whats a good job for a 14 year old?

Question

i need a GOOD summer job! i dont want to work in a fast food resturant.. i wanna do somethin fun.. any suggestions?

Answer 1

I don't think this would be a fun job but...my friend started his own business, poo pick-up...he knocked on doors of people in his neighborhood who have dogs and offered his service, he bought a pooper-scooper, a bucket, and trash bags, he has about 20 customers and goes with his cart to each yard twice a week, charges $20 per week, he makes $400 tax free a week for 20 hours of work...I would gladly pay $20 not to have to do it myself.

Answer 2

Most federal statutes specify that a person has to be 16 or older in order to work.
However, if you have a parent that owns their own business, the rules can change a little bit. After all, how do you think Mary Kate and Ashley got their start when they were just young-uns.

My first job was "under the table" at 14. I picked up shopping carts for the local ACME, for 25¢/each. Folks would walk from the surrounding area to the ACME, and bring the carts back to their house/apartment.
I only got the job because I was begging my mom for money to get a skateboard, and she said I had to buy it myself. So I asked her how I could do that, and she said "Go ask the manager of the store, if you can pick up shopping carts for him".

My next job (when I was 15-17), was working on the moving truck with my father - again, under the table. I found that quite interesting, since I've been all over the US (east of the Mississippi River). It was hard work, but I learned A LOT.


Personal suggestion that I'll be giving my kids:
Whatever you do, see if you can put all that money away for your retirement. If you could put $4,000/yr away for the first 5 years (say ages 16-20), and you put it into a brokerage account, you could literally set yourself up for $1,115,000 for your retirement before you are 21 years old - assuming an average of 8.4% APR in the stocks/bonds, and you don't retire until you're 67.

Answer 3

Summer camp daycare center These places usually need lots of help in the summer because of the extra children now that school is out. You can try a supermarket or movie theater Working in a theater you get to see all the new movies out for free and working in a supermarket isn't so special but at least you'll get some work experience and you get to be indoors.

Answer 4

Get certified as a Life Guard. Many association pools will need Life Guards for the summer.

Answer 5

Well being 14 you dont really have a choice to work b/c its the law you have to be 15.

Answer 6

at 14 most companies will not allow you to work for them yet due to insurance regulations..start your own business...like dog walking, pet sitting (especially with alot of people going on vacations), baby sitting, yard work, elderly helper with task around the house...lots of way to make some extra money

Answer 7

ball parks selling sodas and peanuts but at age 14 unknown if they hire that young, rec halls, or neighbors might have walking dogs and those things.

Answer 8

Babysitting or being a Lifeguard.

Answer 9

Here's a short list of summer 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!