Chipotle restaurants across the U.S. will open early to interview applicants between 8 a.m. and 11 a.m. Chipotle encouraged applicants to register for interviews at NationalCareerDay.com.

The new hires will be in entry-level positions that earn average pay of $10 an hour and get a 401(K). Chipotle also began offering all employees access to paid vacations and tuition reimbursements in July.

Half a dozen applicants showed up at 8 a.m. at a Chipotle in Manhattan, including 17-year-old Carlos Alejo Brito of the Bronx, who just graduated from high school and was looking for his first job.

Another applicant, 21-year-old Robinson Garcia of the Bronx, recently joined the National Guard so he could go to college through the G.I. Bill, but he doesn't start basic training until January. He wants to pick up some work at Chipotle to supplement a full time job he has with a catering company for $10.50 an hour.