Wanted: Leaders To Flip Burgers

It’s not too late for job-hunting teens to land a good summer job, despite the overall weak job market—some industries always need help in the summer and may have been slow to staff up. “Employers will be continuing to hire through the entire summer but especially through the month of June,” reports Shawn Boyer, of snagajob.com , an hourly job-listing Web site.

He says students should start with the most obvious summer employers—movie theaters and restaurants—but then move on to burgeoning health-care companies and other employers. Amusement parks are another fertile hunting ground; they may actually do better than usual this summer, as folks scale back their travel and spend their vacation dollars on day trips. ...