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What jobs can a 14 year old do in Arizona?
Quick answer for 14-year-olds in Arizona — what hours are legal, whether a work permit is required, and the most common allowed jobs. Built directly from Arizona state labor code.
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Quick answer
- Can a 14-year-old work?
- Yes
- Work permit
- Not required
- Minimum work age
- 14+
In Arizona
Legal work hours
Arizona sets different hour caps depending on whether school is in session.
During the school year
- Hours per school day
- 3 hr
- Hours per non-school day
- 8 hr
- Hours per week
- 18 hr
- Time window
- 07:00 – 19:00
Mirrors federal FLSA caps. No work during school hours; combined school + work may not exceed 8 hours per day.
Summer / school breaks
- Hours per day
- 8 hr
- Hours per week
- 40 hr
- Time window
- 07:00 – 21:00
Summer hours (June 1 through Labor Day) extend evening cutoff to 9:00 PM.
Common allowed jobs for a 14-year-old
General age-appropriate jobs under federal FLSA. Arizona adds its own restricted-occupations list below — check that before accepting any job.
- Retail cashier or sales clerk
Arizona doesn't require a state work permit; the employer keeps proof of age on file. The Industrial Commission of Arizona enforces child-labor rules via complaint and inspection.
- Counter food-service or drive-thru (no flame cooking, no alcohol service)
Arizona bans sale or service of alcohol for minors under 19 (state-specific, stricter than the federal 18 floor).
- Office or clerical work — filing, reception, data entry
- Tutoring younger students
- Park, recreation, or community-center program assistant
- Hand-tool yard work for neighbors
Arizona bans door-to-door sales for under-16 without a bonded supervisor.
- Newspaper delivery on a regular route
Federal FLSA carve-out at 29 USC § 213(d).
Restricted in Arizona
- All federal hazardous orders HO-1 through HO-17(29 CFR Part 570)
- Operating power-driven meat-processing machines(HO-10)
- Roofing operations and work on or about a roof(HO-16)
- Door-to-door sales for minors under 16 without bonded supervisor(A.R.S. §23-233)
- Sale or service of alcohol for minors under 19(A.R.S. §4-244)
Related guides
Read the full Arizona rules
This page summarizes the rules for 14-year-olds. For all ages, age-band breakdown, statute citation, and DOL references, see the full state page.