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Paid Internships and Jobs for High School Students in California

Nichable lists 66 paid internships, jobs and programs for high school students based in California, and every one pays students a wage or stipend. Each one is checked against the organization's own page.

Research· Paid· Torrance, CA
DeadlineFeb 19, 2027

LA County Youth@Work (Department of Economic Opportunity)

Los Angeles County Department of Economic Opportunity
Job· Paid· Los Angeles, 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

LA County Parks Pool Lifeguard

Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation
Job· Paid· Los Angeles, CA
DeadlineRolling
Internship· Paid· Oakland, CA
Opens Nov 16, 2026 · Due Jan 8, 2027

LJIdea Summer Internship

La Jolla Institute for Immunology
Research· Paid· La Jolla, CA
Opening soon

Sanford Burnham Prebys SPARK Regenerative Medicine Internship

Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute
Research· Paid· La Jolla, CA
Opening soon

LA County Parks and Recreation Youth@Work

Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation
Job· Paid· Los Angeles, CA
Opening soon

Watsonville Teen Action Council

City of Watsonville Library and Parks & Community Services
Program· Paid· Watsonville, CA
Opening soon

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

MOCA Los Angeles Teen Program

The Museum of Contemporary Art
Program· Paid· Los Angeles, CA
Opening soon

LA Metro Transportation Career Academy Program

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

Summer Jobs Program

Boys & Girls Clubs of Kern County
Internship· Paid· Bakersfield, CA
Opening soon
Research· Paid· Loma Linda, CA
Opens Jan 1, 2027 · Due Mar 1, 2027
Job· Paid· Fresno, CA
DeadlineRolling

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

Sacramento Youth Commission

City of Sacramento
Program· Paid· Sacramento, 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
Job· Paid· Pasadena, CA
DeadlineRolling
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

The Intern Project

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

Community Teen Interns

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

Oakland Summer Jobs Program

Youth Employment Partnership
Job· Paid· Oakland, CA
Opening soon
Research· Paid· La Jolla, CA
Opening soon

Paid Work Experience Program

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

Heithoff-Brody High School Summer Scholars Program

Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Research· Paid· La Jolla, CA
Opens Dec 1, 2026 · Due Feb 15, 2027

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
Job· Paid· Stockton, CA
Opening soon
Internship· Paid· Alameda, CA
Opening soon

Eugene and Ruth Roberts Summer Student Academy

Irell and Manella Graduate School of Biological Sciences
Research· Paid· Duarte, CA
DeadlineFeb 1, 2027

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

Common questions

Are there paid internships and jobs for high school students in California?

Yes. Nichable lists 66 in California 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 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.