Economics Careers and Internships
The 2011-2012 PayScale College Report ranks "Economics" majors #12 with an average starting salary of $47,300. The mid-career median salary for economics majors is $94,700.
Economics majors are successful in a wide variety of careers. Although various roles in businesses are most common, economics majors are successful in law, medicine, government, non-profits, and international relations, as well as in academic roles. We invite you to visit the American Economics Association site to learn more about future opportunities.
Jobs
Job Openings for Economists
http://www.aeaweb.org/joe/
National Association for Business Economists
http://www.econjobs.nabe.com/home/index.cfm?site_id=9008
Internships
Legislative Analyst’s Office
http://www.lao.ca.gov/laoapp/Careers/summer_internships.aspx
Public Policy Institute of California
http://www.ppic.org/main/position.asp?i=1201
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
http://www.fdic.gov/about/jobs/stuemp.html
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
http://www.sec.gov/jobs/jobs_students.shtml
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
http://www.frbsf.org/
Charles Schwab
http://www.aboutschwab.com/careers/college-recruiting/interns.html
Franklin Templeton Investments
https://www.franklintempleton.com/retail/jsp_cm/careers/campus/internships.jsp
Wells Fargo
https://www.wellsfargo.com/careers/mbas_undergrads/undergrads/internships/
Accenture
https://careers3.accenture.com/taleo/taleo.asp?countryname=us