How old can a kid work?

Answer 1

Please note that different countries have different minimum age levels for employing children (as well as different legal issues surrounding at what age a child is legally considered an adult).

The following post is based on US regulations.

When You Turn 14 You can work in an:

office, grocery store, retail store, restaurant, movie theater, Baseball park, amusement park, or gasoline service station.

You generally may not work in:

communications or public utilities jobs, construction or repair jobs, driving a motor vehicle or helping a driver, manufacturing and mining occupations,power-driven machinery or hoisting apparatus other than typical office machines, processing occupations, public messenger jobs, transporting of persons or property, workrooms where products are manufactured, mined or processed, or warehousing and storage.

In addition, you may not work any other job or occupation declared hazardous by the Secretary of Labor.

When You Turn 16 You can work in any job or occupation that has not been declared hazardous by the Secretary of Labor.

Hazardous Occupations

You generally may not work in any of the following hazardous occupations: manufacturing and storing of explosives, driving a motor vehicle and being an outside helper on a motor vehicle; coal mining, logging and sawmilling, power-driven woodworking machines, exposure to radioactive substances, power-driven hoisting apparatus, power-driven metal-forming, punching, and shearing machines, mining, other than coal mining, meat packing or processing (including the use of power-driven meat slicing machines), power-driven bakery machines, power-driven paper-product machines, manufacturing brick, tile, and related products, power-driven circular saws, band saws, and guillotine shears, wrecking, demolition, and shipbreaking operations, roofing operations and all work on or about a roof, or excavation operations.

Different rules apply to farms, and individual States may have stricter rules.

When And Where Is Your Teen Allowed To Work?

(NAPS)-Every year, millions of teens work in part-time or summer jobs. Early work experiences can be rewarding for young workers, providing great opportunities to learn important skills. However, the jobs that teens are hired to do should not jeopardize their health or well-being.

Under the leadership of Secretary Elaine L. Chao, the U.S. Department of Labor launched the YouthRules! initiative. This initiative promotes positive and safe work experiences for young workers by educating parents, teens, employers, and educators about the types of jobs teens can hold and the number of hours they can work.

14- and 15-Year-Olds Can Work:

• Outside school hours

• After 7 a.m. and until 7 p.m. (hours are extended to 9 p.m. June 1 through Labor Day)

• Up to 3 hours on a school day

• Up to 18 hours in a school week

• Up to 8 hours on a non-school day

• Up to 40 hours in a non-school week

Jobs Teens Can Perform

• Teens 13 or younger can baby-sit, deliver newspapers, or work as an actor or performer.

• 14- and 15-year-olds may work in a variety of jobs including those located in offices, grocery stores, retail stores, restaurants, movie theaters, amusement parks, baseball parks or gasoline service stations. However, they are prohibited from working in jobs declared hazardous by the Secretary of Labor.

• 16- and 17-year-olds can work in any job that hasn't been declared hazardous. There are 17 hazardous jobs young workers under the age of 18 are prohibited from doing. Some of these jobs include mining, meat packing or processing, using power-driven bakery machines or paper-product machines, roofing, and excavation operations. Most driving is also prohibited.

•Once a youth reaches 18 years of age, he or she is no longer subject to the Federal youth employment laws.

Different rules apply to youth employed in agriculture. States may also have different laws. For more information about this initiative, including what jobs are considered hazardous, visit www.youthrules.dol.gov or call the Department's toll-free number at 1-866-4USWAGE.

Through the YouthRules! initiative, the U.S. Department of Labor wants to ensure that all teens have positive work experiences that help prepare them for the demands of the workforce.

After all, today's youth will be the workforce of tomorrow.

Answer 2

It depends where they live, so please ask a more specific question.

Answer 3

well it would have to be at age 16