On Monday, Apple announced that it plans to add “several hundred” new jobs here in the Boston metro area over the next five years, as part of its larger efforts to rebuild the economy post-pandemic.
This news is just one part of the company’s five-year plan to invest $430 billion and add 20,000 tech jobs across the U.S., with a focus on silicon engineering, artificial intelligence, 5G and manufacturing.
Apple says it employs about 200 people in Massachusetts at its offices in Boston and Cambridge. Although it did not disclose the exact location of the expansion or what types of roles it was looking to fill, the company does appear to be hiring at both offices.
“The Boston metro is home to so many talented and creative people, and we’re thrilled to be growing our teams here and be part of this dynamic community,” Kristina Raspe, Apple’s VP of worldwide real estate and facilities, said in a statement shared with the Boston Globe.
Apple is not the first big tech company to announce an expansion in the Greater Boston area. Amazon and Google have also announced major office expansions here in recent months.
In the press release, Apple outlined similar growth plans in several other metro areas including Boulder and LA. It also said it plans to invest more than $1 billion in North Carolina and will soon begin construction on a new campus in the Research Triangle area, with the goal of creating at least 3,000 new jobs in machine learning, artificial intelligence, software engineering, and other “cutting edge fields.”
“At this moment of recovery and rebuilding, Apple is doubling down on our commitment to US innovation and manufacturing with a generational investment in reaching communities across all 50 states,” Apple CEO Tim Cook said in a statement. “We’re ... investing in the next generation of innovative new businesses, and in all our work, building toward a greener and more equitable future.”
