Careers in Economics

By Willy Franzen

Looking for an entry level job or internship in economics? Here's an overview of how to approach the search and a list of companies that might have entry level and internship opportunities that will interest you.

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Do you like economics? You can turn your interest in economics into a career. There are a lot of options out there in many industries.

The government is one opportunity, and for good reason: government agencies working with taxes, international trade, and even agriculture work with economic principles. You can use your interest in economics in many federal and state government agencies.

You can also work in the private sector. The business world is a popular one, particularly working in finance or banking. You can also work as an economic consultant.

You need a bachelor’s degree for almost all positions involving economics. If you’re also interested in math or computer science, you can create even more opportunities.

Companies with Entry Level Jobs and Internships in Economics

Ducks Unlimited - Ducks Unlimited is a Memphis, TN based non-profit has become “the world’s leader in wetlands and waterfowl conservation.”

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Job Title	Location
GIS Intern - Memphis, TN	Memphis, TN
Regional Biologist - Western Region	Sacramento, CA
Sous Chef - Blue Duck Tavern	Washington, DC
Sales Associate	Kansas City, MO
President, Normandale Community College	Saint Paul, MN

See all 10 job postings

Group of Fifty - The Group of Fifty is a DC based non-profit made up of select “business leaders who head some of the most significant and forward-looking enterprises in Latin America."

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Job Title	Location
FBR Licensed Credential Outpatient Therapist, Indiana PA Clinic	Indiana, PA
FBR Licensed Credential Outpatient Therapist, Johnstown PA Clinic	Johnstown, PA
AERI Family Based Mental Health Services - Primary Therapist in Butler, PA	Butler, PA
FBR Master's Level Outpatient Therapist, Uniontown PA Clinic	Uniontown, PA
Senior Technical Project Manager - Chicago, IL	Chicago, IL

See all 988 job postings

TrueCar - TrueCar is a Santa Monica, CA based company that offers “hassle-free car-buying experience from a nationwide network of certified dealers.”

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Job Title	Location
Partner Development, Insurance Segment	Field, KY
Architect, Data Platform	Santa Monica, CA
Collections Specialist	Santa Monica, CA
Data Analyst	Santa Barbara, CA
Business Development Manager, Open Market	Santa Monica, CA

See all 25 job postings

Social Impact - Social Impact is an Arlington, VA based management consulting firm that aims “to make international development more effective in improving people’s lives.”

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Job Title	Location
Marketing Director	Pittsburg, CA
Digital Marketing Specialist	Northfield, NJ
High-level Marketing, Communications and Public Policy Generalist	Newark, DE
Intern UX Architect	San Bruno, CA
Program Specialist	Akron, OH

See all 12,818 job postings

World Economic Forum - The World Economic Forum is an international non-profit that builds dialogue on the world's most pressing issues, and they're hiring.

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Job Title	Location
Associate General Counsel	San Francisco, CA
Business Intelligence Analyst	San Francisco, CA
Principal Application/Data Security Architect	San Francisco, CA
Application/Data Security Architect	San Francisco, CA
Oracle DBA	San Francisco, CA

See all 263 job postings

Qcue - Qcue is an Austin, TX based company that helps teams maximize profits by dynamically pricing their tickets, and they have job openings.

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Job Title	Location
Data Scientist	Austin, TX

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Macmillan - Macmillan is the public face of a ton of U.S. publishers owned by a German media company, and they have a ridiculous number of job opportunities.

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Job Title	Location
Intern	New York
Intern / A Media Company	New York, NY
Associate Media Editor	New York
Specialist Support Advisor (Benefits Advice)	Home, PA
Editorial Assistant	New York

See all 33 job postings

Gerson Lehrman Group - Gerson Lehrman Group is a firm that acts as a professional matchmaker for subject-matter experts, and they're hiring recent grads for a number of positions.

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Job Title	Location
Business Development Manager	New York, NY
Events Internship - Spring 2014	Austin, TX
Research Internship - Spring 2014	Austin, TX
Intern, GLG Institute	New York, NY
Writer	New York, NY

See all 44 job postings

The Cadmus Group - The Cadmus Group is an environmental consulting firm based in Watertown, MA and they have a variety of entry level jobs for new grads.

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Job Title	Location
Entry Level Building Energy Efficiency Professional	Arlington, VA
Office Administrative Assistant	Arlington, VA
Evaluation Intern	Portland, OR
Entry-Level Health Communications Professional	Arlington, VA
Research Analyst (Entry Level), Energy Services Division - Statistical and Economic Analysis Group	Portland, OR

See all 23 job postings

MCG - If you're quantitatively minded and looking to work in an innovative and entrepreneurial environment, then you should consider a job at MCG in Providence, RI.

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Job Title	Location
Student Patient Care Intern	Augusta, GA
MCG-TPD Hardware/Software Intern (PhD Level)	Santa Clara, CA
MCG/SII Hardware Engineer Intern to CG Conversion(MS Level)	Hillsboro, OR
Marketing -Communications- Social Media Internship	Culver City, CA
MCG/SII Hardware Engineer Intern to CG Conversion(MS Level) - 722645	Hillsboro, OR

See all 185 job postings

The Urban Institute - What I really like about The Urban Institute is that they are tirelessly focused on finding the facts, not promoting political opinions. It's about the research

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Job Title	Location
Visiting Faculty in Civil Engineering	Brooklyn, NY
Transport & Climate Change Research Intern	Washington, DC
Research Assistant	Washington, DC
Director, Resiliency	Washington, DC
Master Planner	Huntsville, AL

See all 521 job postings

MITRE - MITRE, headquartered in headquarters in Bedford, MA and McLean, VA, is an “organization chartered to work in the public interest” & they're hiring!

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Job Title	Location
Summer Intern	McLean, VA
Computational Social Science - Intern	McLean, VA
Healthcare Analyst Intern	Baltimore, MD
Systems Administrator - Intern	McLean, VA
Computational Linguistics - Intern	McLean, VA

See all 180 job postings

The Economist - The Economist has job offerings all across the world, but we’re going to focus on their US based opportunities, which are mostly located in New York City.

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Job Title	Location
Economist- Analytics and Economic Research	Boca Raton, FL
Data Scientist	Austin, TX
Researcher	New York, NY
Research Assistant	Washington, DC
Bid Manager, Outsourcing Sales	New York, NY

See all 712 job postings

Ceteris - For most new grads, grasping exactly what Ceteris does is pretty hard. The best way to get a feel for them is to take a look at examples of their work.

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No current job openings.

Intrade - Intrade doesn’t have job postings, but their Jobs page says that they are “always interested in meeting talented people with an interest in prediction markets.”

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Job Title	Location
Drivers/Owner Operators (3810685)	Fresno, CA
Freight Agent/Broker (3810770)	Fresno, CA
Customer/Sales Rep. (3808056)	Fresno, CA
Sales Position (3810855)	Fresno, CA
Software Engineer for Awesome Fantasy Football for Politics Company	United States

See all 6 job postings

Roubini Global Economics - While heavily focused on Economics, Roubini Global Economics is also pretty focused on being a web media company, and they're hiring.

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Job Title	Location
Quantitative Analysis Intern - Country Risk \| Consulting	New York, NY
Economic Intern- Latin America (New York)	New York, NY
Market Economist – Emerging Asia	New York, NY
Senior Market Economist – Developed Asia	New York, NY
Strategy Intern - Credit and Asset Allocation / Finance & Investment	New York, NY

See all 2 job postings

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency - The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has become much busier recently, so now is a great time to check out their entry level hiring program.

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Job Title	Location
Director, Bank Regulatory Relations	Arlington, VA
BSA Manager	Rosemont, IL
New York	New York, NY
Financial Economist	Washington, DC
Financial Economist (Fellowship)	Washington, DC

See all 68 job postings

Federal Reserve Board - Based in Washington, D.C., the Federal Reserve Board oversees the 12 District Reserve Banks and would be a great if you'd like a career in the financial sector.

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Job Title	Location
Information Warfare	United States
Summer Law Clerk - Legal	New York, NY
Revenue Cycle Manager	Wilmington, DE
Nurse Practitioner (Home Based Community Service)	Dayton, OH
Director US Regulatory Relations	New York, NY

See all 675 job postings

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