Jobs For 15 Year Olds

Christmas is the one time of year that lots of companies are hiring. Shopping is big, eating out is big, and people are out everywhere spending money. It’s a great time to get a job.

The bad news is that jobs for 15 year olds are still going to be very hard to get because most retailers and restaurants have a policy that you have to be 16 to work for them. It can depend on where you live because in some states 15 year olds can get jobs at places like Subway and McDonalds but in other states you need to be 16.

Grocery stores across the nation are a good bet to hire 15 year olds to pack grocery’s and gather carts. With all the holiday parties and festivities, grocery stores will see an increase of business and should be hiring. Get out there now and start asking your local grocery store if they need part time help.

Private businesses might hire 15 year olds but you would have to find them one by one. In other words they wouldn’t be national chain stores or restaurants but they would be family businesses. So, you would have to physically go around your town or city looking for them and going into each one to ask about a Christmas season job. You probably won’t find any help online to get a job in a family run business.

There could be holiday season jobs you can get around your neighborhood like putting up lights and decorations on houses. Lots of people have lights for the house and yard but they hate putting them up. That is something you could offer to do for pay. Remember that the price you negotiate should include you taking all the lights down after Christmas as well. Don’t forget to charge for that!

If it snows this winter where you live you might be able to make money shoveling snow or doing other things that need to be done in the cold weather. Be creative and think what you can do that other people might want to pay you for. The more ideas you have, the more things you can ask people if they need done.