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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%
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