Permitted occupations for minors 14 or older.

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  • (1) Minors 14 years of age or older may work in a wide variety of nonhazardous occupations including:
    • (a) retail food services;
    • (b) automobile service stations, except for the operation of motor vehicles and the use of hoists;
    • (c) public messenger service;
    • (d) janitorial and custodial service;
    • (e) lawn care;
    • (f) the use of approved types of vacuum cleaners, floor polishers, power lawn mowers, and sidewalk snow removal equipment; and
    • (g) other similar work as approved by the division.
  • (2) Minors 14 years of age or older may also work in nonhazardous areas in manufacturing, warehousing and storage, construction, and other such areas not determined harmful by the division.




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