We Have the Most Summer Jobs Since 2007 and Internships Since 2005! Top 20 Best Hot Summer Jobs In the USA

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By Patty Inglish, MS

Amusement Park Jobs
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Amusement Park Jobs
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Start Looking In the Winter to Work in the Summer

The time to begin interviewing and securing summer employment if you are in High School, College/University, a Trade School, or graduating in the upcoming spring is JANUARY. In fact, some summer employers arrange tentative re-hiring of students from the current summer for next year at the end of the season. This is especially true of some internships.

Summer Job Fairs

Be on the lookout for Summer Job Fairs at your High School, College, or a venue selected by your county or city Chamber of Commerce or Workforce Development Board. You should be seeing these held between January and April. Watch the newspapers and your city's home page on the Internet for announcements about summer jobs and job fairs. At the same time, contact your former summer employer from last year, if applicable, and apply for re-hire.

Speaking of summer employment and re-hiring, some individuals work each summer at any of the Disney facilities around America, return each summer through high school and college, work a college internship with Disney, and return in full-time employment with The Mouse. That time line seems ideal in career planning if a job candidate can find the right position for himself within Disney or work into it. Some workers that decide to take a job at another company after college often either work part-time for Disney or return after retirement.

With the Disney company or any other employer, begin early in the calendar year to secure summer employment.

Fun amusement park at night. Work during the day, play at night.
Fun amusement park at night. Work during the day, play at night.
Source: ibid.

Success In Ohio Can be Success Elsewhere

Congress chose to expire the funds and the organization behind the Job Training Partnership act during the Clinton Administration, but many of the local organizations combined with county jobs and family services agencies to form new entities to help adults and youth. They could not offer the huge several-thousand jobs Summer Youth Programs of the past, but they could offer smaller numbers of jobs. Since 1998, private and non-profit organizations and businesses have partnered with government agencies in bringing additional Summer youth Employment jobs to youth ages 14 - 21. Look for these in your county and city by contacting the local Workforce Development Board and government jobs offices.

Mayor Michael Coleman has efficiently and energetically supported youth employment in Central Ohio, along with his promise to find jobs for at least 1,000 additional Ohioans in 2011. Helping to sponsor 5 job fairs, he more than kept his promise in that over 1,200 Ohioans found new and substantial employment at $9.50 /hr to $23.00/hr at these job fairs. The Summer Jobs Fairs are about to begin in Central Ohio as well this winter and annually thereafter. Check your local mayor's office for news on youth employment this summer.

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  • Jobs on this site for 15- to 17-year-olds includes 1,000 jobs on January 5, 2012 in job titles like these (check local and state laws according to age in your area):

  1. Crew at KFC - Largest Number of Jobs overall
  2. Fashion Department, Meijer and other Department Stores
  3. Crew at Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, McDonalds
  4. Japanese and other language Tutors
  5. Math, English, and Science Tutors
  6. Dog Walkers
  7. Cashiers
  8. Customer Service Representatives
  9. Sales Clerks and Sales Interns
  10. Cooks and Assistant Cooks
  11. Lifeguards
  12. Caregivers for children younger than 12
  13. Pet sitters
  14. Companions for the Elderly
  15. Bicycle Deliveries
  16. Grocery and Drug Store Stockers
  17. Busboys/girls in Restaurants
  18. Housecleaning and Motel/Hotel Housekeeping
  19. Call Center Order Takers
  20. Industrial Maintenance/Janitorial Jobs

Internships In USA Increased 2005 - 2012

USA Summer Jobs Increased Most In 2007 - 2012

Source: ibid., below
Jobs already are increasing for the summer in Ohio for Youth and Adults, under the foundation work done long-term by Mayor Michael Coleman (D) and shorter-term by Governor John Kasich (R). Eastern and Southern Ohio are going back to work.
Jobs already are increasing for the summer in Ohio for Youth and Adults, under the foundation work done long-term by Mayor Michael Coleman (D) and shorter-term by Governor John Kasich (R). Eastern and Southern Ohio are going back to work.

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Thousands of Positions Listed

On January 4, 2012 SimplyHired.com already had over 27,000 INTERNSHIP listings available. In May 2012, this number increased.

The most internship positions were listed as:

  1. Interns - Various industries, largest companies in large cities.
  2. Undergraduate Internship Program-NCS
  3. Internships
  4. Management Internship Positions
  5. Engineering Interns
  6. Marketing Interns
  7. College Interns
  8. Sales Manager Interns
  9. Software Engineer Interns
  10. Retail Internships, summer

Indeed.com on the same date showed 24,000+ "Summer Jobs". the most being listed as:

  1. Lifeguards - At least 1,100 needed
  2. Physician Interns
  3. Summer Jobs - various fields and companies
  4. Georgia Teaching Fellows - Summer fellowships.
  5. Physical Therapy Interns, part-time
  6. RN's, LPN's, Nursing Students
  7. Interns - Various fields
  8. Route Sales and Retail Sales summer jobs
  9. teachNOLA. Get certified and start teaching - Summer training/work.
  10. Teacher Training, Indianapolis - Summer fellowship.

Summer Jobs/Internships Databases

Although SimplyHired.com and Indeed.com both crawl the Internet and gather total job postings, they overlap a bit and each have periodic blind spots that the other can see. Therefore, it is best to search both of these Job Search Engines. Indeed.com had listed a larger variety in its Intern category of employment postings.

Indeed.com listed 27,000 Internships in January and 30,000+ inn May 2012:

  1. Interns - Dozens of companies in the largest metro areas of the USA.
  2. Engineering Interns
  3. Marketing Interns
  4. Non-Profit - Non-profit Internships
  5. Student Interns
  6. College Interns
  7. Visual Display Internships
  8. Human Resources Interns
  9. Internships - Hire My Network, Entercom Communications Corp., CBS Radio, Davey Tree, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute in North America, COngressional Representatives, Post Factory NY, NY Arts Magazine, Boehringer Ingelheim, The Family Online Safety Institute, other.
  10. Communications Interns
  11. IT Interns
  12. Pharmacist Interns
  13. Student Engineer Interns
  14. Summer Interns - Dozens of smaller companies.
  15. Interns in hospitals (Physicians)

Additional Work for Teens and Adults

  • Best Summer Jobs: How to Find a Successful Internship - Many internships are available around the calendar year for Undergraduate and Graduate Students and fellowships are offered to recent graduates quite often as a means to finding full-time employment and careers. Here is a directory of sites that provide internships, with explanatory videos.
  • Top 10 Summer Jobs for Adults and College Students - Adults need internships and summer jobs, too. In fact, federally funded programs offer Senior Citizens paid internships in a job seeking plan to employ older workers that want or need to work. College Students, recent graduates, and adults can benefit from the information and links in this article.
  • Top 10 Best Summer Jobs For Teens in High School - High school, college, and graduate students often need summer employment. Some start their own businesses! One young man began in Jeffersonville, Indiana as a dishwasher in a pizza joint and became a national...

Please add any sources of Summer Jobs for Youth that are offered in your area. Thanks!

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MrRockster profile image

MrRockster 4 months ago

Great information. Thanks

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Dale Hyde Level 6 Commenter 4 months ago

This is a very resourceful hub! Very much information at one's fingertips and put together in a precise and specific manner. Presented in a very cosmetic appearance. Well done!

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jenubouka Level 8 Commenter 4 months ago

Awesome info Patty! Really dig how you lay out the info.

As for jobs in my neck of the woods..

I live in Washington and the job market is a scarey thing here but for teens looking for summer jobs in WA, there are the amusement parks around puget sound that love hiring teens for the summer.

Southgate Mall near Tacoma is prime spot if you want to work in the fast food industry.

Any fast food joint really will gladly accept the inexperienced teen for a summer job.

Hey we have to start somewhere.

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DonnaCosmato Level 7 Commenter 4 months ago

Wow, what an excellent research job you have done! If my son were just a little older, I'd put him to work (ha). This is a must bookmark hub for those that are looking for work in this tough economy. Voted up.

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Patty Inglish, MS Hub Author 4 months ago

Thanks for comments!

I've found more links for youth jobs this year than ever before, especially the one where kids can search by age. It has taken over 10 years for agencies to develop anything close to offering the number of summer jobs to youth that were available under the JTPA. We hope this continues!

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Patty Inglish, MS Hub Author 12 days ago

In May 2012, we have an higher number of Summer Jobs and Internships than ever before, since 2007 and 2005, respectively!

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