What is the legal working age in Ohio?

Question

I'm fifteen and I just want to know if I'm allowed to start working now, or if I have to wait until I'm sixteen.

Answer 1

Depends on the job and the amount of hours you will be working. When i lived in Ohio, if you were still in school, you needed a work permit issued through the Board of Education. Age at that time was 14. I had restricted hours (not past 10 PM) I could work and amount of hours I worked. Could not operate cutting machines such as saws or meat slicers.