Jobs in Arlington or Grand Priarie, TX?

Question

I'm 14 and I need a job. A real paying job, not like babysitting or mowing lawns. Any ideas on where I can work?

Answer 1

You can't legally work until you are 15.  Why do you need this job?

I was wrong, I guess 14 year olds CAN work under certain conditions.  Thanks for reminding why I should never teach high school!  :D

Prohibited Occupations for 14- and 15-Year Olds

A child who is 14 or 15 years of age may NOT be employed in:

Manufacturing, mining, or processing occupations, including occupations requiring the performance of any duties in work rooms or work places where goods are manufactured, mined, or otherwise processed;

Occupations which involve the operation or tending of hoisting apparatus or of any power-driven machinery other than office machines;

The operation of motor vehicles or service as helpers on such vehicles;

Public messenger service;

Occupations which the Secretary of Labor may, pursuant to Section 3(l) of the Fair Labor Standards Act and Reorganization Plan No. 2, issued pursuant to the Reorganization Act of 1945, find and declare to be hazardous for the employment of minors between 16 and 18 years of age or detrimental to their health or well-being;

Occupations in connection with:

(a) Transportation of persons or property by rail, highway, air, water, pipeline, or other means;

(b) Warehousing and storage;

(c) Communications and public utilities;

(d) Construction (including demolition and repair);

Except such office (including ticket office) work, or sales work, in connection with paragraph 6(a)(b)(c) and (d) of this section as does not involve the performance of any duties on trains, motor vehicles, aircraft, vessels, or other media of transportation or at the actual site of construction operations.

Work performed in or about boiler or engine rooms;

Work in connection with maintenance or repair of the establishment or equipment;

Outside window washing that involves working from window sills, and all work requiring the use of ladders, scaffolds, or their substitutes;

Cooking;

(a) Including the use of electric and gas grilles that entail cooking over an open flame;

(b) Including the use of deep fryers that are not equipped with and utilize devices that automatically lower and raise the baskets into and out of oil or grease.

(c) Including the cleaning of kitchen surfaces and non-power driven kitchen equipment - including the filtering, transporting, and dispensing of oil and grease - but only when the temperature of the surfaces, equipment, oil and grease exceeds 100 F.

Baking;

Occupations which involve operating, setting up, adjusting, cleaning, oiling, or repairing power-driven food slicers and grinders, food choppers, and cutters, and bakery-type mixers;

Work in freezers and meat coolers and all work in the preparation of meats for sale;

Loading or unloading goods to and from trucks, railroad cars, or conveyors;

All occupations in warehouses except office and clerical work

The Commission has adopted, by rule (TWC §817.23), the federal regulations governing the employment of a child 16- and 17-years of age in occupations declared hazardous by the U.S. Department of Labor.

Answer 2

Good Luck with that. im 15 and live in arlington. i have been looking for a job for the past month. its so unfair that they don't hire you just cuz ur too young!!! they are hiring in a lot of gas stations but you have to be at least 18 to work there.

well if i find something il let you know. But hey if you find something you shouldlet me know that would be so helpful.

i really need a job! also.

GOOD LUCK =)

Answer 3

You're probably going to be stuck sacking groceries or flipping burgers.  Yes it sounds bleak, but no one else wants to hire someone so young.

You might try the Farmer's Market in Arlington.  They are ALWAYS hiring teenagers, and all you have to do is weigh vegetables and ring them up.

Answer 4

I know someone your age that was hired by a local dry cleaners in Bedford, TX.

Answer 5

Grocery stores maybe.