McDonald’s Corp. announced a one-day spring hiring spree aimed at fighting the use of the term “McJob” as shorthand for describing low-wage, dead-end work, Reuters reported.

The global restaurant chain said it plans to hire as many as 50,000 new U.S. employees — ranging from restaurant crew members to managers — on April 19. The move would increase the hamburger company’s U.S. work force by 7.7 percent to 700,000, but such hiring is typical in the lead-up to the busy summer months, Reuters said.

“Our total hires are similar to past years, but the goal of hiring 50,000 people in one day across the U.S. is unique,” McDonald’s spokeswoman Ashlee Yingling told Reuters.

McDonald’s hourly employees typically make more than minimum wage, often more than $8 per hour, she said.

There are about 14,000 McDonald’s restaurants in the United States, 90 percent of which are run by franchisees, and pay varies by ownership.

Oak Brook, Ill.-based McDonald’s said in a statement that its April hiring event is an opportunity to highlight that “a McJob is one with career growth and endless possibilities.”

Yingling said many of McDonald’s top executives and franchisees worked their way up the company ranks.

McDonald’s said it and its franchisees would be spending an extra $518 million on wages and salaries for the 50,000 new workers it plans to hire.