# data[].attributes.body
Time management

# data[].attributes.body
Building human capital during high school throughout work

# data[].attributes.body
How to spend responsibly

# data[].attributes.body
You can purchase new clothing

# data[].attributes.body
Stressing over things

# data[].attributes.body
If teens work then they can buy the things they desire

# data[].attributes.body
Financial independance

# data[].attributes.body
Build connections

# data[].attributes.body
Responsibility

# data[].attributes.body
Work experience

# data[].attributes.body
Social experiences

# data[].attributes.body
Makes teens value their stuff

# data[].attributes.body
Improve academic performance

# data[].attributes.body
Money management

# data[].attributes.body
Adulting

# data[].attributes.body
Resume building

# data[].attributes.body
Life experiences

# data[].attributes.body
Transition from youth to adulthood

# data[].attributes.body
Transitions

# data[].attributes.body
Explore potential career paths

# data[].attributes.body
Working adds experience and advantages when applying for another job

# data[].attributes.body
Responsibility

# data[].attributes.body
Yahoo

# data[].attributes.body
wvde.state.wv.us

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
CONTACT INFO West Virginia Department of Education 1900 Kanawha Boulevard, East Charleston, West Virginia 25305 Phone: 304-558-2681 CERTIFICATION CONTACT Phone: 304-558-7010

# data[].attributes.body
Managing money

# data[].attributes.body
CBS

# data[].attributes.body
https://money.usnews.com/money/personal-finance/family-finance/articles/2017-07-18/the-pros-and-cons-of-having-your-teen-work-a-part-time-job

# data[].attributes.body
Successful transition to adulthood

# data[].attributes.body
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/should-your-teenager-work-this-summer-three-reasons-yes/

# data[].attributes.body
https://lifestyle.howstuffworks.com/family/parenting/tweens-teens/teens-work-part-time-while-in-school.htm

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
National Center for Biotechnology Information

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
The National Center for Biotechnology Information advances science and health by providing access to biomedical and genomic information.

# data[].attributes.body
Google

# data[].attributes.body
So they can learn how money works

# data[].attributes.body
YouTube

# data[].attributes.body
Cnn

# data[].attributes.body
Working as a teen can help you gain more experience for the future

# data[].attributes.body
When teens work, they can learn to spend their time and money in the correct way.

# data[].attributes.body
ABC

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.readable_text
It used to be commonplace for teens to have a part-time job, whether that was helping to pack bags at the store, or delivering newspapers. However, these days it is becoming a whole lot rarer. Here we look at the potential benefits and pitfalls of your teen getting a job.

The Benefits of Part-Time Jobs for Teens

There are a whole host of reasons how your teen can benefit from getting a job.

1. It offers a much wider perspective on life, and mixing with people they might not normally have the opportunity to meet is a great eye-opener to the world around them.

2. A part-time job is a great self-esteem booster; teens feel empowered, experiencing a sense of accomplishment and personal achievement. It also provides greater autonomy, allowing teens to gently pull away from the parental-guarded environment, which will help pave the way to adulthood.

3. Working teaches important life skills, such as having to deal with issues or problems that arise. It gives teens valuable work experience, which always looks great on a resume; it can also help to network, and perhaps provide useful links to possible work in the future. Going to work regularly offers teens the chance to cultivate their time-management skills, and with that, comes a sense of responsibility.

4. Teens who earn their own money also have more of an appreciation of its value, allowing them to reflect that it doesn't grow on trees and needs to be earned. Additionally, being responsible for their personal purchases helps teens learn to budget and plan out their finances.

The Drawback of Part-Time Jobs for Teens

Teens are invariably under a lot of pressure, especially during high school, and added stress from working can place a load on their shoulders that they may find difficult to cope with. It is hard enough for them to keep up with the stressors of school life without there being an additional drain on their energy and concentration levels.

Although working only a few hours a week seems to have little effect on teens and their school work, research shows that when the hours creep up to over 20 hours a week, they are more likely to be absent from school and will have grades that are substantially lower than peers. Additionally, studies have highlighted that working more than 20 hours can cause an increase in drug and alcohol misuse.

The other concern about teens working is the fact that they are often naïve and inexperienced, which leaves them open to being unfairly treated and exploited by employers.

How Parents Can Help

The role parents play in assessing whether their teen is a suitable candidate for a job is vital; it's not for everyone, and if your teen is already stressed out or struggling with school workloads, then it perhaps isn't the best decision. Suggesting a trial basis is often a good idea; that way, you can assess how well they fare.

When your teen first raises the subject of work, it is important to sit with them and discuss both negative and positive attributes a job can bring. Some teens simply see dollar signs before their eyes and haven't really given much thought to the reality of actually working!

Some teens are lacking in time management skills, so parents can step in with some words of wisdom; this will allow teens to spend their time more productively, alleviating some of the pressure, helping them to feel less overwhelmed by their responsibilities.

As with everything our teens do, it is our responsibility to look out for our kids. Do all you can to ensure that their terms of employment are fair, and make it clear to your teen that they should be treated with respect. Teens need to be able to distinguish between someone being their boss and being taken advantage of, and you can help them differentiate between the two. However, it is also important that they are aware that respect is earned and most certainly should be reciprocated.

Lastly, be supportive. Although when they come home complaining about how tired they are, and how hard it is to work, your initial response might be to roll your eyes or retort that they have no clue how difficult life can be. However, for them, on their first stretch towards adulthood, it can feel tough. Give them a shoulder to lean on and make sure you have regular check-ins with them; this will provide invaluable support and also allow for any potential problems to be nipped in the bud.

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
It used to be commonplace for teens to have a part-time job, whether that was helping to pack bags at the store, or delivering newspapers. However, these days it is becoming a whole lot rarer. Here we look at the potential benefits and pitfalls of your teen getting a job.

# data[].attributes.body
Help with financial issues within close family

# data[].attributes.headline
Teach important employment skills, including teamwork and problem-solving.
Teach important employment skills, including teamwork and problem-solving.

# data[].attributes.subject
Teach important employment skills, including teamwork and problem-solving.
Teach important employment skills, including teamwork and problem-solving.

# data[].attributes.body
Can put on resume

# data[].attributes.body
Job experience

# data[].attributes.body
Kids with jobs often do better in school.

# data[].attributes.body
How many hours should a child work

# data[].attributes.body
Students who work 10 to 15 hours a week during the school year earn higher grades than students who don’t work at all.

# data[].attributes.body
Google.com

# data[].attributes.body
How much pay should they get

# data[].attributes.body
Cartoon Network

# data[].attributes.body
Minors 14 and 15 years old can work a maximum of 18 hours during a school week and three hours per school day, according to the U.S. Department of Labor Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), which does not limit hours for teens 16 and older.

# data[].attributes.body
51% of children work from 16-18

# data[].attributes.body
Nickelodeon

# data[].attributes.body
May higher grades because they don’t have free time to do anything else than schoolwork

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
National Center for Biotechnology Information

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
The National Center for Biotechnology Information advances science and health by providing access to biomedical and genomic information.

# data[].attributes.body
Teach important employment skills, including teamwork and problem-solving.

# data[].attributes.body
Should they do the same work as adukts

# data[].attributes.body
What kinds of jobs should they work

# data[].attributes.body
Approximately 25% of teens in highschool have a job

# data[].attributes.body
The FLSA allows for a $4.25-per-hour rate for the first 90 days of employment, and full-time students and some others can be paid

# data[].attributes.body
In 2015 34.3% of teens work

# data[].attributes.body
How early should they get up

# data[].attributes.body
How much do they get payed

# data[].attributes.body
Should they be aloud to do physical labor

# data[].attributes.body
If teens work more they can build their work ethic

# data[].attributes.body
https://www.childtrends.org/indicators/youth-employment

# data[].attributes.body
It may make grades higher because they won’t have time to do anything else that schoolwork

# data[].attributes.body
Social experiences

# data[].attributes.body
$7.25 is minimum wage in PA

# data[].attributes.body
Give teens real-world experience demonstrating a work ethic and satisfying bosses who expect them to earn every dollar.

# data[].attributes.body
Among those respondents who were currently working, only 45 percent were in a job that was closely related to their field of study

# data[].attributes.body
On average, a teen makes $14.34 an hour.

# data[].attributes.body
M

# data[].attributes.body
https://www.childtrends.org/indicators/youth-employment

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
Teens Trends | U.S. Department of Labor Blog

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
In our nation's changing economy, the pull of education is a key factor in how teens are fitting into the labor force. Back in 1979, about 58 percent of teens (16-19) were in the labor force, but by 2000, only 52 percent were.

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
Pros and Cons of Teens Working Part-Time

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
There are advantages and disadvantages of teens working part-time. It's important to talk with your teen and see what their thoughts are. One way to compromise is to have your teen to work during the summers and save that money to use during the school year so they can focus on schoolwork without worrying about work/school/life balance.

# data[].attributes.body
https://lifestyle.howstuffworks.com/family/parenting/tweens-teens/teens-work-part-time-while-in-school.htm

# data[].attributes.body
https://www.dol.gov/general/topic/youthlabor

# data[].attributes.body
Work ethics

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.readable_text
A part-time job can offer great professional experience for teens, but it can also be a distraction from their studies.

In the 1970s, the then-13-year-old Bliss hawked soda and peanuts in the stands of his local raceway. In the morning, he'd plunk down $20 or $25 for a rack of colas or a big bag of peanuts, sell his wares at a markup, then race back to the distributor with his earnings to buy more product - and start the sale process again.

During those sweaty, noisy 14-hour workdays, Bliss says he learned important financial lessons. "I think I learned more ... about economics and personal finance at that job than I did in any classes I had," says Bliss, who lives in the San Francisco area and works as co-host of The John Batchelor Show, a New York City-based radio program.

For today's teens, Bliss's experiences as an unsupervised 13-year-old raceway worker may seem utterly foreign. Employment among teens ages 16 to 19 has fallen since the 1970s, according to global outplacement and executive coaching firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas. This downturn is due, in part, to busier teen schedules and increased competition for service sector jobs from adult workers, according to the firm.

But are young workers losing something by foregoing the typical part-time teen job? Or do they benefit from not having to toil away behind a cash register or a hot fryer? Let's work through the upsides and downsides of having your teen get a job.

There are lots of benefits to working a part-time gig as a teenager. Here are some of the biggies:

A lesson in personal finance. The professional working world is one of the best classrooms when it comes to offering lessons in personal finance, including real-world tutorials on income taxes, budgeting and credit.

"It is a positive experience for teens to have part-time jobs, but parents need to be partners in this learning exercise," says Heather Battison, vice president at credit information company TransUnion. That partnership may include walking teens through their first pay stubs, helping them check their first credit report and assisting them in opening a new checking account. Teen workers can even learn about retirement - and the glorious beauty of compounding interest - by opening a Roth IRA with their part-time earnings.

The chance to earn money. Clearly, one of the benefits to having your teen get a paying gig is that it gives him the opportunity to pitch in on household bills, save for college or cover his own entertainment expenses. For cash-strapped households - especially ones spending the bulk of their food budget feeding a hungry teen - that extra paycheck can be a lifesaver.

But even for families who don't need the money to make ends meet, an extra earner in the household can provide some financial flexibility, giving parents the wiggle room to focus on saving for retirement, their kid's college tuition or another long-term financial goal.

Professional experience. "Scooping ice cream, delivering newspapers, doing administrative support work are all skill sets that still involve managing time, managing priorities [and] working with others," says Scott Dobroski, community expert for Glassdoor, a job search and review site. These are all professional skills that can help teens earn more in the future, ace a college interview and gain better jobs as adults.

Teen workers can also suffer some unexpected downsides when they overdo it with a part-time job. These can include the following:

Distraction from coursework and extracurricular activities. Every hour spent working is an hour that a teen can't spend studying, playing sports, volunteering or pursuing an internship.

Not engaging in those types of experiences can cost teens down the road, including imperiling or delaying high school graduation, endangering college admission or reducing future merit-based aid packages. "It's all about balance ... if [a teen's] grades are slipping, then that does take priority over work," Dobroski says. As students, their biggest job is to get that high school diploma - earning a paycheck is less essential to their future success, experts say.

A ding to financial aid. One thing to keep in mind for college-bound high school students is that earning too much can actually ding their need-based financial aid.

Here's why: Just like parental earnings and assets, a hefty student income or fat savings account can reduce a teen's eligibility for college aid by increasing expected family contribution, or EFC. For the aid received in the 2017-18 school year, students can earn up to $6,420 without it counting against their financial aid, but earnings beyond that are assessed as contribution at a 50 percent rate. Money squirreled away in a savings or checking account is assessed at a 20 percent rate.

So, students who are working lucrative part-time jobs may want to keep an eye on how it will affect their aid package and potentially cut back on hours or spend down some savings before applying for financial aid.

The 100 Best Jobs

null information as of July 17th, 2017

Susannah Snider, Staff Writer

Susannah Snider is the Personal Finance editor at U.S. News. Since 2010, she has reported on a ... Read more Susannah Snider is the Personal Finance editor at U.S. News. Since 2010, she has reported on a wide range of personal finance topics, from consumer travel to college financial aid, student loans and employment. For her reporting on parental student loan debt, she received the 2018 RTDNA/NEFE Excellence in Personal Finance Reporting Award in the Digital category. Snider previously worked as a staff writer at Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine and holds a master's degree in journalism from the University of Southern California. She has appeared as a personal finance expert on television, radio and in print, including on "Fox & Friends," "The Tavis Smiley Show" and Fox Business News. You can follow her on Twitter or email her at ssnider@usnews.com.

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
The Pros and Cons of Having Your Teen Work a Part-Time Job

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
Teens can learn valuable financial management and career skills, but they may come at the expense of extracurricular activities and study time.

# data[].attributes.body
While 89.4 percent of recent grads rated themselves as proficient in their work ethic and professionalism,

# data[].attributes.body
What are the best jobs for teens age 14-18?

# data[].attributes.body
Children are not yet fully developed. Therefore, they shall not work in jobs requiring physical labor.

# data[].attributes.body
What feild should they work in

# data[].attributes.body
Can minors make more money then a non-minor if they worked the same amount of hours?

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
Deciding If Teens Should Work - Getting Through Tough Financial Times - University of Illinois Extension

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
When teenagers are highly involved in family money management, it's easier for them to understand the family financial situation and why they can't have some of the extras their friends may have. The hands-on involvement is a good tool to help teens develop their ability to set goals, make choices and see the value of the family working together.