Is it possible for a 12 year old to get his/her working papers so he/she can work?

jobs like: fast food restraunts, cleaners, hair salons, etc.

No. 14 is the absolute youngest age you can work in most situations, and even then there are a shitload of restrictions placed upon the workers. The best age to really start working with "normal" privelages is 16.

No, the legal age is 16.

Not in the US, there are labor laws that state you cannot have a taxed job until 16. Try babysitting, janitorial, a paper route, pool cleaning, raking leaves, etc.

Yes. It's called a work permit and you must have legal guardian approval. I've been working since I was 13.

No, it is not possible.

No, child labor laws

i really hope so because im 13

if the business is not a chain business, then yes.
but for otherwise, you would have to be 16.

not true, I was able to work when I was 14. You have to get a work permit from the school, but it is possible.

12 years old may be a little early though

I think you have to be in high school to get working permits. Most of my friends worked at a minimum age of 14. Unless if you're 12 and you're in high school, and with parent/guardian approval, you can work with a permit. But even then there's child labor laws...so most likely not. Besides, its really rare to see a 12 year old working in taxed jobs anyway.

No, you can only get a job if your 15 and up. In less you baby sit or do some kind of job that you get paid under the table. Like a family business.

In my day, I worked at age 12, but there weren't any restrictions like that back in the 60's. lol Way before your time. Now there is child labor laws. I believe you have to be 16, but you could babysit at age 12. If you were close to me, I would give you a job cleaning my studio.

Not by an employer with a tax-id number.

You can however work as a baby-sitter, or freelance (by your own direction) lawn care worker (ie:mowing lawns, raking leaves, shoveling snow). My nephew made over $1000 a month just mowing lawns, raking leaves and shoveling snow for $10 a driveway, $10 a front lawn, and $10 raking leaves and cleaning gutters door-to-door in an elderly neighborhood. They got a bargain because they didn't break their old back, and didn't have to call a company to come do it for triple that!

No too young 2 years to go!

If you somehow managed to pull of lying about your age and getting your guardian's consent, then yeah. 12 years old is way to early to be working. The only job you can get is like babysitting or mowing the lawn or doing chores for other people. 12 is a time to have fun, not work! THe legal age to be working is 16 in most places.

No, a twelve year old is too young to obtain working papers.

You have to be fifteen years old to obtain working papers.

I don't think that is legal in any state, but you could look up your state to make sure. Most states will let you work at age 14 with your parents permission, some jobs prefer that you are 16 though. You could get some kind of work on your own though like babysitting, yard work, etc. Also maybe helping out at a small shop or home business or something if you know anyone, that is not strictly legal but some people will do it anyway.