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What jobs can a 17 year old do in Nevada?
Quick answer for 17-year-olds in Nevada — what hours are legal, whether a work permit is required, and the most common allowed jobs. Built directly from Nevada state labor code.
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Quick answer
- Can a 17-year-old work?
- Yes
- Work permit
- Not required
- Minimum work age
- 14+
Nevada Permit to Work for Minors Under 16
In Nevada
Legal work hours
Nevada sets different hour caps depending on whether school is in session.
During the school year
- Hours per day
- 8 hr
- Hours per week
- 48 hr
- Time window
- No state limit
No state time-of-day restriction. Daily cap of 8 hours and weekly cap of 48 hours apply year-round (with overtime owed past 40 hours under Nevada wage law).
Summer / school breaks
- Hours per day
- 8 hr
- Hours per week
- 48 hr
- Time window
- No state limit
Common allowed jobs for a 17-year-old
General age-appropriate jobs under federal FLSA. Nevada adds its own restricted-occupations list below — check that before accepting any job.
- Full retail, food-service, and clerical work — no state permit required at 16-17
Nevada's distinctive district-court Permit to Work applies only to minors under 16. At 17 the employer keeps age verification on file; the state 8/48 hr cap and Nevada-wage-law overtime continue. The Nevada Office of the Labor Commissioner enforces child-labor rules via complaint and inspection.
- Cooking, baking, and short-order line work with grills, fryers, and HO-11 bakery equipment
- Lifeguard at any pool, water park, beach, or natural-water venue (with valid certification)
- Warehouse and stockroom work without HO-7 power-driven hoists or HO-2 driving
Distinctive Nevada rule continues at 17: gaming and casino-floor employment stay off-limits under NRS § 463.350 until 21. 17-year-olds may work hotel non-gaming roles (front desk, housekeeping, restaurant front-of-house) but cannot work the gaming floor.
- Hotel and hospitality front-of-house — host, busser, food runner (no alcohol service)
Distinctive Nevada rule: NRS § 202.030 sets the minimum age to sell, serve, or handle alcoholic beverages at 21 — well above the typical 18 floor in most states. 17-year-olds (and 18-20-year-olds) may host, bus, and run food but cannot serve any alcohol until 21.
- Construction-trade pre-apprenticeship under registered apprenticeship programs
Nevada allows 17-year-olds in registered apprenticeship programs through the Nevada State Apprenticeship Council. HO-16 roofing and HO-2 on-road driving remain barred for minors under 18.
- Office, data-entry, internship, and customer-support roles (non-gaming)
Restricted in Nevada
- 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)
- Gaming or casino work for minors under 21 (gaming floor)(NRS §463.350)
- Door-to-door sales for minors under 16 without adult supervision(NRS §609.245)
Related guides
Read the full Nevada rules
This page summarizes the rules for 17-year-olds. For all ages, age-band breakdown, statute citation, and DOL references, see the full state page.