What can a rookie in food service expect to make in their first year?

Depends what company. Sysco in Upstate NY 70-80k. Mclane grocery around the same.

 

Sysco uses a handtruck and takes priduct down a ramp from trailer. Mcklane uses a liftgate and they take it off with a pallet jack.

 

My first year being low man on seniority only working 4 days a week I still grossed over 60k with food you have good days and bad days it's what you make out of it.

 

Food service gets old quick. The days go by fast and you make good money but its not just the hard labor thats tough but working in the middle of the night. Even the "day shift" at my company starts at 230 am. You pretty much spend your days off just sleeping.

 

US foods

 

It just depends which company you go to at my barn the guys that work nights are just shuttle drivers and all the old guys want them gigs we do start real early in the am but the earliest route leaves out at 3 but it all verys which barn your ar

 

I started at 4 and 5am at Sysco. I didn't think the work with that hard. Some of the customers can be a real pain and some kitchens they leave crap in your way and greasy stairs lol.