Work experience

Paid internships with job coaching for Duval County youth ages 16–21 who are in school, run by Goodwill of North Florida with the City of Jacksonville.

• Grades 10–12
• No fee

Lab work experience weeks at the Rosalind Franklin Institute (Harwell Campus) for Year 10 and Year 12 students, rotating between interdisciplinary research groups.

• Year 10, Year 12
• Cost not published

A paid summer mentorship program from the City of Albuquerque for creative youth interested in arts-based leadership, placing each participant with a community arts partner.

• Grades 10–12
• No fee

The City of Phoenix's paid four-week summer internship for Phoenix residents ages 16–24, with work-readiness training and placement at local businesses.

• Up to grade 12
• No fee

The largest youth employment program in the U.S.: paid summer project-based learning for NYC teens aged 14–15 and paid summer jobs for ages 16–24.

• Grades not published
• No fee

The City of Albuquerque's Job Mentor Program offers seven-week paid summer internships for youth ages 14–18 with city departments, government agencies and nonprofits.

• Up to grade 12
• No fee

A free 1–2 week STEM work placement with researchers and professionals, plus online workshops, for Year 12 and S5/S6 students.

• Year 12–13 / S5–S6
• No fee

Pima County's summer program where youth ages 14–21 work paid intern positions across the county and attend summer school.

• Up to grade 12
• No fee

The City of Chicago's youth employment program offering paid summer and year-round jobs and internships for ages 14–24 with government, company and community partners.

• Grades not published
• No fee

A year-round volunteer program at Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium in Sarasota where high-school students help with guest education and aquarium operations.

• Grades 9–11
• No fee

A paid two-year development programme with work insight placements at a top London commercial law firm for Year 12 state-school students.

• Year 12
• No fee