- More than half of all internship openings on popular jobs posting website Glassdoor have been closed or deleted since the coronavirus spread in the US.
- The travel and tourism sector saw internship opportunities decline by 92%.
- However, companies in several industries like accounting, legal, and computer programming are still hiring.
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The coronavirus pandemic has had a huge impact on summer 2020 internships.
More than one in two internship openings on jobs website Glassdoor have been closed or taken down since the coronavirus crisis began in the US. As of April 13, the number of internship opportunities has dropped 52% to 30,806.
The travel and tourism sector, not surprisingly, was the hardest hit, with internship openings falling by 92% since March 9.
However, there are still several sectors hiring thousands of interns. Here are the top 8 industries hiring interns right now.
Accounting and legal
Internship opportunities: 4,011
Companies hiring: McLaren Engineering Group in Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey, Jet Support Services in Chicago, and AJC International in Atlanta, are some of the companies hiring interns. Salary for an entry-level job: The national average salary for a entry level accountant is $55,622, according to Glassdoor.
Manufacturing
Internship opportunities: 3,412
Companies hiring: Nexteer Automotive Corporation in Saginaw, Michigan, Ametek in Waterbury, Connecticut, and Kearfott in Black Mountain, North Carolina, are some of the companies hiring interns.
Salary for an entry-level job: The national average salary for an entry-level manufacturing engineer is $64,585, according to Glassdoor.
Computer software and hardware
Internship opportunities: 1,821
Companies hiring: Verkada in San Mateo, California, Henkel in Stamford, Connecticut, Epsilon in Wakefield, Mass., are some of the companies hiring interns.
Salary for an entry-level job: The national average salary for an entry-level software engineer is $74,532, according to Glassdoor.
Retail
Internship opportunities: 1,656
Companies hiring: Glow Recipe in New York, New York, Nike in Beaverton, Colorado, and sivana in Encinitas, Calif., are some of the companies hiring interns.
Salary for an entry-level job: The national average salary for an entry-level retail associate is $35,902, according to Glassdoor.
Healthcare and hospitals
Internship opportunities: 1,597
Companies hiring: BAYADA Home Health Care in Millville, New Jersey, University of Utah Health Care in Salt Lake City, Utah, and Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, are some of the companies hiring interns.
Salary for an entry-level job: The average salary for an entry-level healthcare administrator is $52,319, according to PayScale.
Government
Internship opportunities: 1,238
Organizations hiring: Charles County Government in La Plata, Maryland, the State of South Dakota, and Boston Children's Hospital, are some of the government agencies and organizations hiring interns.
Salary for an entry-level job: The average salary for an entry-level healthcare administrator is $48,424, according to Salary.com.
Banking and financial services
Internship opportunities: 1,102
Companies hiring: Invest Like The Street in New York, New York, Berkshire Hills Bancorp in Pittsfield, Mass., and CB&S Bank in Russellville, Alabama, are some of the companies hiring interns.
Salary for sample entry-level job: The average salary for an entry-level healthcare administrator is $72,002, according to Glassdoor.
Nonprofit
Internship opportunities: 1,026
Companies hiring: Kiva.org in San Francisco, The Education Trust in Oakland, Calif., and the International Rescue Committee in Salt Lake City, Utah, are some of the companies hiring interns.
Salary for an entry-level job: The average salary for an entry level nonprofit marketing associate ranges from approximately $44,307, according to Indeed.com.