Working Under Sixteen
AS 23.10.340 — nine hours of school and work a day, 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., and 23 hours a week outside school
A minor under 14 may not work outside school hours except in domestic work, baby-sitting and handiwork around private homes, delivering or selling newspapers, or supervised warehouse work casing cans at a cannery.
Who handles this in Alaska: Alaska Department of Labor, Wage and Hour; and legal aid programs, lawyer referral and the state offices, listed in the Alaska directory.
- No more than nine hours of school and work combined in one day.
- Work only between 5 a.m. and 9 p.m.
- No more than 23 hours of work a week outside school hours, domestic work and baby-sitting aside.
Under 18. A minor under 18 may not work more than six days a week, in hazardous excavation or underground in mines, or in a job dangerous to life or limb or injurious to health, unless the commissioner grants a written exemption for a minor 16 or older.
Sources for this section (3)
- AS 23.10.335 — Employment of children under 14
- AS 23.10.340 — Employment of children under 16
- AS 23.10.350 — Employment of person under 18
Legal information, not legal advice. Verified as of October 2026. Applying it to a particular situation is the work of a licensed Alaska attorney.