Best Cities in the U.S for Summer Jobs – 3 are in New England

You never forget your first Summer job! Whether it was miserable, grueling, easy, or an absolute blast, those seasonal gigs are the ones you never forget.

My best friend growing up was a camp counselor at a sleep away camp for Jewish kids every Summer. She came back with such amazing tales. It seems like all the counselors would party after the kids went to sleep and hook up with each other. What a Summer for the books, am I right?! Hopefully no kids ever needed them in the wee hours of the night because it sounds like the counselors were pretty busy.

My Summer job was a little less glamorous. I worked at a nursery in my hometown (for plants, not for babies. Though sometimes I would get roped into watching my boss' kids) I tended to the flowers in the greenhouse and rang old ladies up for their Begonias and would help load their flowers in their car. The nursery was on a farm where they had a few goats, chickens, and a donkey named Peter. All the employees would take turns on who would have to shovel out Peter's pen. It was a less than desirable job as you can imagine and the really hot Summer days were BRUTAL especially if it was a donkey day.

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Some cities are better for Summer jobs than others and Wallet Hub released a list of the top 20 best cities for Summer jobs in the U.S. I was not surprised to see three New England cities make the list!

The data was gathered by comparing the median income of part-time workers to the availability of summer jobs to the commuter-friendliness of jobs.

Warwick, Rhode Island

There are tons of seasonal and hospitality related jobs that are actively hiring right now in Warwick such as working at the Wannamoisett Country Club! This city came in at #12 on the list of 20.

Portland, ME

Tourists flock to Portland in the Summer which makes total sense why it would come in at #4 on this list. Places like Eventide Oyster Co., Urban Outfitters, and Rainbow Restoration of Greater Portland is hiring seasonal positions.

South Burlington, VT

South Burlington, VT is one of my favorite cities in New England and even the country. My husband and I love hopping around to all the different shops on Church Street and touring their awesome breweries. One time we went to a local farm and took a lesson on how to make mozzarella cheese!

There is no shortage of fun stuff to do in this city that sits pretty on Lake Champlain which is why it came in at #3 on Wallet Hub's list. Also it is worth noting that South Burlington, VT, has the highest labor-force participation rate of people aged 16 to 24, which is two times higher than in Irvine, California, the city with the lowest.

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