Trends by Industry
internship Trends by Industry
|
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
Consulting
|
15% |
15% |
16% |
15% |
16% |
Consumer Products
|
6% |
8% |
7% |
7% |
7% |
Entertainment / Media
|
5% |
4% |
4% |
3% |
4% |
Financial Services
|
30% |
28% |
26% |
32% |
32% |
Investment Banking / Sales & Trading
|
6% |
5% |
5% |
5% |
3% |
Investment Management / Hedge Fund
|
9% |
8% |
7% |
7% |
8% |
Venture Capital / Private Equity / LBO
|
11% |
13% |
11% |
18% |
20% |
Other Financial Services
|
3% |
1% |
2% |
2% |
2% |
Health Care
|
9% |
8% |
8% |
7% |
7% |
Biomed / Pharmaceutical
|
4% |
3% |
4% |
3% |
4% |
Health-Related Services
|
5% |
4% |
4% |
4% |
3% |
Manufacturing
|
6% |
5% |
6% |
7% |
7% |
Aero / Auto / Transport Equipment
|
<1%
|
1% |
2% |
2% |
2% |
Cleantech
|
<1%
|
<1%
|
<1%
|
1% |
<1%
|
Energy / Extractive Minerals
|
2% |
1% |
1% |
<1%
|
1% |
Highly Diversified
|
1% |
2% |
2% |
1% |
2% |
Other Manufacturing
|
1% |
<1%
|
<1%
|
2% |
1% |
Nonprofit / Government
|
2% |
4% |
3% |
4% |
2% |
Government
|
1% |
1% |
1% |
1% |
<1%
|
Nonprofit
|
2% |
3% |
2% |
2% |
2% |
Retail / Trading
|
4% |
4% |
4% |
3% |
3% |
Services
|
5% |
5% |
5% |
5% |
3% |
Hospitality
|
0% |
0% |
0% |
<1%
|
1% |
Real Estate
|
2% |
3% |
2% |
2% |
2% |
Other Services
|
2% |
3% |
3% |
2% |
<1%
|
Technology
|
19% |
20% |
20% |
18% |
20% |
Consumer Electronics
|
3% |
2% |
2% |
1% |
1% |
E-Commerce
|
4% |
5% |
5% |
3% |
3% |
Equipment / Hardware / Networking
|
1% |
1% |
2% |
<1%
|
1% |
Internet Services
|
5% |
6% |
5% |
4% |
4% |
Software
|
5% |
4% |
3% |
5% |
7% |
Other Technology
|
1% |
2% |
2% |
4% |
3% |
Trends by Function
internship Trends by Function
|
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
Business Development
|
16% |
13% |
13% |
14% |
12% |
Consulting
|
16% |
17% |
18% |
16% |
16% |
Finance
|
30% |
30% |
28% |
31% |
32% |
Investment Banking / Sales & Trading
|
6% |
5% |
6% |
4% |
3% |
Investment Management / Hedge Fund
|
7% |
5% |
5% |
4% |
4% |
Venture Capital / Private Equity / LBO
|
10% |
13% |
11% |
17% |
19% |
Other Finance
|
7% |
7% |
6% |
6% |
6% |
General Management
|
8% |
9% |
10% |
10% |
9% |
Operations / Manufacturing
|
2% |
2% |
2% |
3% |
2% |
Project Management
|
1% |
1% |
2% |
2% |
1% |
Rotational / Leadership Development
|
1% |
2% |
1% |
2% |
<1%
|
Other General Management
|
3% |
3% |
5% |
4% |
5% |
Marketing
|
15% |
15% |
17% |
13% |
14% |
Brand Management
|
3% |
3% |
3% |
2% |
1% |
General Marketing
|
3% |
4% |
3% |
4% |
3% |
Product Management
|
6% |
6% |
8% |
6% |
9% |
Sales
|
1% |
1% |
1% |
1% |
<1%
|
Other Marketing
|
1% |
1% |
2% |
1% |
1% |
Strategic Planning
|
10% |
11% |
10% |
9% |
11% |
Other
|
4% |
6% |
5% |
7% |
5% |
Fundraising / Development
|
<1%
|
<1%
|
0% |
0% |
0% |
Human Resources
|
<1%
|
<1%
|
0% |
0% |
0% |
Product Development
|
2% |
1% |
1% |
2% |
1% |
Real Estate
|
1% |
2% |
1% |
1% |
2% |
All Other
|
1% |
2% |
2% |
4% |
2% |
Trends by Location
internship Trends Statistics
|
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
Mid-Atlantic
|
4% |
4% |
5% |
4% |
3% |
Washington - DC
|
2% |
2% |
3% |
2% |
1% |
Other Mid-Atlantic
|
1% |
2% |
2% |
1% |
2% |
Midwest
|
6% |
6% |
6% |
5% |
5% |
Chicago - IL
|
3% |
3% |
3% |
3% |
3% |
Other Midwest
|
3% |
3% |
3% |
2% |
2% |
Northeast
|
40% |
40% |
39% |
40% |
40% |
Boston - MA
|
12% |
10% |
11% |
13% |
13% |
New England (Except Boston)
|
5% |
4% |
5% |
4% |
5% |
New York - NY
|
22% |
23% |
21% |
21% |
20% |
Other Northeast
|
2% |
3% |
2% |
2% |
1% |
South
|
4% |
4% |
3% |
4% |
3% |
Atlanta - GA
|
1% |
2% |
1% |
1% |
1% |
Other South
|
3% |
2% |
3% |
3% |
2% |
Southwest
|
4% |
4% |
5% |
4% |
4% |
Texas
|
3% |
2% |
3% |
3% |
3% |
Other Southwest
|
1% |
1% |
1% |
<1%
|
1% |
West
|
24% |
28% |
28% |
27% |
27% |
California - Bay Area
|
16% |
17% |
15% |
19% |
15% |
California - Los Angeles Area
|
4% |
6% |
7% |
4% |
7% |
California - Other
|
<1%
|
<1%
|
<1%
|
<1%
|
<1%
|
Pacific Northwest
|
3% |
5% |
6% |
4% |
4% |
Other West
|
<1%
|
<1%
|
<1%
|
<1%
|
<1%
|
Other United States
|
0% |
0% |
<1%
|
0% |
0% |
Asia
|
6% |
5% |
4% |
5% |
5% |
China
|
2% |
1% |
<1%
|
1% |
1% |
Hong Kong, SAR
|
1% |
<1%
|
1% |
<1%
|
<1%
|
India
|
1% |
<1%
|
<1%
|
<1%
|
1% |
Other Asia
|
2% |
3% |
3% |
3% |
2% |
Australia & Oceania
|
<1%
|
<1%
|
<1%
|
<1%
|
<1%
|
Canada
|
1% |
1% |
1% |
1% |
1% |
Europe
|
6% |
5% |
6% |
6% |
8% |
United Kingdom
|
3% |
3% |
3% |
4% |
5% |
Other Europe
|
2% |
2% |
3% |
2% |
3% |
Latin America
|
2% |
2% |
2% |
2% |
2% |
Brazil
|
1% |
<1%
|
<1%
|
<1%
|
1% |
Other Latin America
|
1% |
1% |
1% |
1% |
1% |
Middle East & North Africa
|
<1%
|
<1%
|
<1%
|
<1%
|
1% |
Sub-Saharan Africa
|
2% |
1% |
1% |
1% |
1% |
United States
|
82% |
85% |
85% |
84% |
82% |
International
|
18% |
15% |
15% |
16% |
18% |
All Locations
|
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |