Take Two translates the day’s headlines for Southern California, making sense of the news and cultural events that affect our lives. Produced by Southern California Public Radio and broadcast from October 2012 – June 2021. Hosted by A Martinez.
Being an intern can be grueling, thankless work.
Getting coffee, making copies, no one remembering your name—all for the sliver of hope that there might be a job offer in the end.
If you're lucky during this time, you might get a stipend or a small wage.
If you're really lucky, you're an intern in Silicon Valley where, at the country's top tech firms, you could pull an average of $5,000 or more a month.
GlassDoor is a jobs site that just posted a list of where in the country the top paying internships are, and 18 of the top 25 are in tech.
Scott Dobroski, GlassDoor's spokesperson and community expert, explains to Take Two why it's so lucrative.