This is a Summer Internship Position. It is designed to provide students with paid work opportunities at the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) while they are still enrolled in school. These positions are located across various NRC offices. We encourage you to read the entire vacancy announcement before submitting your application. For more NRC student Opportunities, please visit: NRC Student Opportunities
An ideal candidate will possess the following: Basic office automation skills with such programs Microsoft Office, Excel, Power Point, etc. Effective organizational, and oral and written communication skills suitable for a professional environment. To qualify for these positions all applicants MUST currently hold and maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.85 or higher, be enrolled in an accredited degree seeking program during the 2025/2026 academic year, and meet the academic criteria specified in the "Requirements" section of this vacancy. Your pay will be determined by your degree program, duty station, GPA, and semester hours completed based on the end of the 2025/2026 academic year. However, the hourly rate of pay will be no lower than $17.65 and no higher than $40.50. If you are an undergraduate student, your grade level will be based on the following: To qualify for the Engineering and Science 0899/1399 series, you must: GG-04 - Be a high school graduate with 30 to 59 semester hours of college credit. GG-05 - Be a high school graduate with 60 or more semester hours of college credit. To qualify for all other disciplines, you must: GG-04 - Be a high school graduate with 30 to 89 semester hours of college credit. GG-05 - Be a high school graduate with 90 or more semester hours of college credit. If you are a graduate student, your grade/pay will be set based on the following: GG-05 - Bachelors with a GPA of at least 2.85 but below 2.95 on a 4.0 scale. GG-07 - Bachelors with a GPA of at least 2.95 on a 4.0 scale or completion of one full academic year of graduate level education. GG-09 - Completion of two academic years of graduate level education or a master's degree or equivalent. NOTE: The number of semester hours are based on the end of the 2025/2026 academic year (May/June 2026).
This position may be non-competitively converted to a Cooperative Education Program (Co-Op) position; however, conversion is neither mandatory nor guaranteed. The majority of internship opportunities are located at NRC Headquarters in Rockville, MD. There are limited engineering and science-oriented opportunities available at the following NRC regional offices: Region I – King of Prussia, PA Region II – Atlanta, GA Region III – Naperville, IL Region IV – Arlington, TX Technical Training Center (TTC) – Chattanooga, TN The NRC views Summer Interns as part of our future workforce. Internships offer professional-level work in a supportive learning environment. Assignments are based on the functions and tasks of the host office and are ideally aligned with your academic background and career goals. This position offers training and developmental opportunities in the following areas: Engineering: Chemical, Computer, Civil/Structural, Electrical/Electronics, Environmental, Fire Protection, Industrial, Materials/Metallurgical, Mechanical, Nuclear/Radiological, Systems, Welding Physical Science: Atmospheric/Meteorology, Environmental, Geology, Hydrology, Physics, Seismology, and Health Physics (including concentrations in Radiation Biology, Waste Management, Environmental Health, Risk Communication, Radiation Chemistry, Radiation Dosimetry, Radiation Ecology, Epidemiology, Medical Physics, Radiation Oncology/Technology) Business: Accounting, Data Analytics, Economics, Finance, Human Resources, Management, Marketing International: International Affairs, International Policy Emergency Management: Criminal Justice, Emergency Management, Homeland Security, Security Management Information Management /Graphic Design: Digital Media, Graphic Design; Information Management, Library Science, Multimedia, Records Management Information Technology: Cybersecurity, Cloud Computing, Data Science, Computer Science/Information Technology, Instructional System Design, Network Engineering, Information Security, Software Architecture, Low-Code/No-Code Development, Application Development Mathematics: Actuarial Science, Data Analytics/Science, Mathematics, Statistics