13. Lawn and Gardening Services
Average pay: $15/hour
You won’t need expert skills for this one on our list of jobs for 17 year olds in NYC, but you do need to know a few things when it comes to lawn care. However, this is not a standard job, and you need to do quite some looking in order to land a position. When you do find the right job, you are going to have a great time. It’s basically taking care of plants, which can be a soothing experience, to say the least. However, the job is labor intensive, and you have to have good physique in order to pull it off.
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