Canada
- 12 to 17 (varies between provinces).
United States
- Pennsylvania - 14
- California - 14 - 16, depending on field of employment.
- New Jersey - 12 - 18, depending on job [1].
- New York - 14 with parental consent depending on the job, 16 depending on the job, or 18 depending on the job.
- Washington - 12 for light agricultural work by hand. 14 for most other agricultural work. 16 for non-hazardous jobs. 18 for all jobs.
- Florida - 14
- North Carolina 16, depending on field of employment.
Australia
- The minimum age is usually 14 years, 9 months, however some families and employers would rather wait until someone is 15 before they are allowed to work. (This varies slightly between states.)
NEW ZEALAND
- 15-16 in most jobs, younger if employer wants.16 full times jobs
UK
- 13 - Part time work WorkSmart from the TUC shows that the type of work is restricted to light agricultural or horticultural work or as allowed by by-laws. Thus, the true minimum age for general work is 14 years.
- 16 - Full time (if left school)
- 18 - Night Work
Norway
- 13 - Light work. Max 12 hours each week, 2 hours for a schoolday, 7 hours in weekends.
- 15 - Non-dangerous work, that doesn't conflict with school. No nightwork, no more than 40 hours work for a week.
- 18 - All work
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