Student Employment

Summer Interns

The application period for the Port of Los Angeles 2020 Summer Internship Program is March 2-13, 2020.

The Port of Los Angeles will accept resumes for the 2020 Summer Internship Program during March 2-13, 2020. Applications received any other time will not be considered.

The Port’s Summer Internship Program provides a unique opportunity for experiential learning, networking, and personal development for undergraduate and graduate students. Placement assignments are made based on a combination of factors, including the needs of the participating divisions, the intern’s skill set and availability in the expressed area of interest.

Interns may work 20 hours per week and should be available Monday-Friday; 8 a.m.-5 p.m., for a continuous 10-week period in the summer (as early as May to as late as September). Community college students or university freshmen, sophomores or juniors will be paid $16.10 per hour. University seniors or graduate students will be paid $17.74 per hour. Seniors must submit a letter from their school attesting to their senior status. 

From March 2-13, 2020, applicants should submit the Summer Internship Application Form, a resume and a copy of the most recent unofficial college transcript to [email protected]. Incomplete submissions or applications received any other time will not be considered.

Internship requirements: 

• Ideal intern candidates cannot be related to Port employees
• Are expected to be motivated, responsible, punctual and committed
• Must be community college or university students
• Must be returning to school in the Fall
• Have a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 2.5 (3.0 for graduate students)
• Adhere to the Department’s Dress Code Policy (see below)

For more information, please call the Port Human Resources Division at (310) 732-3480.

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Student Workers (Year-round)

The Port of Los Angeles Student Worker Program provides a unique opportunity for experiential learning, networking and personal development for undergraduate and graduate students. Prospective student employees must:

• Be a university or community college student
• Maintain at least 12 quarter units or 9 semester units
• Have a minimum grade point average of 2.5 (3.0 for graduate students)

Ideal student employee candidates are expected to be motivated, responsible, punctual and committed. Students may work up to 20 hours per week and should be available Monday-Friday; 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Community college students, university freshmen, sophomores and juniors earn $16.10 per hour. University seniors and graduate students earn $17.74 per hour.

Applications for student worker positions are accepted year-round and filled throughout the year. Students interested in applying must submit a Student Worker Questionnaire, along with a resume or city application, to [email protected].

For more information, please call the Port’s Human Resources Division at (310) 732-3480.

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Student Engineers and Student Architects (Year-Round)

Student Engineers/Architects assigned to the Port’s Engineering Division may assist Engineers/Architects in the preparation of plans and specifications for projects involving grading, pacing, storm drain systems, sewer systems, roadways, buildings, wharves, transportation studies, marine facilities and other engineering duties, including making copies, scanning documents, processing shop drawings and record drawings, preparing plans for permits and coordinating with other agencies.

Student Engineers/Architects assigned to the Port's Construction Division may provide support to Construction Managers during various phases of construction in data entry, reviewing plans and specifications, reviewing and preparing cost estimates, attend meetings and preparing minutes, processing shop drawings, writing memorandums and change orders, conducting field investigations and other special projects. They may also provide support to the Test Lab Team by performing material tests in the field and in a lab to ensure materials meet quality standards.

Candidate must be of at least sophomore standing and maintain a minimum of 9 semester units or 12 quarter units at a recognized college or university. Candidates must also have a minimum grade point average of 2.5 (3.0 for graduate students). It is preferred the candidates have at least one year remaining before graduation. Working knowledge of AutoCAD is required.

Ideal student employee candidates are expected to be motivated, responsible, punctual and committed. Students may work up to 20 hours per week and should be available Monday-Friday; 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

• Student Engineer/Architect I: $19.70 per hour. University sophomore enrolled in a bachelor degree engineering or architecture program having completed one year of engineering or architecture coursework.  
• Student Engineer/Architect II: $20.77 per hour. University junior enrolled in a bachelor degree engineering or architecture program having completed two years of engineering or architecture coursework.
• Student Engineer/Architect III: $22.02 per hour. University senior enrolled in a bachelor degree engineering or architecture program having completed three years of engineering or architecture coursework.  
• Student Engineer/Architect IV: $31.25 per hour. Graduate student enrolled in a graduate level engineering program.

Applications for Student Engineer/Architect positions are accepted year-round and filled throughout the year. Students interested in applying must submit a Student Worker Questionnaire, along with a resume or city application, to [email protected].

For more information, please call the Port’s Human Resources Division at (310) 732-3480.