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Job outlook for general interns in the United States
General internship job growth summary. After extensive research, interviews, and analysis, Zippia's data science team found that:
The projected general internship job growth rate is -5% from 2018-2028.
About -130,800 new jobs for general interns are projected over the next decade.
General internship salaries have increased 16% for general interns in the last 5 years.
There are over 4,679 general interns currently employed in the United States.
There are 88,761 active general internship job openings in the US.
The average general internship salary is $61,485.
Are general internship jobs in demand?
General internship job and salary trends over time
General internship jobs over time
General internship job growth rate over time
| Year | # of jobs | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4,679 | 0.00% |
| 2020 | 5,060 | 0.00% |
| 2019 | 5,365 | 0.00% |
| 2018 | 5,395 | 0.00% |
| 2017 | 5,386 | 0.00% |
Average general internship salary over time
General internship salary by year
| Year | Avg. salary | Hourly rate | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $61,485 | $29.56 | +3.8% |
| 2024 | $59,240 | $28.48 | +4.0% |
| 2023 | $56,960 | $27.38 | +3.9% |
| 2022 | $54,820 | $26.36 | +3.0% |
| 2021 | $53,219 | $25.59 | +3.4% |
General internship jobs by state
Most common states for general interns
| Rank | State | Population | # of jobs | Employment/ 1000ppl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | 693,972 | 282 | 41% |
| 2 | North Dakota | 755,393 | 218 | 29% |
| 3 | Delaware | 961,939 | 274 | 28% |
| 4 | South Dakota | 869,666 | 229 | 26% |
| 5 | New Hampshire | 1,342,795 | 318 | 24% |
| 6 | Maine | 1,335,907 | 301 | 23% |
| 7 | Rhode Island | 1,059,639 | 245 | 23% |
| 8 | Vermont | 623,657 | 146 | 23% |
| 9 | Nebraska | 1,920,076 | 423 | 22% |
| 10 | Massachusetts | 6,859,819 | 1,425 | 21% |
| 11 | Idaho | 1,716,943 | 345 | 20% |
| 12 | Utah | 3,101,833 | 577 | 19% |
| 13 | Oregon | 4,142,776 | 735 | 18% |
| 14 | Connecticut | 3,588,184 | 564 | 16% |
| 15 | Wyoming | 579,315 | 81 | 14% |
| 16 | California | 39,536,653 | 5,187 | 13% |
| 17 | New Jersey | 9,005,644 | 1,210 | 13% |
| 18 | Washington | 7,405,743 | 951 | 13% |
| 19 | New York | 19,849,399 | 2,208 | 11% |
| 20 | Alaska | 739,795 | 82 | 11% |
Most common cities for general interns
| Rank | City | # of jobs | Employment/ 1000ppl | Avg. salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tuckahoe | 3 | 7% | $64,089 |
| 2 | Mechanicsville | 2 | 6% | $64,169 |
| 3 | Columbus | 1 | 2% | $57,217 |
| 4 | Richmond | 3 | 1% | $64,123 |
| 5 | Hartford | 1 | 1% | $62,525 |
| 6 | Huntsville | 1 | 1% | $53,527 |
| 7 | Atlanta | 1 | 0% | $64,986 |
| 8 | Baltimore | 1 | 0% | $74,369 |
| 9 | Denver | 1 | 0% | $70,772 |
| 10 | Fresno | 1 | 0% | $75,481 |
| 11 | Indianapolis | 1 | 0% | $57,196 |
| 12 | Los Angeles | 1 | 0% | $70,912 |
General Internship job outlook: Expert opinions
Our panel of general internship experts
Andrew College
Appalachian State University
What are the biggest trends we'll see in the General Internship job market given the pandemic?
Kirsten Cochran: Law enforcement are working on the frontlines with government and health officials to contain the spread of Covid-19 and maintain order within communities. The job market will see is a societal shift in how officers are viewed. The "crime-fighter image" that is portrayed of an officer will take a back seat. This is a long standing distorted image of our law enforcement officers. The pandemic is allowing society to begin the process of seeing law enforcement officers as the everyday average "Joe" hero, not a villain, but a human being who is facing the same challenges as everyone else. Ultimately, this will increase a draw to the profession from the statistical decline in recent years. The cultural climate around law enforcement has been strained in recent years, but the pandemic is shining a new light on law enforcement.
What are the biggest trends we'll see in the General Internship job market given the pandemic?
Dr. Frank Aycock Ph.D.: As a professor in a fully integrated department, there will be differences in trends for each of our majors. For our advertising, public relations, and communication studies graduates, more work - whether in a group setting or individually - will be done remotely using the technology tools we are seeing exploited throughout those industries today during the pandemic. Saving money by using shared files for group projects and videoconference meetings and pitches will be much more numerous and may become the preferred method of meeting because the cost savings in both time and dollar ($) expense will be significant.
For our journalism and electronic media and broadcasting (EM/B) graduates, the internet, webcams, and videoconference software have shown to be superior to the traditional methods of remote newsgathering both in cost and in delivery. The pandemic has only increased the usage of such equipment as network reporters and anchors have continuously delivered programming from their homes and reporters have used those same tools in a variety of ways across a variety of platforms. For everyone, 5G will only increase the widening gulf between traditional methods of communication and the new, technology-driven forms of communication.