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| *Ostroff, Fair and Company>>>Other - Careers & Employment |
What are some jobs a 14 year old can get and get paid for? |
I have to/want to pay for a lot of things in the near future (meaning something for December, plus Christmas), and I'm 14... is all i can do babysit? alot? pleaaaaaase help me!!! thanks! Easy Stuff: - mow lawns, pull weeds - go food shopping for old people - sweep up at local barber shop - shovel snow - paint fences Moderate Stuff: - clean pools - walk dogs for people - newspaper route - tutor young kids in school - hand out fliers for advertising companies - hand wash cars (with a buddy) Advanced Stuff: - clean virus/spy-ware off people's computers - install memory, hard drives, video cards for people - set up blogs/myspace pages for people - create simple web sites for local shops/contractors - delivery person for local food shop. use your bike only in a safe neighborhood. Go here, > http://affiliatestag.blogspot.com... > http://paidforwritedown.blogspot.com... > http://professionallab.blogspot.com... ------------------- you're not rich, get used to it get the money first, then spend it; you're doing it backwards I would talk to your local paper. Paper routes are available to most kids over the age of 12. You can make a decent amount of money plus you get a tip every so often. The primary benefit to doing this is that you now have the ear of someone who works with the paper. They will probably have a decent job for you when you turn 15. Another option that pays well is farm work. Generally they pay under the table, and you may make up to $10/hour. Its honest labor though, so be prepared to sweat. Finally you can get creative. Find something that is important to your community and figure out a way to make it easier for people to get ahold of. When I was your age my buddy and I sold junk door to door out of the back of comic books. Once we had our patterns down we were making $100/week at age 13. Knocking on doors gets a little dull after a while though. My last suggestion would be a vending machine route. Buy a gumball machine, ask the local mall/supermarket manager if you can locate it at the front of the store. Once you've got that part down, find out other places you can locate your machines. If you have a well defined route and are diligent with your maintenance and restocking you'll be making more money than the rest of your class combined. And you won't have to bag groceries to do it. -Aaron My friend worked at a restaurant as a bus boy when he was 14. Then when he was 16 he started to wait and made good money in tips. You also get tips as a bus boy. Here's a short list of jobs which you can create to generate income: 1. Learn calligraphy so that you can provide handwritten invitations and thank you notes to prospective wedding parties, birthday celebrations, etc. Seek out clients through wedding planners at nearby churches and temples. A starter calligraphy kit usually runs around $20 and anyone can easily pick up this skill. The going rate is usually $1 per hand addressed item. 2. Become a "poser" who assists wedding photographers in setting and arranging various individuals in group and single photographic positions. "Posers" carry around a sketch book of various sitting and standing poses which consists of onion skin overlays of various wedding pictures bound in albums. Again, contact local wedding photographers and wedding planners, accordingly. The hourly pay is around $10-$12 per hour and you are often invited to attend all dining activities. 3. Seek from your neighbors a gardner position which involves planting, weed removal, plant/tree trimming, light brush clearance. You will be using the neighbor's equipment and tools. Again, do not represent yourself as a lawn mower since there are any number of safety issues involved. A door-to-door solicitation of surrounding neighbors is required and you can charge between $6 to $9 per hour. 4. Offer policing/removal or clearance of trash services to surrounding neighbors which involve trash pickup within nearby residential area. Limit the extent of pickup to small areas and be aware that there are no hazardous terrain or elements involved in this process. Again, a door-to-door solicitation of neighbors is in order. You can charge between $6.75 to $7.50 per hour. 5. Acquire a set of window cleaning tools [a bucket, liquid window cleaner, sponge, squeegee, handle with an extension and a small step ladder] and solicit local businesses for your window cleaning services. However, be careful to limit the height of the window cleaning to no higher than one story. Charge $1 per window panel. 6. Become a proxy/stand-in for neighbors to allow delivery of goods and packages to your home/apartment. Acquire the authority to sign any receipt of incoming packages as an accepting neighbor. Charge $1 per each package handled by you. 7. Consider becoming a restaurant-cafe customer liaison by using your cell phone at restaurants-cafes to coordinate with the hostess to keep track of waiting customers. Whenever there's a very long period of time to activate a waiting list, you want to offer the restaurant your services so that customers do not have to stand around for any lengthy period of time. And when their name/assigned number comes up; you can call the upcoming customer's cell phone to tell them that they can return to the restaurant and be served. The call back fee is usually around $0.50 cents on a per head basis. For example, a couple would be charged $1.00 while children under 6 would not be charged. Placement of a plaque which outlines your fee schedule near the hostess station is sufficient to garner attention of prospective customers who will value your services since they can do other activities outside of the restaurant -- often beyond the range of any inhouse paging system. You realize that everyone has a cellphone and why not take advantage of the connectivity to make the diner's experience worthwhile. The restaurant will also appreciate the added service you are providing as a customer liaison. 8. Why not become a paid feeder servicing the disabled at nearby nursing, convalescent, assisted living/care centers and hospitals. It involves feeding food to patients who are unable to feed themselves. The starting rate is $8.00 per hour. The only downside is that one has to take precautions to wash one's hands after each feeding. A posting of your services [by a business card or flyer] on a reviewable bulletin board would be enough to generate customers. The paid feeder position is one of the fastest growing occupation at this time. Good luck! |
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