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2027 Summer Intern - General Motors Economics Intern
General Motors Company · 🇺🇸 2 Locations
Sponsorship verdict
Sponsorship possible
One solid signal, not two — worth applying, and worth asking about sponsorship early.
- Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 606 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 267 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
- The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
- No salary bar for this routeH-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area. Cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level. Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b, rules effective 2026-02-27.
- What General Motors Company paid sponsored hires in similar roles1 certified filing for “Program Execution” (General and Operations Managers) in OH: $164k–$164k, median $164k. Most were filed at wage level IV (100%) — 4 lottery entries, ≈61% projected selection odds for cap-subject employers. Source: US Department of Labor LCA disclosure data (Oct 2025 – Jun 2026).
- Confirmed live todayWhen a source last listed this job as open.
US H-1B: cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level — Level I gets 1 entry, Level IV gets 4 (DHS projected selection odds ≈15% at Level I to ≈61% at Level IV). Universities and non-profit research employers are cap-exempt. The $100,000 fee for new petitions from abroad is currently blocked by a court order (appeal pending).
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Sponsor Radar — General Motors Company
The US Department of Labor certified 606 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 267 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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About the role
Job Description The Role As a General Motors Economics Summer Intern, you will support strategic decision-making by analyzing the global macroeconomy , United States and international automotive markets, and key public policy developments. You will apply your economics training and coding skills to support economic modeling, develop digital tools for internal business partners, and prepare written analysis that translates complex data into clear insights for decision-makers. This is a hands-on, learning-focused opportunity for a graduate student seeking to deepen their understanding of applied macroeconomics and gain experience on an in-house economics team. The Team The General Motors Economics team is part of Global Planning and Customer Research. The team supports senior leaders across the company through data-driven analysis of the global economy and automotive industry.The team conducts applied economic research, develops industry forecasts, and analyzes public policy topics to inform General Motors’ business strategy, public policy engagement, and external communications. This internship offers the opportunity to learn applied economics in a real-world setting while working with the Chief Economist and other members of the economics team. What You’ll Do During the internship, you will: • Support analysis of topics such as global and United States economic growth, inflation, labor markets, and household balance sheets. • Analyze the outlook for the North American and global automotive industries. • Evaluate the potential effects of public policy changes on General Motors, the automotive industry, and customers. • Draft concise briefing materials that communicate key economic insights to nontechnical audiences across business units. • Help build digital tools that automate the distribution of analysis on key economic indicators and automotive industry metrics. Learning Outcomes By the end of the internship, you will: • Gain practical experience applying macroeconomic theory and econometrics to real-world questions facing a global automaker. • Deepen your understanding of how economic conditions and public policies shape the automotive industry and manufacturing in the United States and abroad. • Strengthen your coding skills in R, Python, Stata, or similar tools, including documentation and reproducible analysis practices in a business setting. • Develop experience responsibly applying artificial intelligence tools in a corporate economics environment. • Learn to translate technical analysis into clear, actionable insights for senior leaders and non-economist audiences. • Build experience working in a cross-functional corporate environment. Required Qualifications • Available to work full-time, 40 hours per week, during the 12 week Summer 2027 internship. • Currently pursuing a Masters or PhD degree in economics or a closely related field, with rigorous training in macroeconomics and econometrics. • Master student must be graduating between December 2027 - June 2029. • PhD student must be graduating between December 2027 -2033. • Experience using at least one of the following programming languages or tools for data analysis: R, Python, or Stata. • Strong written and verbal communication skills, with an ability to communicate clearly and tailor messages to different audiences. • Interest in the automotive industry, manufacturing, or industrial policy. • Commitment to learning, openness to feedback, and a collaborative, low-ego approach to teamwork. Preferred Qualifications • Experience using EViews, MATLAB, or similar economic and statistical tools. • Familiarity with economic forecasting, applied macroeconomics, econometrics, or automotive industry analysis. • Experience developing data visualizat