Teens4Hire.org's Editorially Selected Places That Traditionally Hire Teens for Jobs among Fast Food, Casual Dining Restaurant, Ice Cream and Juice Chains;
Fast Food Chains
Subway
Minimum age for employment: Generally 16+, sometimes lower depending upon franchisee and location.
http://www.subway.com/subwayroot/AboutSubway/Employment/index.aspx
McDonald’s
Minimum age for employment: Generally 16+, sometimes lower depending upon franchisee and location.
http://www.mcdonalds.com/usa/work.html
Sonic
Minimum age for employment: Generally 16+, sometimes lower depending upon franchisee and location.
http://www.sonicdrivein.com/business/careers/index.jsp
Pizza Hut
Minimum age for employment: 16
http://www.pizzahut.com/Careers/
Taco Bell
Minimum age for employment: Generally 16+, sometimes lower depending upon franchisee and location.
http://www.tacobell.com/careers/
Burger King
Minimum age for employment: 16
http://www.bk.com/CompanyInfo/careers.aspx
Wendy’s
Minimum age for employment: Generally 16+, sometimes lower depending upon franchisee and location.
http://www.wendys.com/careers/index.jsp
Arby’s
Minimum age for employment: Generally 16+, sometimes lower depending upon franchisee and location.
http://www.arbys.com/careers/
Dominos Pizza
Minimum age for employment: Generally 18+, sometimes lower depending upon franchisee and location.
http://www.dominosbiz.com/Biz-Public-EN/Site+Content/Secondary/Careers/
In-N-Out Burger
Starting wage: $10/hr
Minimum age for employment: Generally 16+, depending upon location.
http://www.in-n-out.com/employment.asp
Papa John’s Pizza
Minimum age for employment: 16+
http://company.papajohns.com/careers/index.shtm
KFC
Minimum age for employment: 16+
http://www.jobswithkfc.com/#/home
Carl’s Jr.
Minimum age for employment: 16+
http://www.carlsjr.com/jobs/
Cousins Subs
Minimum age for employment: Generally 16+, sometimes lower depending upon franchisee and location.
http://www.cousinssubs.com/employment/
Jack in the Box
Minimum age for employment: Generally 16+, sometimes lower depending upon franchisee and location.
http://www.jackinthebox.com/corporate/careers/why-jack/
WhataBurger
Minimum age for employment: Generally 16+, sometimes lower depending upon franchisee and location. About 700 US locations in 10 states.
http://www.whataburger.com/join_the_family.php
TacoTime
Minimum age for employment: Generally 16+, sometimes lower depending upon franchisee and location.
http://www.tacotime.com/about/our_team.html
Blimpie
Minimum age for employment: Generally 16+, sometimes lower depending upon franchisee and location.
http://www.blimpie.com/employment.html
Quizno’s
Minimum age for employment: 16+
http://www.quiznos.com/subsandwiches/CareersTemplate.aspx?page=index.html
Long John Silver’s
Minimum age for employment: Generally 16+, sometimes lower depending upon franchisee and location.
http://www.ljsilvers.com/careers/
White Castle
Minimum age for employment: Generally 16+, sometimes lower depending upon franchisee and location.
http://whitecastle.hodesiq.com/default.asp
Casual Dining Restaurants
Darden Restaurants (Red Lobster, Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse, Seasons52, Capital Grille, and Bahama Breeze)
Minimum age for employment: Generally 18+
http://www.darden.com/careers.asp
Applebee’s
Minimum age for employment: Generally 16+
http://www.applebees.com/WorkWithUs.aspx
Brinker International Restaurants (Chili’s, Maggiano’s, On the Border,
Macaroni Grill)
Minimum age for employment: Generally 18+, sometimes lower depending upon franchisee and location.
http://www.brinker.com/
TGI Fridays
Minimum age for employment: Generally 18+
https://www.tgifridays.com/jobs/Index.aspx
Ruby Tuesday
Minimum age for employment: Generally 18+, sometimes lower depending upon franchisee and location.
http://www.rubytuesday.com/careers.asp
Outback Steakhouse
Minimum age for employment: Generally 18+, sometimes lower depending upon franchisee and location.
http://www.outback.com/careeropportunities/index.aspx
Ice Cream and Juice Chains
Cold Stone Creamery
Minimum age for employment: Generally 16+, sometimes lower depending upon franchisee and location.
http://www.coldstonecreamery.com/jobs/best_jobs.html
Ben&Jerry’s
Minimum age for employment: Generally 14+, depending upon franchisee and location.
http://www.benjerry.com/company/jobs/
Baskin Robbins
Minimum age for employment: Generally 14+, depending upon franchisee and location.
http://www.baskinrobbins.com/About/Employment.aspx
Dairy Queen
Minimum age for employment: Generally 14+, depending upon franchisee and location.
http://www.dairyqueen.com/us-en/careers/
