Under the age of 16?

It is hard to find a job under the age of 16.  We have been receiving emails from parents and students asking about the options available to our younger students. The website Jobs for teens HQ has some good ideas and links. Here are some quick links for you:

Jobs for 12 years old

Jobs for 13 years old

Jobs for 14 years old

Jobs for 15 years old

For 12 and 13-year-olds, they are able to work in the entertainment industry. If your child is offered a job in the entertainment industry, please go on our website and submit their work permit application. 

For those who are 12 and 13 and do not have an offer to work in the entertainment industry, it will require drive and resourcefulness to create their job. Getting creative with social media is a great way to create a job and it comes with the flexibility to balance school work at the same time. There are many places that are short-handed, but there are curfew restrictions. Do not give up, but remember you may have to create something for yourself.

If there are other subjects you would like us to investigate, reach out to us on the Contact us page.

The Youth Ride Free program, which allows youth ages 6 to 18 to ride OC Busses for free to school, sports, work, and other activities, started in September 2021 and was extended by the OCTA Board of Directors on February 14, 2022. The current pass expires on September 30, 2024. For those with an existing orange pass, please speak with your school's front office. You will be directed to the right person to speak with to receive a new bus pass. 

This free pass for youth ages to 6 to 18 will allow them to get to all their important destinations on our safe, clean reliable buses.