Age + state lookups · 200 guides
What jobs can a teen do? — by age and state
State-by-state guides to age-appropriate jobs for 14-, 15-, 16-, and 17-year-olds. Each page lists the federal floor (hours per day, week, time window), the state’s stricter caps where they apply, whether a work permit is required, and a curated list of jobs actually open to that age in that state. Pick a state below, or use the homepage lookup for any of the 50 states and ages 12–17.
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Coverage at a glance
Age + state combos
200
Dedicated landing pages, one per (state, age) pair.
States covered
50
Largest teen-employment markets by population. More states queued.
Ages covered
14–17
The ages where federal employment opens up — 14–15 with FLSA hour caps, 16 with state rules, 17 with the broadest job access before adulthood.
Browse by state
Each state lists the age-specific guides currently published (ages 14–17).
Alabama
ALWork permit required
Alaska
AKWork permit required
Arizona
AZNo state permit needed
Arkansas
ARNo state permit needed
California
CAWork permit required
Colorado
CONo state permit needed
Connecticut
CTWork permit required
Delaware
DEWork permit required
Florida
FLNo state permit needed
Georgia
GAWork permit required
Hawaii
HIWork permit required
Idaho
IDNo state permit needed
Illinois
ILWork permit required
Indiana
INNo state permit needed
Iowa
IAWork permit required
Kansas
KSNo state permit needed
Kentucky
KYNo state permit needed
Louisiana
LAWork permit required
Maine
MEWork permit required
Maryland
MDWork permit required
Massachusetts
MAWork permit required
Michigan
MIWork permit required
Minnesota
MNNo state permit needed
Mississippi
MSNo state permit needed
Missouri
MOWork permit required
Montana
MTNo state permit needed
Nebraska
NEWork permit required
Nevada
NVWork permit required
New Hampshire
NHWork permit required
New Jersey
NJWork permit required
New Mexico
NMWork permit required
New York
NYWork permit required
North Carolina
NCWork permit required
North Dakota
NDWork permit required
Ohio
OHWork permit required
Oklahoma
OKNo state permit needed
Oregon
ORWork permit required
Pennsylvania
PAWork permit required
Rhode Island
RIWork permit required
South Carolina
SCNo state permit needed
South Dakota
SDNo state permit needed
Tennessee
TNNo state permit needed
Texas
TXNo state permit needed
Utah
UTNo state permit needed
Vermont
VTNo state permit needed
Virginia
VAWork permit required
Washington
WAWork permit required
West Virginia
WVWork permit required
Wisconsin
WIWork permit required
Wyoming
WYNo state permit needed
Don’t see your state or age combo?
The homepage lookup answers any of the 50 states for ages 12–17 — it returns the same hours, permit, and restricted-occupations data without a dedicated landing page. Try the lookup →