Personal DevelopmentFrom Day One
You won’t find can openers or freezers here. So don’t expect to find typical job descriptions, either. Being part of the Chipotle crew means learning the skills to grow as a person and a leader. Nurturing the growth of our people is a large part of our mission to cultivate a better world.
Culinary and Business Chops

Beyond your knife skills, you’ll learn about food quality, safety, hospitality, and the business side of what it takes to run a restaurant.
Leadership Programs

Our path to leadership can take as little as 18 months and includes programs like Cultivate U, which prepares you to lead a team.
Benefits to Go Beyond

From our debt-free college degree program to health and wellness benefits, we take our commitment to our people seriously.
Cultivatingthe Best You
Start Here, Grow Here
We love promoting from within. In fact, 90% of restaurant management roles were internal promotions.
Unreal Benefits
If you want to grow, we’ll do everything in our power to help you through our industry-leading benefits program.
See All BenefitsThe company-wide averages reflected above are for illustrative purposes only; actual individual compensation will vary based on performance and other factors.
Stories of Real Success
and Inspiration
We never tire of seeing our people succeed or sharing their stories with the world. Which is why we’re sharing just a few here. At our core, we want to make a difference in the lives of our crew and our customers.




- Fortune "World's Most Admired Company" 2023 Opens in a new window
- Bloomberg "Gender Equality Index" 2023 Opens in a new window
- Newsweek "Most Loved Workplaces" 2022 Opens in a new window
- Fast Company "Best Workplaces for Innovators" 2022 Opens in a new window
- Human Rights Campaign "Best Workplaces for LGBTQ+ Equality" 2022 Opens in a new window