summer jobs

Teen work stints

Summer jobs are temporary employment taken during school vacation months, typically by students.

The work is often entry-level—lifeguarding, retail, camp counseling, lawn care—and valued as much for building character and work experience as for the paycheck: My first summer job was scooping ice cream.

For many, summer jobs represent an early lesson in earning money and workplace responsibilities.

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duration/permanence of employment

summer jobsfull-time employment

Steady, complete-schedule work

lifetime employment

life stage/career development

summer jobsretirement

Leaving the workforce permanently

senior roles · professional practice · managerial roles

Family

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Known to kids · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G