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Career Information

Department of Labor and Industry Workforce Information

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Job Information for HS

Jobs Youth May Perform:

AGES 13 & YOUNGER:
  • babysitting 
  • delivering newspapers 
  • acting or performing
AGES 14 & 15:
  • working in an office, 
  • grocery store, 
  • retail store, 
  • restaurant, 
  • movie theater 
  • or amusement park
AGES 16 & 17:
  • any job not declared hazardous 
youth under the age of 18 cannot work in: mining, logging, meatpacking, roofing, excavation, or demolition. They cannot drive a car or forklift, work with saws, explosives, radioactive materials or most power-driven machines.
 
Hours Youth May Work:
 
UNDERAGE 16 MAY WORK:
  • 3 hours on a school day / 18 hours in a school week
  • 8 hours on a non-school day / 40 hours in a non-school week
  • between the hours of 7am – 7pm during the school year
“MAY NOT WORK”
  • before 7am or after 7pm, except between June 1 and Labor Day, when evening hours are extended to 9pm
OVER AGE 16 MAY WORK:
  • with no time restrictions on hours worked