The most sought after jobs for students, summer. Salaries offered to teenagers clim up to 5,000 lei

Big cities and seaside resorts have the most numerous job offers for students who want to earn money and experience during the summer vacation. Some employers promise monthly revenues of up to 5,000 lei to young employees.

During the summer, the waiters are in great search. Source: freepik.com

The most sought after jobs offered to students during the holidays are, according to the specialized sites in the recruitment of the workforce: waiter, call-center operator, assistant in secretariat, waitress, cook aid, warehouse worker, commercial worker and barista.

Salaries up to 5,000 lei for teenagers

A tourist complex in Sibiu employs young people, students and students with a minimum of 16 years, for serving a meal in a children's camp, for a fixed period. Accommodation, table and a motivating remuneration, between 4,800 and 5,000 lei are offered, adds the employer.

Numerous seasonal jobs are offered in the resorts on the coast, in the capital and in other big cities. Between 4,000 and 5,000 lei a month is the salary proposed in a hotel in the center of Mamaia resort, which hires receptionists, with or without experience, for the summer season. The employer claims to hire students and students.

“Seriousness is required. Transport or accommodation, attractive salary and workbook are offered”, transmit the hotel representatives.

A hotel in Costinești offers salaries between 3,000 and 5,000 lei, hiring hotel staff and unskilled workers, for activities in the kitchen, cleaning, restaurant and maintenance.

“We accept students, students and foreign citizens. Three meals a day, accommodation, work contract and attractive salary are offered”, Announce the hotel representatives, on a recruitment site.

A Bistro from Brașov proposes salaries between 1,600 and 3,200 lei for waiters' aid, “ideal for students, students or experienced people who want to learn”, the employment announcement shows.

Another company offers revenues between 1,500 and 2,500 lei, depending on involvement, young people who want to work as call-center operators and publish ads.

“You can work from anywhere, anytime – in the break from school, in the city, in your spare time, even if you are a student and you need an income. Age is not an impediment! Young people between 15–25 years old, with the desire to promote and support young people/students.mentions the employment announcement.

Adolescents passionate about online games can apply for “game tester” positions, where some companies in the Capital offer a monthly average revenue of 2,500 – 3,000 lei, to which some facilities, such as meal vouchers, are added.

“I was also Game Tester. The work is relatively easy, you just have to know English well. The salary is small, there are extra hours, and the work becomes repetitive. Do the same thing a thousand times. No, you do not play all day, as some believe. In addition, you can get a less pleasant group,” He writes a young man, on Reddit.

Teenage experiences at first holiday job

Specialists recommend to students who want to work during the summer to start the search in advance and prepare a CV in which, even if they have no experience in the field of work, to mention the skills and features that can help them at the desired job.

They can also go straight to cafes, bookstores, shops or the headquarters of companies that offer jobs, to submit their CV. Once employed, it is important to look at that job as an opportunity to accumulate experience. Some of the already employees have spoken on social networks about their jobs.

“If you like children, you can try to work as a bon, as I did. You are paid by time, and the program is flexible. For example, I also gave meditations“Says a young woman.

Another person recommends a receptionist's post for those who have not worked before:

“I learned to interact with people, to manage unforeseen situations and to deal with administrative things,” this states.

A young man tells that he has started working for 16 years in a supermarket.

“The truth is that you do not have many options as a minor, with a program of 4 or 6 hours, so you can focus on stores.”

Another student worked, along with a few high school colleagues, in a fast food.

“It was not so bad, but not to think that it is something wow. The salary was the lowest possible, of course. However, it was an experience that can be helpful in the future, in CV,” he says.

Another teenager said he was engaged in a carpentry workshop, “Black”.

“I was slamming there. The advantage was that I could work 8 hours and win quite decent. If you go to the city, you will surely find such work opportunities,” he is convinced.

A 15 -year -old says he works as a referee at the County Football Association. “Money is made, but also the risk of taking a beat is quite high, sometimes”he adds.

Young people can work since 15 years with parents' consent

In Romania, young people can be employed from the age of 15, with the written consent of parents or legal representatives, in jobs that are appropriate to their age. These activities must not endanger their health, to be adapted to their level of physical and mental development and not to affect their education. From 16 years, adolescents can work without the consent of parents, having full work capacity, according to the Labor Code. The employment of persons under the age of 15 is prohibited by law, with limited exceptions, such as certain artistic activities, for which a special opinion is required.

Labor legislation establishes, as a general rule, that for young people under 18 years of work time is maximum six hours a day and 30 hours a week. This norm cannot be overcome, and the Labor Code expressly provides that minors cannot work additional work.

“The salary of the minor employee with a program of 6 hours per day cannot be established below the level of the minimum gross salary on the economy. Minors cannot work at night and no dangerous or improper work or their physical skills. They also have the right to a meal break of at least 30 minutes, if the daily work time exceeds four hours, and at least three hours, There are other provisions of the Labor Code applicable to employees under 18 years.

Companies employing students or students during the holidays can receive a monthly financial incentive equivalent to 50 percent of the value of the social reference indicator (ISR), respectively 330 lei for 2025.

According to the National Agency for Employment (AJOFM), employers must meet some conditions. The employment contract must be for a fixed period (equal to or shorter than the vacation). The incentive is granted for a maximum of 60 working days a year, being offered if the employment takes place during the official holiday.