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Paid Internships and Jobs for High School Students in New York City

Nichable lists 31 paid internships, jobs and programs for high school students based in all five boroughs, plus Jersey City, Hoboken, Yonkers and White Plains, and every one pays students a wage or stipend. Each one is checked against the organization's own page.

Memorial Sloan Kettering Summer Student Program

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Research· Paid· New York, NY
Opens Dec 1, 2026 · Due Feb 5, 2027

Teen Techies

Brooklyn Public Library
Program· Paid· Brooklyn, NY
Opening soon
Program· Paid· Brooklyn, NY
Opening soon

Cooper Hewitt Design Hive

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Program· Paid· New York, NY
Opening soon

Whitney Museum Youth Insights Leaders

Whitney Museum of American Art
Internship· Paid· New York, NY
Opening soon
Program· Paid· Long Island City, NY
Opening soon

Project TRUE Field Research Assistant Internship

Wildlife Conservation Society, Bronx Zoo
Research· Paid· Bronx, NY
Opening soon

Teen Night Out Branch Council

Brooklyn Public Library
Internship· Paid· Brooklyn, NY
DeadlineRolling

Bronx Museum Teen Council

The Bronx Museum of the Arts
Internship· Paid· Bronx, NY
DeadlineRolling

Explainer Program

New York Hall of Science
Job· Paid· Queens, NY
Opens Dec 1, 2026

Garden Apprentice Program

Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Internship· Paid· Brooklyn, NY
DeadlineDec 4
Research· Paid· New York, NY
Opening soon
Research· Paid· Brooklyn, NY
Opening soon

9/11 Memorial & Museum Teen Ambassador Program

National September 11 Memorial & Museum
Program· Paid· New York, NY
Opening soon
Internship· Paid· Bronx, NY
Opening soon
Internship· Paid· New York, NY
Opening soon

Apprentice Program

Brooklyn Museum
Internship· Paid· New York, NY
Opening soon

Summer Youth Tillers

Green Guerillas
Job· Paid· New York, NY
Opening soon

Manhattan DA High School Internship Program

Manhattan District Attorney's Office
Internship· Paid· New York, NY
Opening soon
Internship· Paid· New York, NY
Opening soon

CCNY College Now STEM Research Academy

The City College of New York
Research· Paid· New York, NY
Opening soon
Internship· Paid· New York, NY
Opens Jan 15, 2027 · Due Mar 15, 2027
Internship· Paid· New York, NY
Opening soon

Summer Youth Employment Program

Newark Youth One-Stop Career Center / City of Newark
Job· Paid· Newark, NJ
Opening soon

Summer Youth Employment Program

Police Athletic League (PAL) NYC
Job· Paid· New York, NY
Opening soon

MoMA Teens-in-Residence

Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
Program· Paid· New York, NY
Opening soon

Science Research Mentoring Program

American Museum of Natural History
Research· Paid· New York, NY
Opening soon

Summer Internship for High School Students

The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Internship· Paid· New York, NY
Opening soon

Hearst High School Media Internship

The Paley Center for Media
Internship· Paid· New York, NY
Opening soon

Summer Youth Employment Program

NYC Department of Youth and Community Development
Job· Paid· New York, NY
Opening soon
Program· Paid· New York, NY
Opening soon

Common questions

Are there paid internships and jobs for high school students in New York City?

Yes. Nichable lists 31 in New York City 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 New York City?

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.