Gainful employment and business opportunities for teens are not as difficult to implement as it is for elementary age children. The key to success in this area is to encourage the teen to find something to do that follows their own natural interest and ability. Encouraging teens to develop skills that they have or would like to develop is key. That, along with the spending money that gainful work provides, works as interest and incentive for the teen.
Some ideas for youth employment and business opportunities are:
1. babysitting and child care
2. housekeeping or assistance with spring-cleaning
3. growing flowers and selling bouquets
4. building customer computers and selling them
5. working as a computer tech, fixing problems and reformatting computers
6. growing produce and selling at a fruit stand or Farmer’s Market
7. making products to sell like jams, jellies, bread, cookies, cakes
8. catering meals for an event like a wedding or family reunion
9. mowing, weeding, planting yard care business
10. ironing and doing custom laundry
11. doing car detailing and washing
12. tutoring young children; being a homework helper
13. bagging groceries at a supermarket
14. working in a fast food restaurant
15. caretaking of the elderly
16. becoming a personal shopper, for groceries or other items
17. gathering firewood and selling it
18. painting rooms, houses, or furniture
19. repairing cars or lawn mowers
20. sewing things and selling them
Sometimes work can be especially "fun". The teen in this picture is modeling for a jet boat promotion and brochure. Although something might look like recreation, it can also be gainful work.
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