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United States

The world's largest early career market with FAANG, MBB, IB, and Quant programs.

The US offers the deepest early career ecosystem with 43+ elite programs across tech, consulting, finance, and government. Compensation is the highest globally, but recruiting is extremely competitive and front-loaded.

Programs
43
Companies
41
Peak Season
Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov
Cycle Type
fall

Visa & Work Authorization

H1B lottery (65K cap + 20K Masters cap) is the primary work visa. OPT (12 months) + STEM extension (24 months) gives international grads up to 3 years to secure sponsorship. FAANG, MBB, and major IBs are top H1B sponsors.

Recruiting Cycle

US Fall Recruiting: Apply July-September for June-August next-year start.

Unique Considerations for United States

IB recruiting now starts sophomore year (May-July)

FAANG recruiting is rolling β€” apply within 48 hours of posting

Government programs (PMF, FBI) require US citizenship

Compensation varies 2-3x by city (SF/NYC vs others)

All 43 Programs in United States

product apmultra-elite

Associate Product Manager (APM)

Google

USD 150k+
product apmultra-elite

Rotational Product Manager (RPM)

Meta

USD 160k+
tech faangcompetitive

SDE I (Software Development Engineer)

Amazon

USD 140k+
tech faangelite

Software Engineer (New Grad)

Google

USD 150k+
tech faangelite

Software Engineer (New Grad)

Meta

USD 170k+
tech faangultra-elite

AIML Residency Program

Apple

USD 150k+
tech faangcompetitive

MACH (Microsoft Academy for College Hires)

Microsoft

USD 130k+
tech faangultra-elite

UCAN (University Candidate Associate Network)

Netflix

USD 180k+
tech faangelite

NVIDIA Graduate Rotation Program

NVIDIA

USD 150k+
tech faangultra-elite

OpenAI Residency Program

OpenAI

USD 210k+
consulting mbbultra-elite

Business Analyst (BA)

McKinsey & Company

USD 110k+
consulting mbbultra-elite

Associate Consultant (AC)

Bain & Company

USD 110k+
consulting mbbultra-elite

Associate (Consultant Track)

Boston Consulting Group (BCG)

USD 110k+
consulting mbbelite

Business Analyst (Strategy & Operations)

Deloitte Consulting

USD 90k+
consulting mbbcompetitive

Consultant (Business Advisory)

EY (Ernst & Young)

USD 75k+
consulting mbbcompetitive

Advisory Associate

PwC (PricewaterhouseCoopers)

USD 80k+
consulting mbbcompetitive

Advisory Associate

KPMG

USD 78k+
consulting mbbelite

Consultant

Oliver Wyman

USD 110k+
consulting mbbelite

Associate

L.E.K. Consulting

USD 95k+
investment bankingultra-elite

New Analyst Program (Investment Banking)

Goldman Sachs

USD 110k+
investment bankingultra-elite

Investment Banking Analyst

Morgan Stanley

USD 110k+
investment bankingultra-elite

Investment Banking Analyst

JPMorgan Chase

USD 110k+
investment bankingultra-elite

Investment Banking Analyst

Evercore

USD 120k+
investment bankingultra-elite

Investment Banking Analyst

Centerview Partners

USD 125k+
investment bankingultra-elite

Investment Banking Analyst

Lazard

USD 115k+
quant tradingultra-elite

Quantitative Trader / Software Engineer

Jane Street

USD 200k+
quant tradingultra-elite

Quantitative Researcher / Software Engineer

Citadel / Citadel Securities

USD 185k+
quant tradingultra-elite

Quant Researcher / Modeler

Two Sigma

USD 190k+
quant tradingultra-elite

Algorithmic Trader / Developer

Hudson River Trading (HRT)

USD 200k+
quant tradingultra-elite

Trader / Software Engineer

Optiver

USD 150k+
quant tradingultra-elite

Trader / Technologist

IMC Trading

USD 150k+
product apmultra-elite

Associate Product Manager (APM)

Uber

USD 155k+
product apmultra-elite

Associate Product Manager (APM)

LinkedIn

USD 155k+
product apmelite

APM Program

Lyft

USD 145k+
product apmelite

Associate Product Manager

Snap Inc.

USD 150k+
product apmultra-elite

Rotational Product Manager

Stripe

USD 170k+
product apmultra-elite

Associate Product Manager

Airbnb

USD 160k+
product apmcompetitive

Futureforce APM / New Grad PM

Salesforce

USD 125k+
government pmfultra-elite

Presidential Management Fellows (PMF)

US Office of Personnel Management

USD 65k+
government pmfultra-elite

FBI Honors Internship

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

USD 50k+
government pmfultra-elite

Foreign Service Officer (FSO) Program

US Department of State

USD 60k+
government pmfultra-elite

CIA Undergraduate Internship / Scholarship

Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)

USD 45k+
government pmfultra-elite

NSA Stokes Educational Scholarship Program

National Security Agency (NSA)

USD 25k+

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