14 Online Jobs for Teens (With No Experience)

There are dozens of websites that let you complete micro-tasks in exchange for cash, credit, or gift cards. For example, you can keep a log of your daily habits, play mobile games, or watch ads for money.

Many of these tasks include surveys that you must fill out in order to reap your rewards. You can also streamline the process and just complete surveys for money.

The catch is that the payout per survey will be very low, so you’ll need to spend a good chunk of time online to make an appreciable amount of cash.

If you want to take surveys or complete other micro-tasks for money, consider joining one of these platforms, which are available to those aged 13 and up.

• PrizeRebel
• Swagbucks
• GrabPoints

If you excel at a subject (like algebra or biology) or you have a particular talent (like playing piano or guitar), share your knowledge with others by setting up a tutoring side hustle.

Online tutoring jobs are plentiful and don’t require much equipment—just an internet connection and a webcam. They’re also available to people under 18 years old who know where to look.

You can find jobs on TutorPeers if you’re between 13–18. You can also look for listings on Indeed or tutor on a freelance basis by advertising your services to the community via flyers or word of mouth.

Testing apps and websites is a great way to see what’s new on the market, and many companies will pay you for your feedback. These organizations need user input to improve their digital offerings, and teenagers are an important demographic, meaning teen testers are in demand.

Look into sites like:

• TestingTime
• UserTesting

Note that these platforms have a minimum age requirement of 18. If you’re under 18, your best bet is to search for queries like “teen website tester” and “teen product/app tester” on job boards like Indeed to find gigs.

If you love to write and have a subject you’re passionate about, you can start a blog—and if you’re 13 years or older, you can monetize it.

Making money blogging is a big topic. To get started, you need to choose a niche to write about, set up a website, publish consistent content, and then set up ads or find another way to generate revenue.

As a teenager, your monetization options will be relatively limited (for example, many affiliates will require you to be 18 years or older to form a partnership). However, you can make money blogging by setting up a subscription plan on a platform like Wix, which lets users 13 and up start their own blogs.

Alternatively, you can publish your work on Medium. Once you build up a modest audience (100 followers), you can apply to join Medium’s Partner Program and start earning money from your work.

If you’re passionate about a niche subject but would rather put yourself in front of a camera than behind the keyboard, consider starting a YouTube channel instead of (or in conjunction with) a blog.

You can make a YouTube Creator account if you’re 13 years or older, and can monetize your videos through views, ads, and sponsorship deals. Be aware that this is a competitive space and it will take time and dedication to build up enough of a following to make real money.

If you’re creative and have a knack for hands-on activities, you can create and sell homemade goods, like:

• Jewelry
• Woodwork
• Clothwork
• Candles & soaps
• Trinkets
• Art
• Cosmetics
• Slime (made from glue, glitter, etc)

While you must be 18 to sell your goods on a marketplace like Etsy or Facebook Marketplace, you can sell your wares through a parent or friend’s account, or you can independently sell them to friends, family, and the community.

If you like selling goods but don’t enjoy (or don’t quite have the knack for) making things from scratch, consider flipping items.

“Flipping” means buying and reselling premade goods (and potentially refurbishing your finds before resale). Popular items to flip include:

• Clothes or shoes
• Electronics
• Furniture
• Musical instruments
• Jewelry
• Books

Clothing is one of the most common choices for teens, as 13-year-olds and older can sell clothes on sites like Depop and thredUp with the permission of a parent or guardian.

If you’re a burgeoning writer, consider putting your skills to good use with a freelance writing job.

As a freelancer, you can write copy, articles, web content, social media posts, and other short-and-long form content that fits your expertise. Teens can find freelance work on content platforms like Freelancer and ContentGather (both of which allow 16-year-olds to sign up).

You can also sometimes find work on Craigslist and Reddit (check out the subreddit Redditors for Hire).

If you’re a good multitasker and want to pad your resume with a collection of valuable skills, consider becoming a virtual assistant.

Virtual assistants work in a variety of industries and specialties, doing everything from travel planning to calendar management. If you’re already 18, you can sign up for a virtual assistant agency like Prialto or Time etc, but under-18s will have a better shot at landing jobs through Indeed (or other job boards) and Fiverr.

Speaking of Fiverr, it’s one of the most valuable resources for teenagers seeking online work, along with other freelance marketplaces like Upwork. You can create an account once you’re 13 years old (or older) with a parent’s permission.

These are marketplaces that match service seekers with providers for everything under the sun. If you can design graphic logos, write lyrics, Photoshop images, code, or if you’re interested in any of the other jobs on this list, you can post your services on Fiverr and Upwork and start reeling in clients.

Data entry is a very in-demand job and one that doesn’t require any special education or experience, making it great for teens.

Jobs in data entry require moving information from one format to another, usually by entering and organizing it into a spreadsheet or database. This job is done entirely online, from home, and doesn’t require anything beyond a computer and decent typing ability.

If you scan sites like Indeed, SimplyHired, and ZipRecruiter, you’ll find dozens of listings for data entry jobs specifically for teens 13 or 14 and older.

If you’re an eagle-eyed reader with a knack for grammar, you can get paid to proofread.

Proofreaders read written works and check and correct their:

• Spelling
• Grammar
• Style
• Formatting

You can proofread articles, blog posts, web copy, product listings, works of fiction, and dozens of other types of written content.

If you’re 18+, you have a wide array of freelance proofreading platforms to choose from, such as Proofreading Pal and Scribbr. Those 17 and younger will have to find jobs on traditional job sites, Fiverr, or offer their services to friends, family, and classmates.

It might sound like a dream, but believe it or not, it’s possible to make money playing video games.

If you have serious skills, you can try yourself on the e-sports competitive gaming circuit. However, that’s extremely challenging, and it’s out of reach for most people. If you’re more of a hobby gamer, look into being a video game tester for platforms like BetaFamily.

Sites like these will connect you with mobile developers who want feedback on their apps and games. After playing them, you’ll submit a report outlining what you liked and disliked and get paid for your time.

If you want to steer clear of in-person customer service jobs but don’t mind interacting with people over the phone, you can score a job as a customer service or call center representative.

Working in customer service requires good people and communication skills, as you’ll be handling questions and issues over the phone. If you’re up for this line of work, there are plenty of job listings for those under 18 on job boards like Indeed, SimplyHired, ZipRecruiter, and so on.

Whichever job you pick, do your research to find out if you need parental permission to sign up for the platform it uses. In some cases, you may also need an adult’s help for logistics, like opening a payment processing account. If you keep at it, you can set up a lucrative side hustle and get yourself off to a great start as you enter adulthood.

This list features some of the best side hustles you can do as a teen with no experience, but it’s by no means exhaustive. You can explore even more gigs below.