Summer Jobs for Teens

jmen24 · 04-15-2010, 01:48 PM

Well, it really depends on what they want to do, as there are limitations on work under age 18 and 16.

Someone under the age of 18 cannot step above the first rung of a ladder, operate a power saw, operate a power nailer or any form of heavy equipment, unless it is a farm, then anything goes. This is for construction work only, that is what I know so I thought I would share.

They also cannot work past certain time on a weeknight during school sessions, but I do not think this applies to your situation.

Someone under the age of 16 is even further restricted in addition to what is listed above, but it mostly has to do with hours worked.

When I worked at MB we had kids that would come in on the weekends and work 4.75 hours on each weekend day, bagging and shagging, that was all they could do. MB would hire 14 and 15 years olds for these positions and only on the weekends. During the week, the hours that they are restricted to does not require additional help, while the weekend are busy start to close.

Under the old ownership the race track would employ kids down to 14 to work race weekends. I seem to remember when I did it that it was 8 or 9 weekends through the season, with the two big weekends expanding into Thursday and Friday. Did not seem to be any restriction on hours at the time cause I would work from 6:00am to 6:00-7:00 depending on the day. I was 15 at the time. Some jobs there are better than others, but they usually hold a hiring blitz around this time and then select from the people that applied. They paid about $7.00 per hour at that time, 13 years ago, which was a few bucks more than minimum wage. Again it depended on what you did.

I know the lumberyard near us has a 12 year old (my neighbors kid) that works there on weekends for 3-4 hours a day doing mostly cleaning and helping stock.

My advice would be to check around at local retail shops, landscape companies, etc. Basically the type of work that the teens would be interested in doing and see what you find. I will not speak for all companies but I know we enjoy taking in a few kids during the summer to help out and as long as they put the work in and show up they have an invitation back every year, even in the vacation periods of college.

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04-15-2010, 01:48 PM	#3
jmen24 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 1,139 Thanks: 223 Thanked 319 Times in 181 Posts	Well, it really depends on what they want to do, as there are limitations on work under age 18 and 16. Someone under the age of 18 cannot step above the first rung of a ladder, operate a power saw, operate a power nailer or any form of heavy equipment, unless it is a farm, then anything goes. This is for construction work only, that is what I know so I thought I would share. They also cannot work past certain time on a weeknight during school sessions, but I do not think this applies to your situation. Someone under the age of 16 is even further restricted in addition to what is listed above, but it mostly has to do with hours worked. When I worked at MB we had kids that would come in on the weekends and work 4.75 hours on each weekend day, bagging and shagging, that was all they could do. MB would hire 14 and 15 years olds for these positions and only on the weekends. During the week, the hours that they are restricted to does not require additional help, while the weekend are busy start to close. Under the old ownership the race track would employ kids down to 14 to work race weekends. I seem to remember when I did it that it was 8 or 9 weekends through the season, with the two big weekends expanding into Thursday and Friday. Did not seem to be any restriction on hours at the time cause I would work from 6:00am to 6:00-7:00 depending on the day. I was 15 at the time. Some jobs there are better than others, but they usually hold a hiring blitz around this time and then select from the people that applied. They paid about $7.00 per hour at that time, 13 years ago, which was a few bucks more than minimum wage. Again it depended on what you did. I know the lumberyard near us has a 12 year old (my neighbors kid) that works there on weekends for 3-4 hours a day doing mostly cleaning and helping stock. My advice would be to check around at local retail shops, landscape companies, etc. Basically the type of work that the teens would be interested in doing and see what you find. I will not speak for all companies but I know we enjoy taking in a few kids during the summer to help out and as long as they put the work in and show up they have an invitation back every year, even in the vacation periods of college.