I worked at a restaurant in between freshman and sophomore year of college and banked 10k- that didn’t include the money I spent throughout the summer. This was in 2010 in Arlington. I was making great money for a college kid especially compared to those 10 dollar an hour jobs. But need to apply ASAP.

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Anonymous wrote:Also check with your local city or county government. Many have summer internship and job programs for high school and college students.

Thanks for this. My son did look into the DC summer jobs program with the city but they posted the hourly rate around $9/hr which he thought seemed unfair since DC has a much higher hourly rate mandated by the city. I also can’t quite figure that one out!

They literally get paid to stand around. $9/hr is plenty.

Anonymous wrote:Also check with your local city or county government. Many have summer internship and job programs for high school and college students.

Thanks for this. My son did look into the DC summer jobs program with the city but they posted the hourly rate around $9/hr which he thought seemed unfair since DC has a much higher hourly rate mandated by the city. I also can’t quite figure that one out!

My suggestion: look close to home. There are probably to a of grocery stores and retail jobs within a 5-10 minute drive.

It doesn’t have to brain surgery or high status. In fact, that is the point. Do a “regular” job for at least a summer.

Minimum wage in DC goes up to $16.50 per hour on July 1st!

Also check with your local city or county government. Many have summer internship and job programs for high school and college students.

Anonymous wrote:Camp counselor

Yes! And for younger teens there are a lot of Counselor in Training programs, some are even paid.