Paid internships and traineeships in Denver (Colorado), USA
Paid internships and traineeships in Denver (Colorado), USA
Internships USA offers a complete package which allow get internships in Denver for international or national students. Our package includes the internship search and or J1 Visa sponsoring, in case you are a foreign students which needs to have a VISA to do the placement in the USA.
Internship in the “Mile-High city”, Denver (Colorado), USA
With more than 300 days of sun each year, Denver is a great destiny for doing an internship since its economy and internship/traineeships opportunities are growing fast. If you are looking for business vacancies, keep in mind that Real Estate field is booming in Denver Also, it is a city full of youthful, progressive and ambitious people. They offer important advantages for the mobility – RTD light rail connects the city with over a hundred miles of track to various neighborhoods. It goes without saying that Denver has many excellent recreational, arts and sports options.
Internship fields available in Denver.
In Denver, you can get almost any type of internship. In case you need a visa and apply for a J1 visa internship it has to be one of the fields allowed by the J1 program. We offer placements mainly in Business, Engineering, Design, Law and Tourism.
- Business: marketing, finance, business development, management, Business, Commerce and Finance;
- Engineering: IT development, Backend / Frontend development
- Design: Web / Graphic design
- Hospitality and Tourism
- Law
Benefits of the placements. What kind of benefits are commonly offered for a J1 internship?
Placements in the USA are generally paid though it depends on the profile, lenght, field,etc… We offer a guarantee of remuneration in all the fields but in law, which is a field that generally does not offer stipend for candidates.
- In the business placements, we offer a guarantee of 500$ / month for a 6 months placement and 1000$ for a 12 months placement. Though in Denver this stipend tends to be higher, that is not guaranteed.
- In the tourism field, we offer a compensation which ranges from 1400-2500 $ for a 40 hours placement and it could include housing depending on the place.
- In the IT development and design placements there is a big fluctuation in the stiped, we offer the same guarantee than in business placements but well qualified students can get well-paid placements.
Check in the description of our programs further details.
Duration
An internship or traineeship in the USA must be at least 3 months in duration. However, it is very difficult to find an internship for such a short amount of time as most employers wish to have interns for a period of at least 6 months. The maximum duration for a J1 internship in the business field in the USA is 12 months and 18 months for a traineeship.
Extension of a participant’s placement to the maximum duration of the program is possible; however to do so will incur additional costs as a new DS-2019 will have to be completed showing the new dates of the extension. Due to the additional time and cost it will take to extend the duration of your stay, we recommend that beforehand you decide definitively how long you would like to stay in the USA.
Living in Denver: costs, accomodation and others
The biggest cost of students going to Denver is the accommodation which is an average of 1000$ for a studio. Therefore, a room can cost you 500-600$ easily for a shared appartment in the city. If you do not mind travelling 45′ or 1 hour every day that amount can be decreased. In any case, we offer you support to look for a room in Denver, so we will advice you where to look and even pass you some contacts of direct owners in certain areas that we have.
Transportation is also you need to keep in mind, an unlimited monthly pass for metro and bus costs 114 $ per month in Denver. Food will take you around 150$ per month. Said this, you will need a basic amount of 1000$ per month of stay while living in Denver, but we do recommend to have some higher saving to live comfortably in Chicago. This city is not one of the cheapest cities in the U.S., but still much cheaper than other cities like New York, Boston or San Francisco.
Am I elegible for an internship in Denver?
In case you are an US national or hold a green card visa you can apply anytime for an internship.
In case you are a foreigner and you need an internship, you need to apply through the J1 internship and traineeship scheme:
Internships: foreigners enrolled in academic studies or who has graduated from an overseas institution no more than 12 months prior to the start date of his or her exchange visitor program can make an internship program.
Traineeships: foreigners who have at least 1 year experience in the field they wish to become a trainee can enroll in the traineeship program.