There are many kids who can't wait to work until they are 18. Actually, there are plenty of jobs for kids to make some extra money. If you like pets then you should consider about a dog walking job or probably a cat. If your parents own a business you can ask them whether you can help with paperwork or mailing letters. Some other easy jobs for kids to get in the neighborhood are mowing lawns, baby sitting, and cleaning. A lemonade stand is probably not good idea because people prefer to buy soft drinks in the groceries these days.

Now if you like younger kids, then a baby sitter is a good choice. There are many parents who need babysitter to look after their kids when they must attend a formal invitation. Babysitting is also a popular job during the summer when school is out. The Red Cross offers babysitters classes to train 11 to 15 year olds for babysitting job as well. Babysitting jobs is available around your neighborhood by asking parents if they need a little help. Babysitting job is for the girls, so boys, you should better do something else if you don’t want to be called sissy.

Being animal caretaker is quite easy. If a neighbor is taking a trip or vacation, then taking care of their pets may be an opportunity. You would just feed, wash or take a walk their lovely pets - you wouldn’t need to take a fish or an iguana for walk anyway. However you must be responsible enough to feed the animal a few times per day or else they would get sick or even die if you forgot your duty.

I am quite confused when some kids stopped being paper router and said that it was not a good job. Delivering newspaper is actually easy and fun. Well, sometimes this job is not that easy especially when there are mad dogs on the front yard who are trying to tear the paper into pieces. If you can’t wake up early in the morning, then it might be a problem because newspapers are to be delivered when the sun rises.

Car wash is a great summer jobs for kids. Since people usually get their car washed at the car wash either hand car wash or self serve, then you must have something different. Bikini car washes usually will work. Typically, attractive high school girls in bikinis will attract lots of cars to queue for a wash. Hooters restaurants usually have bikini car washes in the summer to attract customers too. But this is not a good suggestion anyway.

This includes lawn mowing and other landscape jobs. You might rake leaves in the fall, water plants or plant flowers during the summer. Do you know that yard mowing services charge around 100 dollars for half an acre? Since it is too costly, some people employ kids for 25 – 30 dollars for the same half an acre yard work. Contact your local yard service and ask how much they charge for a certain work and then offer your neighbors with a half cost for doing the same work.

You might not find jobs openings for children at retails stores or groceries because there are only few employers hiring 15 or 17 year old teenagers. The numbers of kids who are looking for jobs are not equal either to the numbers of job available for them. Some groceries that hire kids under 16 year olds are probably Kohl’s, Dairy Queen, Boston Market and Kroger. Many managers who are working at retail stores have been working there since they were 14 or 15 year olds.

There are thousands of kids who dream about this and you might be one of them. Unfortunately the proportion for acting jobs for kids is 1:1000. It means that you would only be an actor if the luck comes to you. You can contact agents for kids for television casting but always remember for not hoping too much. Anyway, once you are taking part in a movie, then it might be a good start for your acting career.

In the winter, many people need to have their driveways or sidewalks shoveled. Shoveling several houses will earn you some money and you can play with the snow as well. Your real enemy is probably your laziness that keeps you to stay on bed all day long with a hot chocolate next to your bed.

Now those jobs I mention above are only temporary jobs for kids and not making career for kids because those jobs are only done once and will stop in the near future. The following jobs can be repeatedly done and even enhance in the future. However, only some lucky kids can achieve this so let’s start with the most possible career for a kid to get.

Even Britney Spears started her career in audition for kids when she was still eight years old. She needs a couple of years before her career raises like a shinning star. Hillary Duff also began her career at six in acting and now she is known as a singer too. Both of them began their career in audition when they are kids.

Working in fashion industry by being a model requires you not just good looking but also well-built and having self confidence in front of the photographers’ lens. Modeling jobs for kids usually begins by doing temporary work as fit model. Some clothes manufacturer such as Kohl’s often look for children to become model for kids apparels. If they are satisfied with you, they might give you an offer for the next fashion related jobs. Magazines also have modeling opportunity for kids as well.

Acting, modeling and singing jobs may not give you quick money and mostly you have to spend some money for auditions. If you are just looking for couple of bucks in you pocket, you can try work in retail stores or groceries. Many fast food restaurants and ice cream parlors hire kids as well. During the summer, amusement park seems to have lots of job openings for kids. If you don’t like to meet many people, then you probably could apply at your local library.