Description

Achieving our goals starts with supporting yours. Grow your career, access top-tier health and wellness benefits, build lasting connections with your team and our customers, and travel the world using our extensive route network.

Come join us to create what's next. Let's define tomorrow, together.

Description

At United, we offer internships, co-ops, and full-time opportunities for early career professionals. In any role, you're a key member of our team, contributing to real projects that help move the business forward while gaining hands-on experience, growing your professional skill set, and connecting with industry leaders. You'll also have a chance to build community through our employee-run Business Resource Groups, participate in industry conferences, and enjoy unlimited standby travel anywhere we fly.

During your summer experience, you will be fully immersed into our collaborative culture that is built on diversity of thought. Our teams will be looking for your curiosity and your unique point of view. Our operations internship provides hands-on, real-world experience. As an intern with United, you are more than a student - you are a member of our team. Throughout the course of the program, interns will be responsible to their respective work location, but there may also be opportunities or projects that have heavy emphasis or travel to other hub or line station cities within our network. Additionally, valuable training, facility tours, airport experiences and other benefits are what make United Airlines the premier company to intern for.

Looking for two interns with the below background in either:

• Industrial Engineering
• Marketing/Social Media

Key Responsibilities:

• Development and publication of Safety Rodeo Playbook (IE)
• Execution of special projects driving improvements to safety (IE)
• Developing creative social media posts and content showing safe working behaviors (Marketing)
• Content development for special safety campaigns using traditional and electronic media (Marketing)

Direct Conversion Path: This internship may be eligible for full-time conversion based on performance in role, position availability and overall operational need, potentially offering a direct pathway to a career with us.

Qualifications

What's needed to succeed (Minimum Qualifications):
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
• Proficiency with graphic design tools such as Canva (Marketing only)
• Strong project management skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Solid interpersonal skills with a focus on teamwork
• Skilled in data analytics/data sciences/statistics
• Strong quantitative and problem-solving skills
• Ability to handle simultaneous projects and adapt to a fast-paced, changing environment
• Knowledge of Occupational Health Sciences/Industrial Hygiene
• Applicant must be a current undergraduate or graduate student
• Applicant must be legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer without sponsorship or future sponsorship for a full/part time position
• Fluency in Spanish or Japanese a plus (for marketing intern)

Posting dates: February 26, 2026 through March 5, 2026

The starting rate for this role is $21.00.
The base salary range/hourly rate listed is dependent on job-related, non-discriminatory factors such as experience, education and skills. This position may also be eligible for bonus and/or long-term incentive compensation awards.

You may be eligible for the following competitive benefits: medical, dental, vision, life, accident & disability, parental leave, employee assistance program, commuter, paid holidays, paid time off, 401(k) and flight privileges.

United Airlines is an equal opportunity employer. United Airlines recruits, employs, trains, compensates and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, physical ability, age, veteran status and other protected status as required by applicable law. Equal Opportunity Employer - Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled/LGBT.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions. Please contact JobAccommodations@united.com to request accommodation.