. >> jeremiah jensen was 16 when this mcdonald's franchise snatched him up a year ago.fast food workers are hard to hire these days when oil field workers can earn a high rate of pay. >> every month and a half you get a $300 bonus. >> basically yes. >> that's $300 for good grades. jensen's boss pays them 40 for an a, 25 for a b and 10 for a a. >> they care about the teenage rs and they think it's a way to help the community and high school students. >> that's refreshing in this world. >> it is. it makes me feel good. >> but this is not corporate charity, it's basic economics, supply and demand. the population has grown by 13,000 since 2010 and the service industry is having to stretch to keep up. at the mcdonald's that includes an occasional $1,000 hiring bonus and the mcshuttle to drive students to and from home. >> is anyone making minimum wage in midland? >> if they are i have not been made aware of it. >> but not all consequences of the boom have been good for workers. the average monthly rent has doubled. >> when you see a for-lease sign you don't see it the next d

somebody's snapped it up. >> affordable housing though is the last mind on jeremiah jensen's mind. the high school senior has a more immediate target. a silver dodge charger. >> how close are you to getting that? >> about $2,000 away. >> he hopes to get closer by putting more time behind the counter. >> change. thank you have a nice day. >> and must terg up an a in cast includes. -- and mustering up an a in calculus. heidi zhou-castro, al jazeera, midland, texas. >> bing drinking in the united states, plus renewed tensions in ferguson, missouri a month after the shooting of a teenager. we'll see you back here tonight, "america tonight" is up next. i'm jeeght. john siegenthaler. >> on "america tonight": we're in it together. the president's fight against i.s.i.l. and his impassioned me for the world to join in. >> no god condones this terror. no grievance justifies these actions. >> the targets now, and what is the real threat to americans? also tonight, bringing the fight to aiv

>> jeremiah je jensen was 16 when this mcdonald's snatched him up a year ago.il fields can offer twice the pay, but jensen has been wiping tables without complaint. >> you get a bonus. >> $300 for good grades. jensen's boss pays student employees $40 for an a. $20 for a b, and $10 for a b. a straight-a student can make 900 a year on top of his wage. >> it helps the community. >> that's refreshing in this big world. >> it is. >> knowing they care for you to work here makes you feel good. >> this is not just corporate charity. it's supply and demand. the population here has grown by 13,000 since 2010, and the service industry has struggled to keep up. >> they're having to offer things they haven't in the past to make it attractive to potential employees. >> at the mcdonald's that means an occasional $1,000 hiring bonus and a mcshutting to drive students to and from home. >> is anyone making above minimum wage in midland? >> if they are, i have not been made aware of it. >> but not all consequences of the boom have been good for workers. the average monthly rent h