One of the worst things about being a teenager is having a lack of funds to do exciting things
or buy the stuff you think you so desperately need.
Ok, so there are frugal teens that always seem to have some cash stashed away, and some
youngsters just seem to have parents more than happy to throw money at them, but for
most young folks they never seem to have enough power-paper in their wallets.
And that’s why we are here to help you today to find the best kind of work that will keep
your bank account healthy.
10.
Fruit Picking This is here at number 10 because you might
say it’s more of an exotic kind of job.
Fruit picking is usually seasonal work, too, and you might have to travel to do it.
But that’s all part of the fun, and so this kind of job might be what you call an adventure.
We can tell you firsthand that one great experience is picking grapes in France.
Back in the day you’d have to go to France and sign-up, but these days you can arrange
the work online or by phone.
Many farms will give you a place to stay and feed you very well – as well as give you
lots of wine in the evening.
The pay is good and you can’t really spend much during the picking time.
Harvest is usually from September to October and you can work on different farms if you
want to save more.
The work is physically demanding, but you’ll be there with lots of other people, and often
they will be traveling like you.
You might also be on a farm in a stunning part of the French countryside.
Some of you will be visiting France from afar, so in the end the work will pay for your holiday.
You can find lots of blogs online written by young Americans who have done the “vendange”,
with one 18-year old girl who went to pick in the region of Burgundy saying she got around
70 dollars a day.
Remember there is hardly anything to spend your money on while you are staying at the
farm.
She wrote, “The countryside is lovely – vines surround you all day and it is magnificent.
The food was also good.
We always had a proper French meal – with a starter, main course, cheese and dessert
– and we ate a lot!”
We should add that at the end of the picking there is usually a huge party.
Why spend a summer at home when you can visit France, make some new friends and work for
your air ticket.
If you are already in Europe the price of getting to France shouldn’t be much.
Grape picking in France is just one job, but if you look online for fruit picking jobs
around the world, there are many.
9.
Remote Writer As every writer will tell you, it takes a
long time to hone your craft.
That said, everyone has to start somewhere and some young folks are talented writers.
You might start your writing career working remotely, writing copy for businesses or brands.
The best of these jobs, for large brands, hire only the best and pay very well.
As a teen writer you’ll be starting at the bottom.
Maybe that will be writing SEO (search engine optimization) for small companies.
It could even be correcting someone’s work, usually someone who doesn’t speak English
as a first language.
It might just be product description, writing that isn’t all that challenging.
The best thing about being a writer if you are talented is that people hiring you will
hire under the concept of the proof of the pudding is in the eating.
Show them you can write and that’s your foot in the door.
And once you’ve done some work you will then have a portfolio and perhaps a job for
life.
Again, we must stress that you will need to be a dedicated writer.
You will also have to meet deadlines.
Once you have built up a reputation you can start landing those copywriting gigs that
pay the big bucks.
There are lots of young people using remote work websites, such as Upwork or Freelancer,
to find jobs.
You can also listen to those people who call themselves “digital nomads” and see how
they got started.
We even found music review jobs online, which for many people would be a great job.
Once you have regular online work you can start planning where you want to live for
a while.
We should add, don’t feel bad if it takes time to get going and you have to take some
low paid jobs at the start.
Just concentrate on becoming a better writer and building that portfolio.
8.
Barista Warning.
This job might come with a very early start.
We found lots of these jobs on the website Glassdoor, and it seems making coffee for
a living will get you in the region of 10 bucks an hour in the USA.
We looked at jobs in the UK, too, and they pay about eight pounds an hour, so a similar
rate to the US.
That might not sound like much, but it’s not bad money for a teenager who doesn’t
have any work experience or easily definable skills.
It’s also a good way to meet people.
Many young folks go to fast food outlets to make some cash, but being a barista is a way
cooler job than serving up burgers.
7.
Waiter It’s not as easy as you might think, being
a waiter, but if you are good you might find you receive a lot of tips.
The Atlantic reported in 2015 that about $11 billion in income goes unreported in the USA
each year, and that’s some of the money you want.
The article tried to find out who was tipping the most.
This is what it said, “Waiters and waitresses in Miami, Boston, and San Francisco reported
the highest median tips per hour at around $13.
The lowest median tips per hour for waiters and waitresses—around $7—were in Minneapolis,
Detroit, and Seattle.”
It’s also said that men generally get tipped a bit less than women.
Still, being a waiter is a good way to make some cash when you are young.
6.
Valet Parking Attendant It all depends on whose car your parking,
but we are told that the tips in this job can be very, very good.
One website we found said on average a valet will get 2-5 dollars for a drop-off and another
2-5 dollars for a pick-up.
But then we found another person who said the standard should be $1 for every $10,000
your car is worth.
So, what do you do now?
You look for places where the richest people go and try get the valet job.
You’ll need a driver’s license of course.
5.
Newspaper delivery Ok, so some of you were just thinking, “I
cannot drive, and I am too young for all those jobs you just mentioned.”
So, this is the job for you.
It’s work that keeps you fit and we are told for every newspaper you deliver you will
get around 10-15 cents.
These are wages in the USA at least.
4.
Car washer This is another job you can do at a very young
age, and the best thing is it’s a good occupation for the budding entrepreneur.
The website Chron tells us that 50 percent of car washers earn from $8.59 and $11.86,
but ten percent get over 15 bucks an hour.
The thing with this job is you can set yourself up as you don’t need too much equipment.
Learning how to wash a car might also qualify for the saying, it’s not rocket science.
You can make a lot of cash, too.
The Australian media reported in 2018 that one particular hardworking 15-year old boy
was making 2000 Australian dollars (almost 1,500 US dollars) a month from his mobile
car wash.
“I had a chat to mum and dad about the lack of car detailing facilities in our area … the
closest car wash was about 20 minutes away, so I thought this would be a good chance to
try something new and make a bit of cash and to help fund my new computer,” he told the
media.
It was simple, too, to get going.
He made some flyers using Microsoft Word and then just posted them in local letterboxes.
It seemed a lot of people couldn’t be bothered travelling the 20 minutes to the nearest car
wash and were happy to have the youngster come by their house and wash the car.
His business grew so big he started hiring his friends.
If you are short of money, why don’t you give this a go.
3.
Pet Sitter In the last show on teen jobs we talked about
dog walkers, but what about just sitting for a pet?
This doesn’t take too much effort and you can do things while the pet just sits about.
Most animals are what you might call low-maintenance.
You’d be surprised how many people have pets and sometimes just need to be out the
house for a long time.
We looked on the job site Indeed, and indeed quite a lot of people are looking for pet
sitters.
You can expect to earn anything from 10-15 bucks an hour.
Maybe start doing what the car wash kid did and hand out a few flyers saying you are the
local pet sitter guy.
This has got to be one of the easiest jobs ever and if you love animals you’ll have
a lot of fun.
2.
Product Tester You might have to be at least 18 for this
job, but you can do it at home and no experience is needed.
We found one job online for a product tester in the USA.
This was in the job ad, “We guarantee 15-20 hours per week with an hourly pay of between
$25/hr. and $45/hr., depending on the In-Home Usage Test project.
No experience required.”
The company said that they will interview you, and after that based on your lifestyle,
you’ll be given products to test.
You will be asked to give feedback, and maybe write a review or take some photos of the
product.
You could even do your product testing at the same time as you are dog sitting, making
you quite a wealthy teenager.
1.
Shopper This job title might look great, but it is
perhaps not as exciting as it sounds.
You basically shop for people that have bought something online and then you deliver it somewhere
in your area.
We found a job going right now for a shopper working for Amazon.
This is what Amazon wrote in the job description, “No resume.
No interview.
Complete your application, pick a hiring event and start date, and get ready to start earning.”
That’s it, you can do this without really trying very hard.
The pay was 15 bucks an hour and you have to be at least 18.
When you consider some folks around the world don’t earn much more than a couple of dollars
a day, this isn’t a bad way to earn money in the U.S.
You might be delivering clothes made in Bangladesh, a country whose garment factory workers take
home about 90 dollars a month.
So, now for you to decide which of these is the best job for
you.
Tell us in the comments.
Also, be sure to check out our other video 10 Surprisingly High Paying Jobs For Anyone!.
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