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Paid Internships and Jobs for High School Students in the Bay Area

Nichable lists 29 paid internships, jobs and programs for high school students based in the South Bay, the Peninsula, the East Bay and San Francisco, and every one pays students a wage or stipend. Each one is checked against the organization's own page.

Internship· Paid· Oakland, CA
Opens Nov 16, 2026 · Due Jan 8, 2027
Program· Paid· San Francisco, CA
DeadlineRolling
Program· Paid· San Francisco, CA
DeadlineRolling

Youth Advisory Board

San Francisco Public Library
Internship· Paid· San Francisco, CA
Opening soon

MoAD Summer Apprenticeship Program

Museum of the African Diaspora
Internship· Paid· San Francisco, CA
Opening soon

ArtSpeak Internship

Asian Art Museum
Internship· Paid· San Francisco, CA
Opening soon

SF YouthWorks

City and County of San Francisco
Internship· Paid· San Francisco, CA
Opening soon
Program· Paid· Sunnyvale, CA
DeadlineRolling
Program· Paid· San Jose, CA
DeadlineRolling
Research· Paid· Stanford, CA
Opening soon
Internship· Paid· Livermore, CA
DeadlineRolling
Job· Paid· Sunnyvale, CA
DeadlineRolling
Job· Paid· Milpitas, CA
DeadlineRolling
Job· Paid· Milpitas, CA
DeadlineRolling
Job· Paid· Palo Alto, CA
DeadlineRolling

Cupertino Recreation Leader (Summer Programs)

City of Cupertino Parks and Recreation
Job· Paid· Cupertino, CA
DeadlineRolling

Oakland Summer Jobs Program

Youth Employment Partnership
Job· Paid· Oakland, CA
Opening soon

Paid Work Experience Program

San José Works (City of San José / work2future)
Job· Paid· San Jose, CA
DeadlineRolling

Careers in Science (CiS) Intern Program

California Academy of Sciences
Internship· Paid· San Francisco, CA
Opens Feb 1, 2027
Internship· Paid· San Francisco, CA
Opens Mar 1, 2027

Climate Careers Energy Specialist

Rising Sun Center for Opportunity
Internship· Paid· Central California, CA
Opening soon
Internship· Paid· Albuquerque, NM + 1 more
Opening soon

Summer Student Research Program

UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland
Research· Paid· Oakland, CA
Opening soon
Internship· Paid· Alameda, CA
Opening soon

YAFTP Teen Council

Marin Museum of Contemporary Art
Internship· Paid· Novato, CA
Opening soon

Tech Internship

Enterprise for Youth
Internship· Paid· San Francisco, CA
Opening soon

Mayor's Youth Employment and Education Program

City and County of San Francisco (hosted via JCYC WorkHub)
Job· Paid· San Francisco, CA
Opening soon

Experiences in Research (EinR)

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Internship· Paid· Berkeley, CA
Opening soon

Stanford Institutes of Medicine Summer Research Program

Stanford University School of Medicine
Research· Paid· Stanford, CA
Opening soon

Common questions

Are there paid internships and jobs for high school students in the Bay Area?

Yes. Nichable lists 29 in the Bay Area that pay students a wage or stipend, from internships and summer jobs to paid research and programs.

How do high school students apply to paid internships, jobs and programs in the Bay Area?

Each listing is run by its own organization and you apply on that organization's site. A free Nichable account shows each listing's deadline and how to apply, and lets you save and track them.