Need a summer job?

By Katherine Holland

With the end of the school year quickly approaching, many students are looking for part-time jobs to help fill their summer schedules. Below is a list of job opportunities that range from customer service to animal care.

• Ace Hardware: Those 16 and older can start working as cashiers. Most start as a cashier and can work up to other positions, such as helping in the garden center. Ace’s starting salary is $7.25 an hour.

Call to apply: (832) 482-3063

• Cornelius Nursery: Plant care specialists will handle any information on the plant species being sold at the nursery, including but not limited to care responsibilities, seasonal and feeding information, and any harm they can cause. Care workers will make sure the plants are healthy and up to par, with sufficient watering and soil. Finally, strong workers will be needed to transport plants from import trucks to their shelves, or from the racks to a customer’s car.

Call to apply: (346) 386-6471

• H.E.B: Texas’s most popular grocery chain is hiring people 16 and up as curbside, baggers, and checkers. Other store positions such as jobs in the deli or bakery have a minimum age requirement of 18. Starting salary depending on the position is between $7.25 - $16.00.

Call to apply: (281) 205-6500

• PetSuites: They are looking for workers 16 and older to play with,