Ok NS I am 18 and have one more year of high school left and Im hoping to get a mostly full time job that could be from morning to late afternoon, not sure as to whats good, maybe landscaping or something. Anyone have clues as to whats good?
Apr 19 2015 9:11PM
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cydwhitI worked construction for four years. It's a good gig for high school. Make good money, learn important skills and get in shape. A lot of "pro" skiers work construction or roof or something similar in the summers as well.
My friend made $20k this summer doing construction/paving which reeled me in but mentioned he burned himself with a ton of chemical shit. Maybe stand with the traffic signs? I usually sit around all summer or hang with like 2 kids so Id prefer making a good amount of money
Apr 19 2015 9:22PM
Apr 19 2015 9:37PM
I got a job at sportchek and i gotta say its pretty good. Although the pay is shit ($11.50/hr), you get a wicked discount (for ski gear) and full time hours during the summer. I mostly use the discount for goggles and outerwear since the ski selection is limited to some k2, rossi and volkl models, but I still save tons on stuff like shoes and such.
Apr 19 2015 9:39PM
Titus69My friend made $20k this summer doing construction/paving which reeled me in but mentioned he burned himself with a ton of chemical shit. Maybe stand with the traffic signs? I usually sit around all summer or hang with like 2 kids so Id prefer making a good amount of money
Yeah. I mean it's "dangerous" lots of missing fingers and toes, haha but really not bad. To hold signs you gotta get trained and be union but if you do get in you make bank. The few Union jobs I was on were $32 an hour plus time and a half ot
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Apr 20 2015 7:24AM
1. Construction site, general labouring pays above minimum wage. The standard hours aren't too bad, but you can also earn extra money by working overtime on weekends.
2. Warehouse work, admittedly quite dull and the hours are long, but there's lots of opportunity for overtime, and especially if you're working night you don't actually have to do that much work. I worked at a popular online retailer's warehouse (not sure if I can specify who) over the Christmas holiday and with overtime, I was able to make ~£500 a week.
Apr 20 2015 7:32AM
Apr 20 2015 8:05AM
VD.1. Construction site, general labouring pays above minimum wage. The standard hours aren't too bad, but you can also earn extra money by working overtime on weekends.2. Warehouse work, admittedly quite dull and the hours are long, but there's lots of opportunity for overtime, and especially if you're working night you don't actually have to do that much work. I worked at a popular online retailer's warehouse (not sure if I can specify who) over the Christmas holiday and with overtime, I was able to make ~£500 a week.
Ok, I found a warehouse job for magazines nearby on craigslist that pays $11 and hour and theyre long shifts. Just kinda sketched out because its craigslist..Construction might be my best option or just outdoor labor.
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Apr 20 2015 4:20PM
Titus69The mcdonalds is off putting but I get what you mean. Work myself into a higher position?
straight up full sarcasm, apply for every landscaping/laboring/warehouse positions as you can. Get some steel toed boots, and a first aid level 1-2 certification and you'll be making 15-20 an hour, maybe even full time.
Good luck man.
Apr 20 2015 5:28PM
KayngBayngstraight up full sarcasm, apply for every landscaping/laboring/warehouse positions as you can. Get some steel toed boots, and a first aid level 1-2 certification and you'll be making 15-20 an hour, maybe even full time.Good luck man.
Ok, I work for a guy who sends high schoolers to clean yards and do general labor and get $11 an hour but need something everyday in the summer.
Apr 20 2015 5:57PM
I've worked construction for a pool company since I was 16, this will be my 4th summer with them. I don't make shit (10.50 at the end of this past summer) but I work a fuck ton of hours and get tan as fuck. You'll be exhausted at the end of each day but you'll be making bank. I made about $5,000 each summer making $9.50 an hour.
If you do end up getting a job working construction, BRING YOUR OWN FUCKING LUNCH.
I cannot stress that so much, you will save so much more money than if you go out to eat, which is usually all you have time for. I snack constantly throughout the day, so make sure you bring a lot of food. You won't have time to sit down and eat your food usually.
Apr 20 2015 6:42PM
Wheaty214I've worked construction for a pool company since I was 16, this will be my 4th summer with them. I don't make shit (10.50 at the end of this past summer) but I work a fuck ton of hours and get tan as fuck. You'll be exhausted at the end of each day but you'll be making bank. I made about $5,000 each summer making $9.50 an hour.If you do end up getting a job working construction, BRING YOUR OWN FUCKING LUNCH.
I cannot stress that so much, you will save so much more money than if you go out to eat, which is usually all you have time for. I snack constantly throughout the day, so make sure you bring a lot of food. You won't have time to sit down and eat your food usually.
Id love to make $5000 in a summer.
Apr 20 2015 7:00PM
Tree planting. The work is hard, but you can get really fast at it and get in shape. The pay is based off how many trees you plant, so you could slack and make a bit, or work really hard and make a fair chunk of change.
Construction. You will learn valuable skills and probably get paid more than anywhere else entry level. It is "dangerous", but you will only get hurt if you are being an idiot. Don't be scared away because your friend fucked around with chemicals. No employer is going to make you work dangerously.
Working for your city/municipality. Look on your city or municipalities website. They usually have summer jobs posted involving landscaping, park ranger-ing, and maintenance. These jobs are usually union as well and you can make a fuckload of money. I saw a park ranger job that required no experience and payed $20. Worth looking into for sure.
Apr 20 2015 7:33PM
GhosterTree planting. The work is hard, but you can get really fast at it and get in shape. The pay is based off how many trees you plant, so you could slack and make a bit, or work really hard and make a fair chunk of change.Construction. You will learn valuable skills and probably get paid more than anywhere else entry level. It is "dangerous", but you will only get hurt if you are being an idiot. Don't be scared away because your friend fucked around with chemicals. No employer is going to make you work dangerously.
Working for your city/municipality. Look on your city or municipalities website. They usually have summer jobs posted involving landscaping, park ranger-ing, and maintenance. These jobs are usually union as well and you can make a fuckload of money. I saw a park ranger job that required no experience and payed $20. Worth looking into for sure.
What is this tree planting deal? Is it like I go out and plant 5 trees a day and get $40? Seems kinda relaxing.
Apr 20 2015 7:39PM
I did 6 months (march - august) at a local pizza place delivering pizza. They closed at 9pm, so I always could do stuff in the evening and didn't open until 11. Downside is I usually had to work 6 days a week to get enough hours, but I'd pick up doubles and shit but I made like $9/hr + tips (probably is more like 10 now, this was in 2007) and I usually matched my paychecks in tips, it was legit. Most weeks I'd only work 30 hours but still be making like $15/hr w/tips and it was a super easy job.
Apr 20 2015 7:48PM
I've worked in construction before. It's hard work but it pas well and has skills which can transfer to other jobs and the real world. I got a job this summer with Parks Canada on their trail crew. it pays 22$ an hour and it's seasonal which means I have a job all through university. On top of that, They're interested in hiring me for a higher job when I come out with my engineering degree.
Apr 20 2015 7:49PM
Apr 20 2015 8:29PM
kim_jong_illI've worked in construction before. It's hard work but it pas well and has skills which can transfer to other jobs and the real world. I got a job this summer with Parks Canada on their trail crew. it pays 22$ an hour and it's seasonal which means I have a job all through university. On top of that, They're interested in hiring me for a higher job when I come out with my engineering degree.
Once I get out of high school I plan to just work a fuck ton until ski season and then work a ton again and probably go to an inexpensive college. Just wanna get started early so I can get a fun car to work on and enjoy and go to events like nationals since my parents refuse to pay.
Apr 20 2015 10:50PM
Titus69My big question is, for contruction whether I work my ass off paving and shit or controlling traffic, how the hell do I apply for this? Trying to get this figured out before June at least.
I got my job because my step mom knew the family who owns the pool company, ask your parent's to help you out. Use the connections they have made in life to your advantage.
Apr 21 2015 12:24AM
if you have a country club nearby you, you could try caddying over the summer... I have been a caddy at a country club every summer since 6 grade and it is a pretty decent job... I get paid 50 dollars per 18 holes which usually takes around 4 hours give or take 30 minutes, for carrying 2 bags [one on each shoulder], then you can get some food/ drink usually on hole 9 and after the whole round on the golfer. plus at most country clubs the golfers will tip you, so you will be getting more than whatever you rate is most of the time... and every golfer that is there is rich as fuck... if you catch my drift [big tips] the most that I personally have been tipped by one golfer is $150... you will also probably get to golf one day a week if youre into that. I personally am able to make around $5000 dollars per summer just from caddying alone... I also bus tables and bar back at a restaraunt... so i get minimum wage there but hella good tips every night that i work... the only real downside to caddying is that you have to get up pretty early and you are pretty spent after walking around a golf course in the heat for 4-5 hours
TL;DR: caddying is a good job.
Apr 21 2015 12:40AM
JTCasper540_MNif you have a country club nearby you, you could try caddying over the summer... I have been a caddy at a country club every summer since 6 grade and it is a pretty decent job... I get paid 50 dollars per 18 holes which usually takes around 4 hours give or take 30 minutes, for carrying 2 bags [one on each shoulder], then you can get some food/ drink usually on hole 9 and after the whole round on the golfer. plus at most country clubs the golfers will tip you, so you will be getting more than whatever you rate is most of the time... and every golfer that is there is rich as fuck... if you catch my drift [big tips] the most that I personally have been tipped by one golfer is $150... you will also probably get to golf one day a week if youre into that. I personally am able to make around $5000 dollars per summer just from caddying alone... I also bus tables and bar back at a restaraunt... so i get minimum wage there but hella good tips every night that i work... the only real downside to caddying is that you have to get up pretty early and you are pretty spent after walking around a golf course in the heat for 4-5 hoursTL;DR: caddying is a good job.
and btw I make my own hours so if i dont want to caddy that day i dont caddy if i do want to i do... simple as that
Apr 21 2015 12:58AM
Apr 21 2015 6:46AM
Wheaty214I got my job because my step mom knew the family who owns the pool company, ask your parent's to help you out. Use the connections they have made in life to your advantage.
My parents are both in the ski business and suggest not going into it.
JTCasper540_MNif you have a country club nearby you, you could try caddying over the summer... I have been a caddy at a country club every summer since 6 grade and it is a pretty decent job... I get paid 50 dollars per 18 holes which usually takes around 4 hours give or take 30 minutes, for carrying 2 bags [one on each shoulder], then you can get some food/ drink usually on hole 9 and after the whole round on the golfer. plus at most country clubs the golfers will tip you, so you will be getting more than whatever you rate is most of the time... and every golfer that is there is rich as fuck... if you catch my drift [big tips] the most that I personally have been tipped by one golfer is $150... you will also probably get to golf one day a week if youre into that. I personally am able to make around $5000 dollars per summer just from caddying alone... I also bus tables and bar back at a restaraunt... so i get minimum wage there but hella good tips every night that i work... the only real downside to caddying is that you have to get up pretty early and you are pretty spent after walking around a golf course in the heat for 4-5 hoursTL;DR: caddying is a good job.
I have 3 courses within 15 minutes of me so thats not a bad idea.
Apr 21 2015 8:25AM
JTCasper540_MNand btw I make my own hours so if i dont want to caddy that day i dont caddy if i do want to i do... simple as that
Awesome summer job I did it on weekends growing up and made a ton of money..country club I was at averaged around $60-100 a bag depending on golfer (all tip no club pay) so doing 36 holes a day made some serious dough and got a great workout.
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