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UPS announced Wednesday it will hire more than 1,400 people in the Richmond area.

The openings are seasonal and permanent jobs, and include part-time package handlers and supervisors, full- and part-time delivery and tractor-trailer drivers, and driver-helpers.

Driver jobs start at more than $24 per hour for seasonal and permanent delivery drivers, and nearly $19 per hour for seasonal tractor-trailer drivers. Part-time handlers and driver-helpers start at $10-$11 an hour.

Permanent part-time employees are eligible for health and retirement benefits. Part-time employees are eligible for tuition assistance.

The company is hiring at the UPS facility at 9601 Coach Road, off Willis Road just east of Interstate 95 in Chesterfield County.

More information and an online application are available at www.upsjobs.com.

Nationally, UPS expects to hire up to 95,000 seasonal employees to handle the annual holiday surge in package processing and delivery that will begin in October and continue through January 2015.