Class of 2018: Internship Hiring
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Trends by Industry
internship Trends by Industry
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Consulting
 14% 15% 15% 16% 15%
Consumer Products
 8% 6% 8% 7% 7%
Entertainment / Media
 5% 5% 4% 4% 3%
Advertising / Marketing
 <1% <1% 0% 0% 0%
Communications
 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Entertainment
 5% 4% 4% 4% 3%
Financial Services
 27% 30% 28% 26% 32%
Investment Banking / Sales & Trading
 7% 6% 5% 5% 5%
Investment Management / Hedge Fund
 9% 9% 8% 7% 7%
Venture Capital / Private Equity / LBO
 9% 11% 13% 11% 18%
Other Financial Services
 2% 3% 1% 2% 2%
Health Care
 7% 9% 8% 8% 7%
Biomed / Pharmaceutical
 4% 4% 3% 4% 3%
Health-Related Services
 3% 5% 4% 4% 4%
Manufacturing
 7% 6% 5% 6% 7%
Aero / Auto / Transport Equipment
 <1% <1% 1% 2% 2%
Cleantech
 1% <1% <1% <1% 1%
Energy / Extractive Minerals
 2% 2% 1% 1% <1%
Highly Diversified
 2% 1% 2% 2% 1%
Other Manufacturing
 1% 1% <1% <1% 2%
Nonprofit / Government
 4% 2% 4% 3% 4%
Government
 1% 1% 1% 1% 1%
Nonprofit
 3% 2% 3% 2% 2%
Retail / Trading
 4% 4% 4% 4% 3%
Services
 4% 5% 5% 5% 5%
Hospitality
 0% 0% 0% 0% <1%
Real Estate
 1% 2% 3% 2% 2%
Other Services
 2% 2% 3% 3% 2%
Technology
 21% 19% 20% 20% 18%
Consumer Electronics
 4% 3% 2% 2% 1%
E-Commerce
 5% 4% 5% 5% 3%
Equipment / Hardware / Networking
 1% 1% 1% 2% <1%
Internet Services
 6% 5% 6% 5% 4%
Software
 4% 5% 4% 3% 5%
Telecommunications
 <1% <1% <1% <1% <1%
Other Technology
 1% 1% 2% 2% 4%
Trends by Function
internship Trends by Function
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Business Development
 16% 16% 13% 13% 14%
Consulting
 15% 16% 17% 18% 16%
Finance
 28% 30% 30% 28% 31%
Investment Banking / Sales & Trading
 7% 6% 5% 6% 4%
Investment Management / Hedge Fund
 8% 7% 5% 5% 4%
Venture Capital / Private Equity / LBO
 9% 10% 13% 11% 17%
Other Finance
 4% 7% 7% 6% 6%
General Management
 11% 8% 9% 10% 10%
Logistics
 <1% <1% <1% 0% 0%
Operations / Manufacturing
 3% 2% 2% 2% 3%
Project Management
 1% 1% 1% 2% 2%
Rotational / Leadership Development
 0% 1% 2% 1% 2%
Other General Management
 5% 3% 3% 5% 4%
Marketing
 15% 15% 15% 17% 13%
Advertising
 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Brand Management
 4% 3% 3% 3% 2%
Communications
 <1% 0% 0% 0% 0%
General Marketing
 3% 3% 4% 3% 4%
Product Management
 6% 6% 6% 8% 6%
Sales
 <1% 1% 1% 1% 1%
Other Marketing
 <1% 1% 1% 2% 1%
Strategic Planning
 9% 10% 11% 10% 9%
Other
 6% 4% 6% 5% 7%
Engineering
 <1% 0% <1% 0% 0%
Fundraising / Development
 <1% <1% <1% 0% 0%
Human Resources
 <1% <1% <1% 0% 0%
Information Systems Management
 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Product Development
 1% 2% 1% 1% 2%
Purchasing
 <1% 0% <1% 0% 0%
Real Estate
 1% 1% 2% 1% 1%
Research & Development
 1% <1% <1% 0% 0%
All Other
 2% 1% 2% 2% 4%
Trends by Location
internship Trends Statistics
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Mid-Atlantic
 3% 4% 4% 5% 4%
Washington - DC
 2% 2% 2% 3% 2%
Other Mid-Atlantic
 1% 1% 2% 2% 1%
Midwest
 6% 6% 6% 6% 5%
Chicago - IL
 2% 3% 3% 3% 3%
Other Midwest
 4% 3% 3% 3% 2%
Northeast
 40% 40% 40% 39% 40%
Boston - MA
 13% 12% 10% 11% 13%
New England (Except Boston)
 3% 5% 4% 5% 4%
New York - NY
 22% 22% 23% 21% 21%
Other Northeast
 2% 2% 3% 2% 2%
South
 3% 4% 4% 3% 4%
Atlanta - GA
 1% 1% 2% 1% 1%
Other South
 3% 3% 2% 3% 3%
Southwest
 4% 4% 4% 5% 4%
Texas
 3% 3% 2% 3% 3%
Other Southwest
 <1% 1% 1% 1% <1%
West
 29% 24% 28% 28% 27%
California - Bay Area
 18% 16% 17% 15% 19%
California - Los Angeles Area
 0% 4% 6% 7% 4%
California - Other
 <1% <1% <1% <1% <1%
Pacific Northwest
 5% 3% 5% 6% 4%
Other West
 <1% <1% <1% <1% <1%
Other United States
 0% 0% 0% <1% 0%
Asia
 4% 6% 5% 4% 5%
China
 <1% 2% 1% <1% 1%
Hong Kong, SAR
 1% 1% <1% 1% <1%
India
 <1% 1% <1% <1% <1%
Other Asia
 2% 2% 3% 3% 3%
Australia & Oceania
 0% <1% <1% <1% <1%
Canada
 1% 1% 1% 1% 1%
Europe
 5% 6% 5% 6% 6%
United Kingdom
 2% 3% 3% 3% 4%
Other Europe
 3% 2% 2% 3% 2%
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% 2% 1% 1% 1%
United States
 85% 82% 85% 85% 84%
International
 15% 18% 15% 15% 16%
All Locations
 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%