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Summer Job ideas
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items These are common summer jobs that can help you make money this summer whether you are home on college break or summer break from high school.
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Outdoor jobs
Retail
Fast Food industry
Sit down food
Indoor Jobs
Outdoor jobs
These are jobs that are outdoors! So if you are an outdoorsy person these might be perfect for you!
Being a summer camp counselor is perfect for someone who loves kids and the outdoors. Normally you get paid very well and get put up with food and board. One of the cons is you do not get a normal summer because you might be away from your friends an...
Summer Camp Counselor jobs in California
Being a lifeguard was by far one of my favorite summer jobs. They paid for me to get my certifications, which have come in handy many times since. You also get a really good tan and just have to watch kids swim. SOME misconsceptions about being a lif...
Lifeguard Training & Certification
If you have experience playing softball or baseball, you can coach a little league team through the summer! This probably will not pay well, but its a great experience or could make a good second job.
Softball Coach: What Is It? and How to Become One?
You could be a referee or an umpire! This would be a fun way to make some money with a flexible schedule!
Referee/ Umpire
Working at an Amusement park could be done indoors or outdoors but this is a great summer job. Again you have to like kids and being outside for long periods.
Visalia Adventure Park
This is a dream summer job! You work at the golf course (normally a bougie one) and sell drinks to the golfers! Normally you get tipped extremely well, and get paid a lot. This is a relatively easy job but hard to get normally!
Golf Course Beverage Cart Jobs, Employment in California
If you love near a National Park you can apply for several different positions working for them! If you love nature, animals, and people, this may be the job for you!
Work for Us (U.S. National Park Service)
This is a pretty “old school” idea nowadays but this is a good way to make some summer money under the table. You just start mowing peoples lawns!
Lawn Mowing service
You are starting a car wash business or you can work at a car wash! Either way is a good option. This is an easy way to make money on your own without having to work FOR anyone and it gives you control of your schedule.
Car Wash & Detail Center
If you want to make good money this summer this is probably one of your best bets. This is an adult job and you will probably be required to work full time if you do go this route.
Construction Worker
Being a Dog walker would mean that you can make your schedule and decide how much or less you want to work. This is also relatively easy if you are good with dogs and the dogs you take are good!
Dog Walker
A lot of people do not realize that tutors are a necessity even in the summer. You can work for yourself or there are even some companies/schools that you can work for that would outsource you!
Summer School Tutoring
I do not recommend anyone to teach swim lessons that have not been professionally taught or certified. But this is a great way to make money this summer! I do recomend working for a company that way you are covered and get your certifications paid fo...
Swim Instructor Certification
You can be completely in charge of your schedule by being a photographer! But this would be something that would allow you to make money ANYWHERE you go!
Photographer
Retail
These are job ideas for highschool kids on break or college students home for summer in the Retail Industry.
All I will say about any job in retail is work where you would want to get a discount at! But every customer service job is going to be mentally taxing no matter what, its just what you make of it.
Boot Barn
I am only going to put popular retail stores for inspo, but again the main takeaway about applying for jobs in retail is to get a job somewhere you want a discount to!
Calvin Klein® USA | Official Online Site and Store: Up to 10% off!
For the Lulu folks, you can buy your bougie stuff on a budget and with money THEY paid you!
lululemon
There are many Ariat Stores spread out throughout the U.S.! If this is your vibe, go apply online.
Ariat Fresno
Fast Food industry
Jobs that you can work in the fast food industry! I do not recommend picking a place you like to eat frequently because by the end of it, you will never eat it again. This is not the same when you are working at a coffee place, but definitely at fast...
Same thing with the Dutch bros job, if you are addicted to Starbucks than save yourself some money and just go work there!
Starbucks
Working at dutch bros seems like fun! This job requires you to be outgoing, able to be on your feet for long periods of time, work outside, etc. But if you are addicted to dutch or coffee this may save you some money.
Dutch Bros
In N Out pays their employees extremely well and offers a lot of opportunities for pay raises, scholarships for college students and so much more.
In-N-Out Burger
Some of the fast food places are paying more per hour than college-educated required jobs are in today's day and age.
Taco Bell
If you do decide to work at Mcdonalds, we would all appreciate it if you would not turn the icecream machine off early and lie to us saying that it is broken.
McDonald's
Again, most of these places are paying $20 an hour or higher right now.
Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers
Sit down food
These are jobs in the food service industry. Waiters, Bartenders, cooks/chefs, cleaning staff, management, hostess etc.
This job looks like a lot of fun and they normally keep a LOT of staff on Year round!
Texas Roadhouse
OLIVE GARDEN! I would only work here for the breadsticks to be honest.
Olive Garden
Normally people who go to eat and steak houses tip pretty good.
Outback Steakhouse
Indoor Jobs
These are fun summer jobs that you can do that are mostly indoors!
You can start or be hired by a cleaning service and go clean peoples houses!
House Cleaner/ Cleaning services
You can start a baby sitting service! This is generally pretty easy to do and parents will probably need your services frequently during the summer.
Babysitting jobs