Paid internships and traineeships in Chicago (Illinois), USA
Paid internships and traineeships in Chicago (Illinois), USA
Internships USA offers a complete package which allow get internships in Chicago 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 international hub for finance, culture and technology, Chicago (Illinois), USA
As the most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois, Chicago is a major world financial center. If you are thinking about doing a finance internship, Chicago is one of the best options for you. Fulfilling one of the great objectives of the J1 VISA, Chicago is known as one of the most multicultural cities in the world. This city can give you exactly what you are looking for: to develop professionally in one of the most attractive areas of the United States while enjoying the leisure time it offers in culture and sport.
Internship fields available in Chicago.
In Chicago, 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 Chicago 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 Chicago city costs, accomodation and others
The biggest cost of students going to Chicago is the accommodation which is an average of 900$ 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 Chicago, 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 105 $ per month in Chicago. 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 Chicago, 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 cheaper than other cities like New York, Boston or San Francisco.
Am I elegible for an internship in Chicago?
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.