Im an international student and have F1 student visa...can I work off campus?

I know that I can work on campus 20 hours per week...Iam planning for summer to stay in USA and get some summer off campus job?Can I do that with my F1 visa?Or if i cant what should or could i do to manage everything and to be able to work off campus legally...?|||you have to talk to the dean of students or the international ad visor so that you can apply for a work permit which is around 360 dollars to obtain. this allows you to work outside campus legally and depending on the employer you can work as many hours as you can during summer. good luck