Published Nov-19-2008
Retail Stores: Marking prices, assembling or packing orders, cashiering, bagging orders in grocery stores, and clean-up work
Restaurants or Hotels: Food service, busing tables, cooking, cafeteria help, and kitchen work
Car Washes: Car washing, cleaning, and polishing
Service Stations: Pumping gas, cleaning windows, and cashiering
Theaters or Amusement Parks: Ushering, sales or services in theaters, recreation areas or establishments, but not operating rides
Parks or Yards: Outdoor maintenance work such as brush clearing, removing litter, groundskeeping, but not using power-driven mowers or cutters
Nursing Homes or Hospitals: Assisting in patient care in hospitals or nursing homes by delivering packages, collecting meal trays, or assisting with recreational activities
Kennels: Pet grooming, feeding, walking, and cleaning kennels.
Farms: Agricultural work, such as picking crops or caring for livestock
Entertainment Productions: Acting or performing in a film or entertainment production
Source: Oregon Employment Department
Hour Restrictions for Working 14-17 Year Olds
Hours of work for 14 and 15 year olds:
When school is in session:
- Not during school hours
- Three hours per day on school days
- Eight hours on non-school days
- 18 hours maximum per week 8 May work between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m.
When school is not in session (from June 1 through Labor Day):
- Eight hours per day
- 40 hours per week maximum
- May work from 7a.m. to 9 p.m.
Hours of work for 16 and 17 year olds, any time of the year:
- Any hour of the day
- 44 hours maximum per week
Source: Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries