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Top 10 Summer Jobs for Adults and College Students

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By Patty Inglish, MS

Walking & Singing to Work in the Summer of 1967. Watts/LA (photos public domain).
Walking & Singing to Work in the Summer of 1967. Watts/LA (photos public domain).

Summer Fun Jobs

West End Amusement Park, New Orleans.
West End Amusement Park, New Orleans.

Permanent and Summer Jobs in the Increase

The Unemployment Rates in many states and metropolitan areas of America is relatively low, translating into the fact that there are probably a lot of jobs open that are not being filled. Business and job growth is high in many regions and will continue to increase through 2015 and beyond. A 5.0% Unemployment Rate is considered by analysts to be "Full Employment." If there are then jobs available despite this rate, America likely does not have any health workers left to do them:

  • In March 1999 Electronic Recruiting News reported that from 2000 - 2015, the number of 25-to-44 year old workers in the US economy would be lower than in 1999. This has proven largely true.
  • According to Wirthlin Worldwide, US business CEOs worry more over shortages in skilled labor than about global competition or economic recession.

Not only are there increasing numbers of jobs available, but despite some corporate downsizing, the Baby Boom Retirement era is leaving some jobs vacant as well. In addition this, Summer Jobs become available, as do other seasonal occupations. Over all, there are many job openings, and since the US federal minimum wage increased in latter part of the first decade of the 21st century, pay in this summer jobs is better than previously.

High school and college youth are not the only groups looking for Summer and Seasonal Employment in the 21st century. Teachers often are off for the summer and work a seasonal job, if they are not already working a second part-time job year around. Some single parents or stay at home moms work during the summer when their children are in summer day camps. Many adults work an extra job during the summer, and retirees sometimes work during the months of May - August as well.

The Job 10 Jobs for Adults and Youth combined are in hospitality, dining, food preparation, and tourism. Many cities and counties have summer youth work and learn programs for young people ages 14 - 18 or 14 - 21, and these programs need adult workers of many types as well.

Top 10 Summer Jobs for Adults and College Students

  • Hotels, Resorts, and connecting Dining and Shopping Plazas - various positions, including retail sales
  • Summer Day Camps and Overnight Camps, Childcare, and Eldercare
  • Fast food, Pizza, Casual dining, Fine dining, and Taverns
  • Summer Paid Interships - college level
  • Vacation Resorts and Tourist Attractions
  • Various Green Business projects and programs
  • Airport and other Concessions and Retail
  • City, County, State and Federal Summer Youth Programs
  • Movie Theaters
  • Landscaping, construction, etc.

Many hospitals and clinics may have job openings that can lead to permanent employment, considereing the shortage of healthcare workers to be evident through the mid-21st century.

 

Travel and Resorts
Travel and Resorts

Summer and Seasonal Employment Sites

These following links provide access to employment search engine that specialize in summer and seasonal jobs or have a seasonal component in addition to other job services:

HOSPITALITY

HCareers: Hospitality, Hotel, Restaurant Jobs

Hospitality Jobs: Hotels and Restaurants on CareerBuilder.com

Hospitality Jobs Online: Hotels, Restaurants, Resorts

Hotel Jobs Network - A Better Way to Fill a Hospitality Job

Hospitalitycareernetwork.com

Wine and Hospitality Jobs.com

Hospitality Jobs & Travel Jobs - Yahoo! HotJobs

RESORTS

ResortJobs.com: Resort and Hospitality Careers

CoolWorks.com - Summer Jobs and Seasonal Jobs Worldwide

Jobs in Paradise - Cruise ship, Ski Resort and Travel jobs

Cruise Ship and Resort Jobs at Cruise Job Finder

Resort Jobs • Ski Resort Jobs • National Park Jobs • Hospitality Jobs

Resort jobs and Theme & Amusement Park jobs from JobMonkey.com

Disneyland and Disneyworld

Disneyland Resort Jobs

This major conglomerate now offers not only seasonal employment, but Work Readiness Classes, Resume Preparation help, Career Planning, and college level classesfor which credit may be taken. Instructors are all college educated and degreed, many having MBA degrees. Focus is on business and how to be a success in the business world, but in America and Internationally.

All levels fo college students may apply to Disney, including grad students. Directions and applciations are avaailable on the website, wlong with several pages of programs and activities for college level and permanent employees. The Disney based learning center is a computerized lab with online as well as classroom based instruction and numerous other resources are attached.

During a paid summer internship at Disney, student worlers receive:

  • Paid internships that will boost the strength of a resume.
  • Opportunities to work with global experts in leadership skills abd training to gain vital transferable skills. This is the perect first step toward Career ASsessment and getting your Dream Job of the future.
  • An Individualized Study Plan in a custom-designed curriculum that offers college credit.
  • Numerous benefits and discounts.
  • Living arrangements in a gated community with 24-hour security.

The College Program Educator Relations and New Market Development Specialist, Kent Phillips, received the Cooperative Education and Internship Association's Charles F. Kettering Award for 2008. The award honors companies with the best leadership and commitment to Cooperative Education and Internship in America. Mr. Phillips found the College Program in 1981 and nearly 50,000 students have participated.

College level credit courses award the Ducktorate and referred to the ACE - American Council on Edicuation - for cellege credit. Non-college level courses award a Certificate of Completion that is also a good accompaniment to a resume.

Working at Disney

An Outstanding Job Site

PJ Scout - Jobs by E-mail at NationJob.com

This is an extremely fast Job Search Engine that pulls up jobs instantly in permanent full-time positions as well as for part-time and seasonal work. Punching in my own Zip Code and a 25 mile radius search parameter into the search Box, I saw that 120 jobs popped up immediately. I have not see a faster search engine.

On the site, search results come up displayed in alphabetical order with a link for each job. Click on a link and you will receive a full job description and an addition link for applying for the job right there online.

You can also set up a Job Search Agent very quickly and request related jobs to be emailed to you.

This site was begun in 1988 by Human Resources and Technology professionals to save their clients money by connecting them with qualified job applicants quickly. In addition to all this, the NationJob Community Job Network is rates the best community-based Internet Recruitment Program in America.

Summer Job News

  • BA to cut tenth of jobs after losing £292m in disastrous summerTimes Online2 days ago

    British Airways plans to cut its workforce by more than a tenth as it struggles with mounting losses. The airline said yesterday that 4,900 jobs would be lost — about 12 per cent of staff — by March.

  • Colleges do more to help grads land jobsMiami Herald28 hours ago

    It's a math problem some students might not be prepared to solve: If more people are looking for fewer jobs, how is a recent grad supposed to find work?

  • Legal Sector Loses 5,800 Jobs in OctoberLaw.com3 days ago

    The legal sector wasn't spared. When data is seasonally adjusted, the legal field shed another 5,800 jobs in October. When not seasonally adjusted, the legal industry actually gained 1,500 jobs, but that’s likely a result of summer associates being weaned from law firm payrolls.

  • CSU stimulus numbers on jobs should have raised suspicionThe Sacramento Bee2 days ago

    California State University officials may have followed federal guidelines in reporting that stimulus money saved an inordinate number of campus jobs, but someone in the university system should have objected to reporting the numbers because "they don't make sense," California's stimulus watchdog official said Friday.

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rodney southern profile image

rodney southern  says:
18 months ago

Very cool hub! I like this. Great information

Patty Inglish, MS profile image

Patty Inglish, MS  says:
18 months ago

I think I found some pretty good links for this one, Rodney. Thanks for commenting!

ahmu profile image

ahmu  says:
18 months ago

nice hub u make i like it

solarshingles profile image

solarshingles  says:
18 months ago

Patty, I could have only one comment for all of your hubs: very well researched hub, highly professional, very useful and prectical, and very fluent to read. *****

Karen Ellis profile image

Karen Ellis  says:
18 months ago

Grea hub. The one picture of "Travel and Resorts" makes you want a resort job.

Patty Inglish, MS profile image

Patty Inglish, MS  says:
18 months ago

aolarshingles, Karen and ahmu - Thanks very much for visiting and commenting. I hope that many people can find some fun employment this summer with this sort of help.

solarshingles - thanks for telling me that this Hub was smooth to read; that's what I practice the most; it's getting smoother. :)

Karen - that resort looks good to me too!

I was actuallly kind of surprised that so many older people are working at Disneyland, but I think it could be a lot of fun as a second career after retirement.

mikeking  says:
18 months ago

Hotel, and Casino seems like a good place to work. I have worked part-time one time at a golf resort, great experience for the summer break.

Patty Inglish, MS profile image

Patty Inglish, MS  says:
18 months ago

mikeking, thanks for that input - it helpos a lot to know which kind of jobs really do pan out and create a success for the job seeker. Great that you stopped by to post!

Thomas  says:
14 months ago

Vacation resorts are probably the most fun work environment you're gonna find. Another good jobsite is Hoteljobs.com.

Patty Inglish, MS profile image

Patty Inglish, MS  says:
14 months ago

Thanks for the helpful link!

Eric Naftulin  says:
12 months ago

Hi Patty,

Just came read your post about summer jobs for college kids. What a great job you did! I have a summer day camp for kids and we are always looking for mature and responsible college students to be camp counselors. (If you're a college student reading this, please visit this link because we will begin our hiring process for the upcoming summer soon http://alohabeachcamp.com/summer-jobs.html. And Patty, keep up the great work :-)

Patty Inglish, MS profile image

Patty Inglish, MS  says:
12 months ago

Thanks for the additional resource.

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linjingjing  says:
8 months ago

Summer Jobs

I am in favor of

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