![Target is joining Walmart in closing its stores on Thanksgiving Day, ending a decade-long tradition of jump starting Black Friday sales. The move, announced Monday, July 27 comes as stores are rethinking the Black Friday in-store door busters as they try to curb the spread of the coronavirus, which has seen a resurgence in a slew of states.](https://www.gpb.org/sites/default/files/styles/flexheight/public/2020-07/Target_SusanWalshAP.jpeg?itok=5BQEbHSb)
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FILE - This March 18, 2020 file photo, shows a view of the Target store in Annapolis, Md.
Credit: Susan Walsh/GPB
FILE - This March 18, 2020 file photo, shows a view of the Target store in Annapolis, Md.
Target is about to hire some 100,000 season workers—adding to its current tally of more than 320,000 nationwide—and those workers will start at $11 an hour this year, and $15 an hour by 2020.
The retail giant announced the new pay scale this week, and it comes on the heels of Wal-Mart announcing it would increase its own minimum wage to $10 an hour earlier this year.
If you work a full slate each week at Target, that’s more than $1,760 each month before taxes.
For those in Georgia looking for full- or part-time work, there are currently 555 openings in Georgia on Target’s jobs page. You can find all 555 open positions here.
While a lot of these roles are seasonal, temporary employment at a major corporation is a great way to get your foot in the door and work you way up the ladder.