Research & Science internships
The US has 2,088 open Research & Science internships right now. 205 close in the next 30 days, 62 of them in the next 7 days. Where a listing states its pay, the median is $28 an hour.
- open internships
- 2,088
- close in the next 30 days
- 205
- median listed pay
- $28/hr
- list their pay
- 58%
Deadlines
62 Research & Science internships close in the next 7 days
Employers stop taking applications on these dates.
- Next 7 days62
- Days 8–1464
- Days 15–2150
- Days 22–3029
- Optical Engineering Intern Summer 2027Rocket Dynamics Ltd CorpCloses Wed, Nov 11
- Geospatial Intern - Summer 2027Scout Clean EnergyCloses Wed, Nov 11
- Internship - Melt Facility Lab - Chemistry focusedPerryman CompanyCloses Wed, Nov 11
- Nurse Intern -Waukesha Memorial Hospital-Surgical Unit Ortho Neuro- 0.4 FTE (Flexible Shifts)ProHealth CareCloses Thu, Nov 12
- Student Intern Student WorkerState of LouisianaCloses Thu, Nov 12
- Optical Engineering Intern - Summer 2027CACI International IncCloses Thu, Nov 12
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Specializations
- Environmental Science515
- Research Scientist333
- Biology Research297
- Chemistry Research281
- Research Engineer217
- Biotech Research194
- Physics Research105
- Materials Science101
- Psychology Research82
- Economic Research77
- Geography44
- Genomics43
- Geosciences42
- Neuroscience33
- Statistics33
- Climate Science18
- Sociology Research14
- Mathematics8
- Astronomy Research7
- Medicinal Chemistry7
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Top cities for Research & Science internships
- Boston, MA57open Research & Science internshipsSee internships
- Washington, DC57open Research & Science internshipsSee internships
- New York, NY46open Research & Science internshipsSee internships
- San Jose, CA38open Research & Science internshipsSee internships
- Houston, TX33open Research & Science internshipsSee internships
- San Francisco, CA33open Research & Science internshipsSee internships
What Research & Science internships 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, $25.38.
Research & Science
$28 median, 10% above the US median
$22.50 to $41.27, out of 1,209 postings that state pay
What to expect from Research & Science internships
Seasons employers are hiring for
Out of 1,393 postings that state a season
- Summer1,04275%
- Fall614%
- Spring15811%
- Winter826%
- Year-round504%
The typical internship
Each figure says how many open internships it is out of
1,251 of 2,088 open internships are paid or list pay
Length
12 weeks
median, out of 868 postings that state it
Hours
40 per week
median, out of 460 postings that state it
Skills employers ask for in Research & Science
Research & Science
Share of 1,870 postings naming each skill
- Business communication47%
- Laboratory techniques31%
- Chemistry27%
- Python22%
- Data analysis & statistics21%
- Biology20%
- Excel (analytics-level)18%
- Machine learning15%
Research & Science internships at a glance
205
Close in the next 30 days
of 2,088 open internships
7%
Offer visa sponsorship
of 673 postings that say
58%
List pay
of 2,088 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. We leave a figure out when too few postings are behind it.