Wawa adding 5,000 workers in six states including Virginia in spring hiring spree

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MEDIA, Pa. (AP) - Wawa is looking to hire over 5,000 workers during the next three months as the convenience store chain expands its reach across six states.

The company says in a release it is hiring customer-service level positions in its more than 700 stores in Pennsylvania, Delaware, Florida, Maryland, New Jersey, and Virginia.

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As part of the hiring campaign, every location will have openings and more than 100 locations will host open houses where applicants can have a brief interview and learn more about the company.

Wawa announced in January it was raising its starting pay to $10 an hour.

The company has said its shift supervisors start at $13 an hour and its assistant general managers start at $17.

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