Flexible Schedules

Earn, learn, and live on your own time with work schedules that give you the freedom to work the hours that suit you.

Competitive Pay

Earn money with good starting pay. Wages differ by location; learn more about your starting pay at your local McDonald’s restaurant.

World-Class Training

Learn skills that can help you at work and in your everyday life, like face-to-face communication and working on a team.

Ray Kroc wanted to build a restaurant system that would be famous for providing food of consistently high quality and uniform methods of preparation. He wanted to serve burgers, fries and beverages that tasted just the same in Alaska as they did in Alabama.

To achieve this, he chose a unique path: persuading both franchisees and suppliers to buy into his vision, working not for

McDonald’s but for themselves, together with McDonald’s. He promoted the slogan, “In business for yourself, but not by yourself.” His philosophy was based on the simple principle of a 3-legged stool: one leg was McDonald’s franchisees; the second, McDonald’s suppliers; and the third, McDonald’s employees. The stool was only as strong as the three legs that formed its foundation.