What are the ages that a teenager or kid may begin to work?

Question

What I mean is, what are the ages that a teenager may start working?

Answer 1

i know in CT you have to be 16 but some places will hire you a little younger. I spend the summer in Maine and the working age their is 15 but i got a job dishwashing for 8.00 an houre at the age of 14

Answer 2

In NJ (don't know or aware of anywhere else) you are allowed at the age of 14 but a its just passing out flyers. you must ask permission from the mayor. you can do other things too. now for a part time job would be either 15 or 16.  

Answer 3

put it this way whats the youngest kid you have seen with a paper round?

minimum wage starts at a certain age.

there are a lot of restrictions:

hours between 7and 7

4 hours max per week

job type restrictions.

and more....

Answer 4

15 or 16, but if it's a family business, there is no age limitation.  

Answer 5

12 babysit and things like that, 14 sometimes offers some more options, 15 they can usually do things like bag groceries but by 16 there are more options to work at

Answer 6

from 14 you can get papers to work the summer time only, lest than 4 hrs per day

Answer 7

15 or 16 and they have laws on how much you can work even then.

Answer 8

under the table at 15 in rare places but everywhere else u can be 16

Answer 9

15 (part-time)?

Answer 10

I would say about 15 or 16. That's when I started working!  

Answer 11

about 16

Answer 12

14, in some places. My friend is 14 and she works at McDonalds

Answer 13

15 with a lot of restrictions, and 16 legally. They still have to be home by a certain hour, and they're not allowed to work certain hours on the weekdays.

Answer 14

15 in some places

16 pretty much everywhere else

Answer 15

i would have to say they can start work at 16 and some places 15 and other places sometimes 18

Answer 16

It depends what state your in. In my state you may begin working at age 14. The problem is that child labor laws are such in America that almost nobody other then grocery stores will hire young teens. You cannot work for more then four hours without a half hour break and can't work past a certain time etc. etc.,  

Answer 17

depends where u live

Answer 18

It is 15 for certain things and 16 for most jobs.  However, at least in NY working permits are needed for anyone under 18.  I bet it depends on where you live.