5. Dishwasher
Average pay: $9/hour
New York City has a lot of restaurants, and millions of utensils need washing each day at those restaurants. Given that this may not be the most glorious job to have, if it’s available, then you should go for it. Nobody is stopping you from being on the lookout for a better opportunity. It’s always better to keep working on something while you look for another job, than having no job at all. So, let’s see what else we have on our list of jobs for 17 year olds in NYC.
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