Get a Job at Age 14 in New York State
So you've just turned 14 and are looking for a job. You find the perfect job, and they ask you for your work papers. How do you obtain work papers? See below.
Steps
- Know if you need a work permit in New York. If you are fourteen years old, you do not need an employment certificate or permit for...
- work as a caddy on a golf course
- baby sitting
- working on a farm stand or a farmers' market stand only if less than 5% of the goods sold are not produced on the owners farm
- working at a farm stand or a farmers' market stand owned or leased by your parent, guardian, grandparent, aunt, or uncle
- working for your parents either on the home farm or at other outdoor work not connected with a business
- casual employment consisting of yard work and household chores in and about a residence or the premises of a nonprofit, noncommercial organization, if it does not involve the use of power-driven machinery
- Get one of the following permits:
- Student Non-factory Employment Certificate (AT-18, blue paper). This is issued to a minor 14 or 15 years old for permitted work in any trade, business, or service, but not for work in a factory workroom or for work involving use of dangerous materials or chemical processes.
- Farm Work Permits (AT-24, yellow paper) for farm work during vacation, before or after school hours, and on days when attendance at school is not required. Such a permit must be signed by each employer, and is not valid for work in or in connection with a factory or cannery. A minor may change his/her farm job without obtaining a new permit.
- Newspaper Carrier Permits (AT-23, buff paper) for work in the delivery, or sale and delivery of newspapers, shopping papers, or periodicals to homes or places of business. The minors must carry the permit while working.
- Street Trade Permits (AT-26, ivory paper) are issued to self-employed boys and girls 14 to 18 years old who sell newspapers or periodicals on streets or in public places or who work as shoe shiners.
- Child Model Permits (AT-1 2, green booklet) are issued for the employment of child models under 18 years old.
Tips
- Let your prospective employer fill in their parts of the application as the final step.
- Get all of your documentation together prior to job hunting.
Things You'll Need
- Birth Certificate or Driving Permit
- Parent's Signature
- Good Grades (in some states)
- A clean bill of health
