How to hire a quality assurance internship

How to hire a quality assurance internship, step by step

Here's a step-by-step quality assurance internship hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a quality assurance internship job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new quality assurance internship
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   Before you post your quality assurance internship job, you should take the time to determine what type of worker your business needs. While certain jobs definitely require a full-time employee, it's sometimes better to find a quality assurance internship for hire on a part-time basis or as a contractor.

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   A quality assurance internship's background is also an important factor in determining whether they'll be a good fit for the position. For example, quality assurance interns from different industries or fields will have radically different experiences and will bring different viewpoints to the role. You also need to consider the candidate's previous level of experience to make sure they'll be comfortable with the job's level of seniority.

   This list shows salaries for various types of quality assurance interns.

   Type of Quality Assurance Internship	Description	Hourly rate
   Quality Assurance Internship		$12-25
   Quality Analyst	Pumpers are individuals who take responsibility for setting the pumping system controls for product maximization. Their job requires them to set density, concentration, rate, and pressure... Show more	$26-44
   Engineer Lead Quality Assurance Lead	Engineer Lead Quality Assurance Leads are responsible for managing the designing and operations of hardware or software testing. Their duties include developing testing plans, implement risk mitigation strategies, communicate process improvements to cross-teams such as marketing and engineering, resolve the conflict between teams, and ensures product or software adheres to the organization and industry standards... Show more	$40-68

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • QA
   • Java
   • Python
   • C++
   • PowerPoint
   • Data Entry
   • Qa Testing
   • Regression
   • Test Results
   • Manual Test Cases
   • Jira
   • Test Scripts
   • Selenium Webdriver
   • Windows

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   Responsibilities:

   • Participate in daily team discussions, drive bi-weekly stakeholder demos, and help managed team stories (using JIRA).
   • Conduct HACCP analysis in order to accomplish food safety requirements.
   • Develop pages, HTML and functionality, for the website and also CSS styling, JavaScript, and some Ajax functions.
   • Experience with HTML in enhancing the UI of the application.
   • Test and debug front end web applications in HTML and CSS.
   • Audit production processes, establish limit sample and conduct/participate in MRB meetings.

   More quality assurance internship duties

3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your quality assurance internship job description is a great way to entice the best and brightest candidates. A quality assurance internship salary can vary based on several factors:

   • Location. For example, quality assurance interns' average salary in utah is 35% less than in massachusetts.
   • Seniority. Entry-level quality assurance interns earn 52% less than senior-level quality assurance interns.
   • Certifications. A quality assurance internship with a few certifications under their belt will likely demand a higher salary.
   • Company. Working for a prestigious company or an exciting start-up can make a huge difference in a quality assurance internship's salary.

   Average quality assurance internship salary

   $37,029yearly

   $17.80 hourly rate

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   Entry-level quality assurance internship salary

   $25,000 yearly salary

   Updated December 17, 2025

   Average quality assurance internship salary by state

   Rank	State	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
   1	California	$43,107	$21
   2	Massachusetts	$41,684	$20
   3	Pennsylvania	$39,823	$19
   4	New York	$38,891	$19
   5	Washington	$38,581	$19
   6	Virginia	$37,816	$18
   7	Michigan	$35,568	$17
   8	Indiana	$34,159	$16
   9	North Carolina	$33,933	$16
   10	Ohio	$33,317	$16
   11	Texas	$33,128	$16
   12	Missouri	$32,838	$16
   13	Colorado	$32,789	$16
   14	Florida	$32,700	$16
   15	Georgia	$32,469	$16
   16	Nevada	$32,432	$16
   17	Illinois	$32,119	$15
   18	Iowa	$31,693	$15
   19	Wisconsin	$31,209	$15
   20	Alabama	$29,648	$14

   Average quality assurance internship salary by company

   Company

   Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
   1	Ernst & Young	$69,284	$33.31	122
   2	TTS Solutions	$66,403	$31.92
   3	HealthTrio	$63,812	$30.68
   4	RubinBrown	$58,398	$28.08	23
   5	RSM US	$56,657	$27.24	236
   6	Armanino	$55,204	$26.54	11
   7	Ball	$52,490	$25.24	4
   8	KPMG LLP	$49,948	$24.01	18
   9	Bosch USA	$49,369	$23.74	10
   10	Fresenius Kabi	$47,618	$22.89	3
   11	Numerix	$47,174	$22.68
   12	Oshkosh	$46,328	$22.27	18
   13	Ortho Clinical Diagnostics	$46,280	$22.25	1
   14	ALDI USA	$45,758	$22.00	2
   15	International Rescue Committee	$43,903	$21.11
   16	Crown Holdings	$43,855	$21.08	8
   17	Mars	$43,660	$20.99	2
   18	Dolby Laboratories	$43,641	$20.98
   19	Fortune Brands Home & Security	$42,901	$20.63	5
   20	PSEA	$42,473	$20.42

4. Writing a quality assurance internship job description

   A job description for a quality assurance internship role includes a summary of the job's main responsibilities, required skills, and preferred background experience. Including a salary range can also go a long way in attracting more candidates to apply, and showing the first name of the hiring manager can also make applicants more comfortable. As an example, here's a quality assurance internship job description:

   Quality assurance internship job description example

   * This is an unpaid summer internship with a stipend of $350/month; desired to have you learning and training in skillsets for the workplace environment. The desired hours per week is 40 but we are flexible should you need an alternate setup.

   If you enjoy order, following processes and numbers then you might be the right fit as PX’s next Compliance and Quality intern.

   We’re currently looking for an intern to focus on content quality on our platform, as well as lead and call data analytics. If you would call yourself a creative problem solver with a passion in delivering data driven solutions – then this internship is for you. So, who is PX?

   PX is the leading marketing technology platform for lead acquisition and management, providing brands with the most efficient, compliant, and transparent tools on the market. The platform is known for providing marketers with dynamic pricing and actionable insights so they can find customers easily and efficiently and manage their publishers from one central location.

   In this role, you will learn alongside and with multiple teams of our global organization (Operations, Sales, Client Success) and will have a strong impact on how the company grows the trust of our partners by creating a robust analysis around QA/Compliance data and helping to report actionable insights.

   As part of this program, you will:

   • Gather and consolidate data from various sources and systems within PX to compile QA data.

   • Work with QA/Compliance Manager to communicate actionable items to stakeholders for improvement.

   • Support the development, monitoring, and measurement of results specifically from the Jornaya platform regarding data around Aged Leads, Duplicate Leads, Lead Time, Lead Integrity and Velocity and Hops.

   • Help with the monitoring of a new implementation process surrounding new publishers. Examining their first 50 and 500 leads with a microscope.

   • Help execute on platform image and textual content upkeep and administration.

   • Help review and identify certain publisher form lead flows based on specific research needed.

   • Learn about the lifecycle of a client or publisher who uses the PX Platform, thus getting insights into a quickly growing MarTech Saas product.

   What you’ll get interning at PX:

   Apart from broadening your knowledge in compliance and quality for a period of 6 months, you’ll get to commute, at a compensation of $350/month, to the Financial District – the business heart of NYC; and work with a small yet eclectic, warm and lunch focused group. To learn more about us, please visit our website www.px.com

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5. Post your job

   To find quality assurance interns for your business, try out a few different recruiting strategies:

   • Consider internal talent. One of the most important talent pools for any company is its current employees.
   • Ask for referrals. Reach out to friends, family members, and your current work to ask if they know any quality assurance interns they would recommend.
   • Recruit at local colleges. Attend job fairs at local colleges to recruit entry-level quality assurance interns with the right educational background.
   • Social media platforms. LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter have more than 3.5 billion users, and they're a great place for company branding and reaching potential job candidates.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your quality assurance internship job on Zippia to find and recruit quality assurance internship candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites such as dice, engineering.com, stack overflow, it job pro.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   Your first interview with quality assurance internship candidates should focus on their interest in the role and background experience. As the hiring process goes on, you can learn more about how they'd fit into the company culture in later rounds of interviews.

   You should also ask about candidates' unique skills and talents to see if they match the ideal candidate profile you developed earlier. Candidates good enough for the next step can complete the technical interview.

   While interviews are great, you will only sometimes learn enough from a conversation with a quality assurance internship applicant. In those cases, having candidates complete a test project can go a long way in figuring out who's the most likely to succeed in the role. If you aren't a technical person and don't know how to design an appropriate test, you can ask someone else on the team to create it or take a look at these websites to get a few ideas:

   • TestDome
   • CodeSignal
   • Testlify
   • BarRaiser
   • Coderbyte

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new quality assurance internship

   Once you've selected the best quality assurance internship candidate for the job, it's time to write an offer letter. In addition to salary, this letter should include details about the benefits and perks you offer the candidate. Ensuring that your offer is competitive is essential, as qualified candidates may be considering other job opportunities. The candidate may wish to negotiate the terms of the offer, and you should be open to discussion. After you reach an agreement, the final step is formalizing the agreement with a contract.

   It's also important to follow up with applicants who do not get the job with an email letting them know that the position is filled.

   After that, you can create an onboarding schedule for a new quality assurance internship. Human Resources and the hiring manager should complete Employee Action Forms. Human Resources should also ensure that onboarding paperwork is completed, including I-9s, benefits enrollment, federal and state tax forms, etc., and that new employee files are created.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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