U.S. locations, and some will receive up to an 86% raise. 

The world’s largest retailer and top Fortune 500 company has promoted these workers to pharmacy operations team lead positions that pay an average of $28 per hour, with the potential to earn up to $42 per hour.