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High School Internships in California

Nichable lists 46 internships for high school students based in California, and 34 of them pay students a wage or stipend. Each one is checked against the organization's own page.

Education Internships

Guadalupe River Park Conservancy
Internship· San Jose, CA
Opening soon

Summer @ City Hall (S@CH)

City of Sacramento Department of Youth
Internship· Paid· Sacramento, CA
Opens Apr 1, 2027 · Due Apr 12, 2027

Kern–UCLA Future Educators STEAM Summer Externship

UCLA x Kern K-16 Educational Collaborative (Kern County Superintendent of Schools)
Internship· Bakersfield, CA
Opening soon

Assemblymember Rhodesia Ransom District Office Internship

Office of Assemblymember Rhodesia Ransom (Assembly District 13)
Internship· Stockton, CA
Opening soon

Kaiser Permanente KP LAUNCH High School Summer Internship

Kaiser Permanente Northern California
Internship· Paid· Oakland, CA
Opens Nov 16, 2026 · Due Jan 8, 2027

Summer High School Exploration Internship

Scripps Health
Internship· San Diego, CA
Opening soon

Student Research Internship

Scripps Research Translational Institute
Internship· La Jolla, CA
Opens Nov 23, 2026 · Due Mar 30, 2027

High School Insider Summer Internship

Los Angeles Times (HS Insider)
Internship· Paid· Los Angeles, CA
Opening soon

Teens at Mingei

Mingei International Museum
Internship· Paid· San Diego, CA
Opening soon

LA Metro Transportation Career Academy Program

Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro)
Internship· Paid· Los Angeles, CA
Opening soon

Congressman Josh Harder Stockton District Office Internship

Office of Congressman Josh Harder
Internship· Stockton, CA
DeadlineDec 1

San Joaquin County High School Internship Program (with San Joaquin A+)

San Joaquin County Human Resources / San Joaquin A+
Internship· Stockton, CA
Opening soon

City of Modesto Student Internship Program

City of Modesto Human Resources
Internship· Modesto, CA
Opening soon

City of Bakersfield Youth Jobs Program High School City Hall Summer Internship

Kern Community Foundation / City of Bakersfield
Internship· Paid· Bakersfield, CA
Opening soon

Summer Jobs Program

Boys & Girls Clubs of Kern County
Internship· Paid· Bakersfield, CA
Opening soon

West Sacramento Home Run Paid Summer Internships

City of West Sacramento Home Run
Internship· Paid· West Sacramento, CA
Opening soon

High School Summer Internship Program

West Valley Water District
Internship· Paid· Rialto, CA
Opening soon

Youth Internship Program

Fresno Building Healthy Communities
Internship· Paid· Fresno, CA
Opening soon

Bloomberg Arts Internship: Los Angeles County

Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture
Internship· Paid· Los Angeles, CA
Opening soon

Natural History Museum LA Marine Teens Internship

Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
Internship· Paid· Los Angeles, CA
Opens Feb 1, 2027

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

Sandia National Laboratories High School Internship (Livermore)

Sandia National Laboratories, California
Internship· Paid· Livermore, CA
DeadlineRolling

Intro to Climate Solutions Internship

Oakland Zoo
Internship· Oakland, CA
Opening soon

The Intern Project

LA Promise Fund
Internship· Paid· Los Angeles, CA
Opening soon

Summer Biomedical Internship Program

UCSF Fresno
Internship· Paid· Fresno, CA
Opening soon

Community Teen Interns

California Science Center
Internship· Paid· Los Angeles, CA
Opening soon

Careers in Science (CiS) Intern Program

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

High School Explainer Program

Exploratorium
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

High School Internship (Technical, Business, Laborer & Clerical)

Sandia National Laboratories
Internship· Paid· Albuquerque, NM + 1 more
Opening soon

Teen Summer Internships (California Trail Interpretation)

Oakland Zoo
Internship· Oakland, CA
Opening soon

High School Internship Program

Lockheed Martin Space
Internship· Denver, CO + 5 more
DeadlineJan 3, 2027

Paid Summer Internship for High School Students

City of Alameda
Internship· Paid· Alameda, CA
Opening soon

YAFTP Teen Council

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

Teen Council

Academy Museum of Motion Pictures
Internship· Paid· Los Angeles, CA
Opening soon

LACMA Teens

Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Internship· Paid· Los Angeles, CA
Opening soon

SMUD High School Summer Internship Program

Sacramento Municipal Utility District
Internship· Paid· Sacramento, CA
Opening soon

Northrop Grumman High School Internship Program

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems
Internship· Paid· San Diego, CA
Opening soon

Getty Teen Gallery Guides

J. Paul Getty Museum
Internship· Paid· Los Angeles, CA
Opening soon

Tech Internship

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

NUMU Art or History Museum Internship

New Museum Los Gatos
Internship· Los Gatos, CA
DeadlineRolling

Internship Program

TeenTix LA
Internship· Paid· Los Angeles, CA
Opening soon

Experiences in Research (EinR)

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

Common questions

Are there paid internships for high school students in California?

Yes. 34 of the 46 internships listed in California pay students a wage or stipend.

How do high school students apply to internships in California?

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.

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