Internships in Chicago, IL
Chicago, IL has 1,235 open internships right now. 76 close in the next 30 days, 23 of them in the next 7 days. Where a listing states its pay, the median is $26.65 an hour.
- open internships
- 1,235
- close in the next 30 days
- 76
- median listed pay
- $26.65/hr
- list their pay
- 62%
Deadlines
23 Chicago, IL internships close in the next 7 days
Employers stop taking applications on these dates.
- Next 7 days23
- Days 8–1425
- Days 15–2110
- Days 22–3018
- Marsh Risk Early Career Program, Summer Intern 2027 – Claims Advocacy, ChicagoOliver WymanCloses Sun, Nov 8
- Wealth Management Internship, Summer 2027- Chicago, IL (10 Weeks)BMO Financial GroupCloses Sun, Nov 8
- Civil Engineering Intern - Summer 2027Bowman ConsultingCloses Sun, Nov 8
- Mechanical Intern - Chicago - Summer 2027Buro HappoldCloses Sun, Nov 8
- Structural Intern - Chicago - Summer 2027Buro HappoldCloses Sun, Nov 8
- Environmental Scientist Intern - Environmental Services, Environmental Studies (Chicago)Burns & McDonnellCloses Sun, Nov 8
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By field
- Finance268 roles
- Operations252 roles
- Engineering209 roles
- Marketing & Sales167 roles
- Service & Hospitality106 roles
- Media & Content94 roles
- Consulting77 roles
- Data & Analytics59 roles
- Law & Policy57 roles
- Product & Design51 roles
- Built Environment43 roles
- Healthcare35 roles
- AI31 roles
- Fine Arts & Performance19 roles
- Research & Science17 roles
- Education16 roles
- Sports & Movement11 roles
- Humanities5 roles
New openings in Chicago, IL
464 opened in the last 4 weeks
We predict about 116 new internship postings a week over the next 4 weeks.
Bars are openings first seen each week. Lighter bars are the next 4 weeks at the average pace; each line runs from the slowest to the busiest of the last 4 weeks.
Recently posted
Early Careers: AGRC - InternAon Benfield · Chicago, Illinois · $22.50–$28.75 per hourGood fit if you know data visualization and Microsoft Power BI. 10-week internship.Summer 2027 · New · Closes Nov 7View role
Audit Winter 2027 Internship - Chicago, ILCohnReznick LLP · Chicago · $33 per hourGood fit if you know audit preparation and reconciliation. Open to 2027 to 2028 graduates.Winter 2027 · NewView role
Marketing Development Internvisceral · 3121 N ROCKWELL CHICAGO, IL 60618 · UnpaidGood fit if you know social media marketing and Adobe Photoshop.NewView role
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Content Creator Internvisceral · 3121 N ROCKWELL CHICAGO, IL 60618 · UnpaidGood fit if you know social media marketing and Adobe Premiere Pro.NewView role
Internships in cities near Chicago, IL
- Milwaukee, WI81 mi away291open internshipsSee internships
- Madison, WI122 mi away169open internshipsSee internships
- Grand Rapids, MI125 mi away186open internshipsSee internships
Around Chicago, IL:
- Rosemont 48
- Niles 37
- Glenview 21
- Evanston 14
- Oak Park 5
- Wilmette 5
- Skokie 4
- Park Ridge 4
What internships in Chicago, IL pay
Hourly pay on open internships that list it. The bar runs from the 25th to the 75th percentile and the tick marks the median. The grey line is the US median across all fields, $25.50.
All fields
$26.65 median, 5% above the US median
$24 to $34.50, out of 753 postings that state pay
Finance
$32.94 median
$25.60 to $37, out of 225 postings that state pay
Operations
$25.50 median
$22.50 to $31.43, out of 169 postings that state pay
Engineering
$27 median
$24.50 to $32.38, out of 162 postings that state pay
Consulting
$34.50 median
$27.50 to $34.50, out of 69 postings that state pay
Marketing & Sales
$21 median
$17.25 to $23.89, out of 55 postings that state pay
Data & Analytics
$26.65 median
$25 to $33.75, out of 47 postings that state pay
Law & Policy
$32 median
$25.63 to $34.50, out of 37 postings that state pay
Built Environment
$24.50 median
$23.25 to $26, out of 31 postings that state pay
Fields with fewer than 30 listings that state pay are left out, too few for a reliable median.
What to expect from an internship in Chicago, IL
Seasons employers are hiring for
Out of 832 postings that state a season
- Summer62775%
- Fall354%
- Spring12215%
- Winter324%
- Year-round162%
The typical internship
Each figure says how many open internships it is out of
771 of 1,235 open internships are paid or list pay
Length
10 weeks
median, out of 515 postings that state it
Hours
40 per week
median, out of 199 postings that state it
Who is hiring in Chicago, IL now
Featured employers with open internships in Chicago, IL, by openings here
What Chicago, IL hires for, compared with the US
Each field's share of 1,235 open roles in Chicago, IL, next to its share of open roles across the US. A role can count in more than one field.
- Finance268 roles · US 11%22%
- Operations252 roles · US 19%20%
- Engineering209 roles · US 30%17%
- Marketing & Sales167 roles · US 13%14%
- Service & Hospitality106 roles · US 5%9%
- Media & Content94 roles · US 4%8%
- Consulting77 roles · US 2%6%
- Data & Analytics59 roles · US 4%5%
- Law & Policy57 roles · US 5%5%
- Product & Design51 roles · US 2%4%
- Built Environment43 roles · US 4%3%
- Healthcare35 roles · US 11%3%
- AI31 roles · US 2%3%
- Fine Arts & Performance19 roles · US 1%2%
- Research & Science17 roles · US 4%1%
- Education16 roles · US 1%1%
- Sports & Movement11 roles · US 1%1%
- Humanities5 roles · US <1%<1%
Skills Chicago, IL employers ask for
Finance
Share of 247 postings naming each skill
- Business communication86%
- Excel (analytics-level)48%
- Financial modeling23%
- Data analysis & statistics19%
- Mathematics18%
- Leadership & managing work17%
- Python15%
- Microsoft Office9%
Operations
Share of 237 postings naming each skill
- Business communication81%
- Excel (analytics-level)43%
- Project management & Agile23%
- Data analysis & statistics15%
- Microsoft Office12%
- Leadership & managing work11%
- Negotiation9%
- PowerPoint & storytelling8%
Engineering
Share of 201 postings naming each skill
- Business communication60%
- Mathematics27%
- Excel (analytics-level)20%
- Python17%
- Technical writing & documentation15%
- SQL11%
- C++10%
- Java10%
Chicago, IL at a glance
76
Close in the next 30 days
of 1,235 open internships
2%
Offer visa sponsorship
of 395 postings that say
62%
List pay
of 1,235 open internships
How we count
An internship counts as open when we have seen it recently, usually on the employer's own careers site, and it hasn't been taken down. One the employer still lists after its application deadline is counted, and its card says when applications closed. It also needs a description. Our search uses the same rule.
Counts and shares come from those open internships and are updated throughout the day. Sponsorship counts only the postings that say whether they sponsor. Distances are straight-line. We leave a figure out when too few postings are behind it.
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