How many hours can a minor work in Wyoming?

When school is in session these minors have the ability to work:

• 3 hours per school day

• 8 hours per non-school day

• 18 total per school week

• 40 hours total per non-school week

It is important to note that restrictions on work hours are relaxed for those 14- and 15-year-old students in Wyoming that are involved in work-study programs and those enrolled in Advanced Placement (AP) courses.

Minors who are 14 and 15 in Wyoming are not allowed to work before 7 am or after 7 pm. However, they are allowed to work as late as 9 pm from June 1st until Labor Day (school summer vacation) with the exception of the night preceding a school day. These minors are also only allowed to work outside of school hours when school is in session.

• 16- and 17-year-old minors

When school is in session these minors have the ability to work:

• 8 hours per school day

• 40 hours per school week

• 48 total per non-school week

• No more than 6 consecutive workdays (six work days in a row)

• Until 10 pm on nights followed by a school day

These minors are not allowed to have work start times between 12 am and 6 am. With written parental permission, 16- and 17-year-old minors may work until 11:00 p.m. on nights followed by a school day. There is no restricted end time on nights not followed by a school day.

16- and 17-year-old minors may not work in an establishment open to the public between 10 pm and 6 am unless another employee at least 18 years of age also works during the same hours as the minor.