Are McDonald’s and Burger King the only jobs for teens? Not even remotely. If you want to average more than $10 dollars an hour, choose your own hours and have fun too… then read on!

Here are 5 unique jobs for teens to make money:

1) Writing articles

Do you know how many websites there are? Million! The Internet is definitely the business form of the future. One of the best (and cheapest) ways for website owners to drive more customers to their websites to Free is writing and submitting articles.

But business owners are busy people and they may not have the time or desire to write articles. That’s where you come in! You can offer to write articles (about 400-500 words) for small website owners. You can usually get paid $10-20 dollars per item.

Some of the article directories I have had the most success with are:

EzineArticles (of course!)

how they work.com,

and Wiki.com

Can you guess the best part about writing articles for cash? You can do it from anywhere, at any time. No more ugly uniforms or smelly shifts.

two)take online surveys

You won’t make millions by filling out surveys, but it’s an easy way to make money fast. Companies will pay you to complete short surveys or test their products.

They want to pick your brain about what you like and what you don’t like!

One of the best and fastest paid survey sites is Cash Crate. Signing up doesn’t cost a penny and you can start earning money right away. But here’s a warning: Set up a separate email account because you will start getting a flood of spam.

3) Clean up after people’s pets

You’ve probably heard of pet sitting or dog walking, right? Well this is a new twist.

I own a condo complex and hire a local teenager to pick up the puppies once a week. It takes less than an hour for $15. It may not be the most glamorous job, but a water bucket makes it easy to do, and you never run out of work!

This service is especially useful in colder climates. As the snow melts, there are plenty of trading opportunities!

4) Wash, wax, or detail people’s cars in your driveway or at work

I do not know how it happened…

But my cat accidentally got locked in the van overnight. I can’t tell you how horrible the smell is! I would pay big money for someone else to clean up the mess.

This is a great way for high school teens or college students to earn money. You could even advertise with local businesses and shine their cars in the parking lot while they work.

5) Sell ​​handmade items on Etsy

This is my favorite way for teenagers to earn money. And I recently found out about it!

Reminds me of how eBay works, but it’s for handmade items. So if you have a knack for making anything…from furniture to baked goods to dog collars then you can sell it on this site.

They have over a million visitors looking to buy. It’s free to participate, but it costs 30 cents to list items and a 3.5% sales tax on items sold.

Work for me! These are just a few ways to make money with teen jobs.