Working in the Fast Food Industry

October 20, 2011 in Daily Bulletin

Yahoo finance took a look at McDonalds and the rest of the Fast Food industry. Some of the more interesting things that it found included:

  • Fast Food restaurants used to be a place for college students to work, but increasingly it is older people who are getting those jobs.
  • The average age of a fast food worker has risen from 22 to 29.5 in since 2000
  • 30% of McDonalds executives and 70% of restaurant managers started off working in McDonalds restaurants in low paying jobs

To read more about the typical wage for a McDonalds employee as well as other details about those who work in the Fast Food industry, click here.

Source: Yahoo Finance