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Job outlook for publishing interns in the United States
Are publishing internship jobs in demand?
Publishing internship job and salary trends over time
Publishing internship jobs over time
Publishing internship job growth rate over time
| Year | # of jobs | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 333 | 0.00% |
| 2020 | 350 | 0.00% |
| 2019 | 360 | 0.00% |
| 2018 | 359 | 0.00% |
| 2017 | 364 | 0.00% |
Average publishing internship salary over time
Publishing internship salary by year
| Year | Avg. salary | Hourly rate | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $52,248 | $25.12 | +3.3% |
| 2024 | $50,575 | $24.32 | +3.2% |
| 2023 | $49,018 | $23.57 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | $48,433 | $23.28 | +2.7% |
| 2021 | $47,147 | $22.67 | +2.1% |
Publishing internship jobs by state
Most common states for publishing interns
| Rank | State | Population | # of jobs | Employment/ 1000ppl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | 693,972 | 106 | 15% |
| 2 | Vermont | 623,657 | 93 | 15% |
| 3 | South Dakota | 869,666 | 106 | 12% |
| 4 | Wyoming | 579,315 | 71 | 12% |
| 5 | North Dakota | 755,393 | 86 | 11% |
| 6 | Delaware | 961,939 | 100 | 10% |
| 7 | Montana | 1,050,493 | 91 | 9% |
| 8 | Alaska | 739,795 | 63 | 9% |
| 9 | Idaho | 1,716,943 | 136 | 8% |
| 10 | Maine | 1,335,907 | 113 | 8% |
| 11 | New Hampshire | 1,342,795 | 112 | 8% |
| 12 | Rhode Island | 1,059,639 | 80 | 8% |
| 13 | Nebraska | 1,920,076 | 125 | 7% |
| 14 | Maryland | 6,052,177 | 299 | 5% |
| 15 | Minnesota | 5,576,606 | 271 | 5% |
| 16 | Connecticut | 3,588,184 | 191 | 5% |
| 17 | Iowa | 3,145,711 | 171 | 5% |
| 18 | Utah | 3,101,833 | 151 | 5% |
| 19 | New Mexico | 2,088,070 | 99 | 5% |
| 20 | Hawaii | 1,427,538 | 65 | 5% |
Most common cities for publishing interns
| Rank | City | # of jobs | Employment/ 1000ppl | Avg. salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dubuque | 1 | 2% | $44,012 |
| 2 | Champaign | 1 | 1% | $50,720 |
Publishing Internship job outlook: Expert opinions
Our panel of publishing internship experts
Duke University
Northern Kentucky University
University of Notre Dame
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Milwaukee School of Engineering
Wisconsin School of Business
Loyola University Maryland
Middlebury College
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Bethel University
Michael Munger
Director of Undergraduate Studies, Director, PPE ProgramDuke University
Department of Political Science
Are there any particularly good places in the United States for Publishing Interns to find work opportunities?
Michael Munger: The best "place" to work is one with a very fast and reliable internet connection. This means that many rural areas, on top of their previous economic difficulties, are now even further behind because of lack of broadband.
Yaw Frimpong-Mansoh Ph.D.
Professor of Philosophy and Acting ChairNorthern Kentucky University
Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Philosophy
What general advice would you give to a Publishing Internship?
Yaw Frimpong-Mansoh Ph.D.: The current education systems need to aim at equipping students with transdisciplinary transferable competencies (e.g. innovative and creative thinking skills) that prepare them to suitably adapt to, and function effectively and efficiently, in the fast-paced changing world in which we live now. Many people hardly stay on the same job for long time, either through transfer to new fields or further training (and sometimes retraining). Also, students do not necessarily work in the fields that they originally studied or majored in. The trend now is that students use the qualities they learned and apply them anywhere to become highly successful. Having a college degree is less about the degree itself and more about proving to an employer that you not only have the skills necessary to complete the tasks but you also have the ability to adapt and function effectively and efficiently in a constantly changing world. A survey of employers conducted recently by the Hart Research Associates on behalf of the Association of American Colleges and Universities (2013) reveals that "Employers are highly focused on innovation as critical to the success of their companies and they report that the challenges their employees face today are more complex and require a broader skill set than in the past." Notably, the survey indicates that employers prioritize a job candidate's demonstrated capacity for "critical thinking, complex problem-solving, written and oral communication, and applied knowledge in real-world settings" when making hiring decisions. These are some of the highly desirable distinctive core career competencies and benefits that liberal arts students from the disciplines in the humanities, such philosophy, sociology, anthropology, history, English, World Languages and Literature, vitally contribute to the current corporate world. Whereas the knowledge learned in some of the specialized professional fields may be superseded by future discoveries or made obsolete by changes of circumstances, the general transferable skills (e.g. the ability of critical thinking) acquired from the humanities do not become devalued over time. On the contrary, the transdisciplinary skills are invaluable when new situations occur. For example, the study of humanity is what will take technology into the future because it helps to see the social problems that technology is needed to help us to resolve, as well as the ways technology can hinder society's growth. Students and employees who are equipped with innovative and creative minds and skills are those who guide technology to limit these dangers while maximizing its benefits.
Warren von Eschenbach Ph.D.
Associate Vice President and Assistant Provost for Academic Affairs (ND International) and Associate Teaching ProfessorUniversity of Notre Dame
ND International and Philosophy
Will there be an enduring impact of the coronavirus pandemic on Publishing Interns?
Warren von Eschenbach Ph.D.: It is hard to see how the pandemic will not have an enduring impact on all of us; the question is whether the disruptions we are experiencing in the job market, in education, with social activities, and even geopolitical alignments, will continue long-term and to what extent there will be positive or negative consequences. The pandemic certainly has underscored the rapidity with which change can occur and the importance of resiliency and adaptability in the face of adversity.
What experience really stands out on Publishing Internship resumes?
Warren von Eschenbach Ph.D.: We often talk about the desirability of gaining T-shaped skills-ones that are both broad and deep. The future will require a metaphor that is more dynamic and iterative to capture the realities of the job market. Experiences that demonstrate a purposive range of activities to expand one's knowledge and abilities, such as service-learning, a professional experience, or undergraduate research, will be key for building this dynamic skill set.
Kirstin Wilcox Ph.D.
DirectorUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Humanities Professional Resource Center, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
What skills stand out on Publishing Internship resumes?
Kirstin Wilcox Ph.D.: The so-called "soft skills" like communication, critical thinking, and the ability to cope with ambiguity are more important than ever listing them in a "skills" section of a resume is less effective than documenting them through thoughtful bullet points in an "experience" section that addresses the specific needs of particular employers.
What are the biggest trends we'll see in the Publishing Internship job market given the pandemic?
Julie Way: Unfortunately, we're already seeing a downturn in recruiting and hiring. It's far more challenging for students to find and secure full-time jobs and internships than before the pandemic. Some companies were forced to cancel their internship programs and curtail their full-time hiring. However, industries with a technology focus have been least affected by the pandemic in terms of demand for their products and services, they've been able to more easily move to a remote working model, and the consensus is that remote work has been hugely successful, certainly more so than expected.
I believe we'll also see an influx of innovative technologies and automation that will increase the ability for companies to offer online and remote services, and the technology sector of the job market will increase correlatively because of the demand for the design, development, and implementation, and management of those new technologies.
So, the demand for STEM students remains stronger than for most, and it will continue to increase technology sector will be the first to bounce back. We saw that in the 2008-2009 economic downturn, and it's predicted the same will happen when the pandemic is better managed, and things are able to open up again.
And then there's healthcare, where the demand for healthcare professionals is growing daily and expected to outpace every other industry in the next 10 years.
What experience really stands out on Publishing Internship resumes?
Carl Barlett: While good GPAs and relevant majors are all well and good, students put too much focus on them in my experience. When I interviewed potential employees, what stood out for me on resumes was always something that made me want to ask them more questions. This might have been anything from in-depth projects or simulations they had participated in, case competitions they had voluntarily taken part in, or even unique hobbies they pursued in their free time. Anything that showed a spark of intellectual curiosity was paramount to me. In my experience, those with genuine interest and the desire to continue learning about what they do will always outlast those that approach their resume or professional skills as a checklist to complete.
Thomas McCreight
Associate ProfessorLoyola University Maryland
Classics Department
What type of skills will young Publishing Interns need?
Thomas McCreight: We graduate interesting and interested people with broad curiosities and varied but complementary skills. Oral and especially written communication skills are probably their greatest strong point, along with a taste and capacity for hard work: one doesn't learn Ancient Greek on a lark. Managing hard languages from ancient societies, and being able to imagine oneself into a culture far removed in time, distance and culture, require flexibility of mind and spirit and a willingness to take intellectual risks. Additionally, over the last 6-7 years I have noted an increased trend toward valuable group work and collaboration in a cross-disciplinary way, and more sophisticated work with computers (this trend is, of course, not restricted to our department). For example, one student (a double major in Art History) who wrote an honors thesis (and took the medal for the highest GPA in his graduating class) did some of his own programming. He designed some tools to track changes in pronunciation of Latin (as evidenced, for instance, in gravestones of soldiers) in France, Spain and elsewhere in Europe as vernacular languages began to emerge from Latin as the empire splintered.
What Publishing Internship skills would you recommend for someone trying to advance their career?
Thomas McCreight: Our students tend to take a few years before settling on a career path. Many go to law school (our most recent grad who did so got a boatload of money, which is pretty rare for law schools); historically, all our graduates who have applied have gotten into good placs, and most in top-20 institutions. The three other graduates of 2020 took different paths: one is working for a relative who runs a business essential to the COVID response; another (double major in Writing) spent time writing for a few specialist journals and has applied to an MA program; the other, a second-generation immigrant, plans to apply to graduate school in Europe after the pandemic calms.
Over half of our majors double major in another field (we even had one in Chemistry about 20 years ago), and that gives them added flexibility (History and English are the two most common other majors for our double majors). Even in these tough times for academia, we have had students apply to and get large fellowships and scholarships for further study in Classics or History (2 Ph.D. acceptances, 1 M.A. in the last 4-5 years). A good percentage go into secondary education (teaching Latin and, often, something else in high school or junior high); these tend to work toward getting a master's degree in teaching as they move through their first years of employment. A couple have taken jobs at Loyola in administration or student life and used the university's benefits to get a degree in another field: for example, one double History and Classics major (and Phi Beta Kappa) got an MBA at Loyola and is now working in administration at another university. A few more of our double majors (Art History is another common component) have worked in the publishing industry, sometimes starting on the ground floor as proofreaders and have then moved up. One of these then moved into a Ph. D. program in Linguistics in Europe and hopes to land in a think tank or government agency here or in the EU.
Over the last 10 years or so we have had graduates spend 2 or more years in service-related work (the Jesuit Volunteer Corps and Teach for America have been common destinations) before continuing with work in the religious sector or social work.
What experience really stands out on Publishing Internship resumes?
Don Wyatt: The experience that most stands out on resumes is of two types, having been rather constant and very likely to continue to be so for the foreseeable future. They are the demonstrated abilities to work independently and also to work as part of a group. The first indicates one's capacity to be resourceful and creative as needed, especially under such pressures as deadlines. The second shows one to be an effective collaborator, to be able to function constructively and harmoniously as member of a team. Being truly successful in the world of work requires some combination of both types of experience.
What type of skills will young Publishing Interns need?
Don Wyatt: In addition to facility at communicating virtually, both orally and in writing, I think the most important "skills" are really attitudinal, being versatility and optimism. Versatility is epitomized by being flexible enough to relocate to and work productively from any variety of locations other than the conventional workplace, as well as being able to approach and even embrace suddenly changed job conditions and responsibilities fluidly. Optimism involves remaining upbeat about an economy that is bound to change but not always at all for the better. As "skills," versatility and optimism are also important to develop because they are mutually reinforcing.
What skills stand out on Publishing Internship resumes?
Aaron Ebata Ph.D.: Evidence of the ability to take initiative, work independently, and meet deadlines. Evidence of success in doing remote work (completing projects or developing products) individually or in teams. Evidence of using critical thinking and creativity to solve problems. Evidence of working well with others. Evidence of flexibility and being a quick learner.
These are not new or surprising skills and competencies, but students will need to be able to show evidence for or illustrate their competence.
In our field, just having "a soft heart" is not really enough; students need to demonstrate that they are "tough minded" and can get things done.
What are the biggest trends we'll see in the Publishing Internship job market given the pandemic?
Christopher Gehrz Ph.D.: I'm not sure a historian will be the best predictor of future trends. But I do think the pandemic's dislocation of the economy underscores how unlikely it is that new college graduates will spend their careers on a single track. When not just individual companies but whole sectors of the economy can be thrown into turmoil so quickly, it's important that college students use liberal arts studies to cultivate a breadth of knowledge and skills. Not only because that kind of learning transfers easily from one job to another, but because it prepares people well for the more advanced graduate and professional studies that will help them retool, adapt, and advance.
What general advice would you give to a Publishing Internship?
Christopher Gehrz Ph.D.: First, be sure to sustain the life of the mind. You're no longer a college student, but you're still a learner, so you need to keep exercising those muscles. And you won't have people like me giving lectures or assigning books anymore, so you need to find your own ways to nourish your interests, sustain your passions, challenge your assumptions, and enhance your understanding.
Second, keep in touch with your college professors. Not only might you need to ask people like me for recommendations at some point down the road, but in turn, you can provide something to your alma mater more immediately meaningful than donations: helping us answer questions like these from newer students wondering how they'll connect their studies with their careers. (For example, I keep a list of several dozen alumni in various fields who have told me they'd be willing to be interviewed by first-year students wondering what they can do with a History major.)