Many teenagers are working in dangerous occupations or are not receiving the training they need to stay safe on the job. Driving is the leading cause of occupational injury and death for workers of all ages.
Teens tend to work in industries highly susceptible to robbery and assaults.
Although working with others does not preclude the incidence of crime, a teenager working alone with cash in the cash register is easy prey. Traveling Youth Crews Children as young as 10 years old are recruited to sell candy, magazine subscriptions, and other consumer items in neighborhoods or on street corners, unaccompanied and unsupervised by adults, after dark, and under dangerous conditions. It's a job that requires traveling in vans to strange neighborhoods in distant cities, and often across state lines. Additional concerns about transportation safety relates to whether the vehicles have been inspected for road-worthiness and whether the drivers have insurance. In addition to safety concerns, traveling youth crew jobs often do not adequately compensate young workers for their work.