Are you looking for fun summer jobs for 13 year olds? To prevent them from complaining about being bored?

Or does your older teen fear having to work at a fast food restaurant and smelling like a ball of grease at McDonald’s or Burger King?

Fortunately, McDonald’s isn’t the only job for teens in town. But the best summer jobs for kids 13 and older really depend on their interests.

Here’s how my daughter and I brainstormed the best teen jobs for her this summer.

First, I asked him to think about…

What do you like to do? What are your interests and hobbies? Or what would she do for free, paid or not?

My daughter loves horses. She spends countless hours during the summer in the stable… brushing, grooming, cleaning out the stables, and of course, riding her horse. So she didn’t surprise me when she came up with the idea of ​​getting a horse-related summer job.

And his second option was to swim. She is on the varsity swim team for high school and even lettered her sophomore year. So getting a job around the water would also be a lot of fun.

Here’s what we came up with for horse-related jobs for teens:

Working in a horse camp

riding stable

Stable help (cleaning, feeding, grooming)

sitting horse

Saddles and Tacks Shop

And for teen jobs related to swimming:

life jacket

Swimming instructor

YMCA pool

summer swim camp

Sounds like some pretty fun jobs for 13-year-olds, right?

But the BEST part is that any of these teen jobs wouldn’t look like “work” at all!

Single FUN.

But do any of these jobs pay well?

After doing some research and making a few calls, we were happy to find that all of the above jobs paid better than minimum wage. Her area may pay more or less, but the average was $7.50 an hour.

Now all she had to do was choose which teen jobs to apply for.

After much thought, he decided to start his own business. So he prepared some flyers and brochures that offered to “sit on horseback” for people going on vacation.

And she’s making money doing what she loves to do… and I don’t have to nag her to get her to wake up for work!

You can follow these same 3 steps to think about the best job for teens:

1) Find out or ask your teen what they would do for FREE, whether they paid or not.

two) Brainstorm work-related or home-based business opportunities (get creative here!)

3) APPLY, APPLY, APPLY!

It really is that simple… good luck!