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Business internships: what employers actually ask for

2,406 open Business postings (2,483 requisitions), 2,406 with a description · as of Nov 6, 2026

Mention prior internship or co-op experience8.4%203 of 2406 postings · required, preferred or one option
Mention a GPA22.2%535 of 2406 postings
Welcome CPT/OPT or sponsor0.7%17 of 2406 postings
Visa sponsorship
What the 2,406 postings say, as read from their descriptions.
Welcome CPT/OPT or mention sponsorship
0.7% (17 of 2,406)
Say no sponsorship, or require citizenship/PR
32.3% (778 of 2,406)
Don't say
67% (1,611 of 2,406)
Skills they ask for
Share of the 2,406 Business postings with a description that name each skill.
  1. Excel38.3% (922 of 2,406)
  2. Power BI10% (241 of 2,406)
  3. Python9.9% (238 of 2,406)
  4. SQL9.2% (221 of 2,406)
  5. Tableau5.2% (125 of 2,406)
  6. Salesforce4.2% (101 of 2,406)
  7. Java1.6% (38 of 2,406)
  8. R1.5% (37 of 2,406)
Employers with the most postings
Postings per employer, out of 2,406 Business postings.
  1. Merck2.2% (53 of 2,406)
  2. Stryker2.1% (51 of 2,406)
  3. Graybar2% (47 of 2,406)
  4. ACLU Kentucky1.7% (42 of 2,406)
  5. Uline1.6% (38 of 2,406)
  6. Travelers1.4% (34 of 2,406)
  7. CIBC1.4% (34 of 2,406)
  8. Dow Jones1.1% (27 of 2,406)

How these numbers are made

Counting unit: a posting is one role. Repeat requisitions from the same employer with the same title and the same location (city, state or province, country, and remote or not) count once, using the newest one. Open, de-duplicated postings tagged Business (a posting can be in several fields). Skills use the same vocabulary and match rules as the skill pages. “Prior internship or co-op experience” counts descriptions that mention it, such as “previous internship experience”, “at least one prior co-op”, “internship experience preferred” or “coursework or prior internships”. The wording rarely says whether it's required, so this is not a count of hard requirements. Pay scales (“pay is commensurate with prior co-op terms”) don't count. “Mention a GPA” counts “GPA” or “grade point average” anywhere in the description, minimum or not. Visa stance is classified from each description (CPT/OPT welcome or sponsorship offered, no sponsorship, or not mentioned). Any figure based on fewer than 30 postings is left out.