What are jobs that a 15 year old could do. Throw any suggestions out and I'll see if they're in my area.

Answer 1

Although you may not be able for traditional employment, depending on what state you live in, you can make money through more creative means.

Some great ideas are lawn maintenance, babysitting/pet sitting, cleaning houses, or tutoring (if you're a good student). You can set your fee and your schedule, so the job is flexible. My 16 year old nephew recently started doing graphic design for local small businesses and makes pretty good money.

Good luck!

Answer 2

Um Vic's rates are ridiculously low. If you charge $1/per window, no one would take you seriously.

It'll cost you $75 to put together the right Window Washing tools from a "Janitorial Supplies" type of company (see Yellow Pages) and then you look for small, Mom and Pop businesses. Go door to door. Charge $25 to do both picture windows plus the outside AND inside of the glass doors. You are only doing businesses on ONE story buildings. Look for small retail shops, pawn shops, army-navy stores, watch shops, clock shops, camera shops, private restaurants, furniture stores, etc.

If they have more than one large picture window, offer to do two for $10 more. That's a fair deal for both of you.

If you hustle along, you can earn $400-$500 per day. I did this while in college and need I stress you do NOT want checks or anything other than CA$H.

Answer 3

Your local supermarket as a bagger. Thats how I started. Newspaper is a good one, but depending on what newspaper you deliver, for instance the one in my area (Columbus Dispatch) is delivered @ 2:00 in the morning. So you would have to be up and out the door by 12:00 a.m.....I've done it before so this is coming from experience.

Answer 4

Delivering newspapers (to include Thrify Nickel types)
Working in McDonald's (hey, most people work there at one time or another)
Doing lawn work (mowing, raking, etc.)
Life guard for swimming pools...
Try the Unemployment Office
Try the local classifieds

Answer 5

Baby sitting, dog walking, running errants, lawn mowing, Arts & Crafts sales, garage sales, e-bay sales.

Answer 6

Caddy at a golf course.

Answer 7

Here's a short list of jobs which you can create to generate income:

1. Learn calligraphy so that you can provide handwritten invitations and thank you notes to prospective wedding parties, birthday celebrations, etc. Seek out clients through wedding planners at nearby churches and temples. A starter calligraphy kit usually runs around $20 and anyone can easily pick up this skill. The going rate is usually $1 per hand addressed item.

2. Become a "poser" who assists wedding photographers in setting and arranging various individuals in group and single photographic positions. "Posers" carry around a sketch book of various sitting and standing poses which consists of onion skin overlays of various wedding pictures bound in albums. Again, contact local wedding photographers and wedding planners, accordingly. The hourly pay is around $10-$12 per hour and you are often invited to attend all dining activities.

3. Seek from your neighbors a gardner position which involves planting, weed removal, plant/tree trimming, light brush clearance. You will be using the neighbor's equipment and tools. Again, do not represent yourself as a lawn mower since there are any number of safety issues involved. A door-to-door solicitation of surrounding neighbors is required and you can charge between $6 to $9 per hour.

4. Offer policing/removal or clearance of trash services to surrounding neighbors which involve trash pickup within nearby residential area. Limit the extent of pickup to small areas and be aware that there are no hazardous terrain or elements involved in this process. Again, a door-to-door solicitation of neighbors is in order. You can charge between $6.75 to $7.50 per hour.

5. Acquire a set of window cleaning tools [a bucket, liquid window cleaner, sponge, squeegee, handle with an extension and a small step ladder] and solicit local businesses for your window cleaning services. However, be careful to limit the height of the window cleaning to no higher than one story. Charge $1 per window panel.

6. Become a proxy/stand-in for neighbors to allow delivery of goods and packages to your home/apartment. Acquire the authority to sign any receipt of incoming packages as an accepting neighbor. Charge $1 per each package handled by you.

7. Consider becoming a restaurant-cafe customer liaison by using your cell phone at restaurants-cafes to coordinate with the hostess to keep track of waiting customers. Whenever there's a very long period of time to activate a waiting list, you want to offer the restaurant your services so that customers do not have to stand around for any lengthy period of time. And when their name/assigned number comes up; you can call the upcoming customer's cell phone to tell them that they can return to the restaurant and be served. The call back fee is usually around $0.50 cents on a per head basis. For example, a couple would be charged $1.00 while children under 6 would not be charged. Placement of a plaque which outlines your fee schedule near the hostess station is sufficient to garner attention of prospective customers who will value your services since they can do other activities outside of the restaurant -- often beyond the range of any inhouse paging system. You realize that everyone has a cellphone and why not take advantage of the connectivity to make the diner's experience worthwhile. The restaurant will also appreciate the added service you are providing as a customer liaison.

8. Why not become a paid feeder servicing the disabled at nearby nursing, convalescent, assisted living/care centers and hospitals. It involves feeding food to patients who are unable to feed themselves. The starting rate is $8.00 per hour. The only downside is that one has to take precautions to wash one's hands after each feeding. A posting of your services [by a business card or flyer] on a reviewable bulletin board would be enough to generate customers. The paid feeder position is one of the fastest growing occupation at this time.

Good luck!