CAO Immediate Office Intern, Spring
Washington, DCFull-time$37K/yrPosted today
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Job overview
The Immediate Office Intern in the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer receives a structured educational opportunity through exposure to House business operations. The intern may rotate through assignments to gain experience related to a degree, certification, or professional development. This is a temporary, full-time, in-person internship in Washington, D.C., appointed for no more than 120 days.
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Summary
This position is in the Immediate Office, Office of the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO), U.S. House of Representatives (House), serving as an Intern and is appointed on a temporary basis for a period not to exceed 120 days.
Duties
Job Summary: The Office of the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) provides operations support services and business solutions to the community of 10,000 House Members, Officers and staff. The CAO organization comprises more than 800 technical and administrative staff working in a variety of areas, including information technology, finance, budget management, human resources, payroll, child care, food and vending, procurement, logistics and administrative counsel. This position is in the Immediate Office, Office of the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO), U.S. House of Representatives (House), serving as an Intern and is appointed on a temporary basis for a period not to exceed 120 days. The Intern will be provided a structured educational opportunity through exposure to the business operations of the U.S. House of Representatives. The Intern will have the opportunity to rotate through different assignments to gain real life experience for their degree, certification, or professional development. This position does not have day-to-day supervisory/managerial responsibilities. * paid at an annual rate of $36,834 not to exceed 120 days **The CAO standard business hours are 8:30 a.m.- 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. This is a full-time, 40-hour-per-week internship that will require onsite attendance in Washington, D.C. Primary Duties/Responsibilities: Provides administrative or operational support on various projects and activities. Provides and projects a positive customer-focused professional image in all interactions. Conduct data analysis and generate reports upon request in support of programs and projects. Provide a welcoming environment and positive first impression of the office to visitors and other VIPs. Handle incoming calls with poise, professionalism, and promptness. Performs other official duties and special projects as assigned. Qualifications
Qualifications: High school diploma Associate degree or certification from an accredited business or technical school, or enrolled student in a community college, junior college, university or graduate school program. This is a full-time, in-person position, 40 hours a week, M-F. **Continued employment is contingent upon satisfactorily completing a criminal history records check (or other applicable security clearance) and a pre-employment drug-test (pre-identified position only)
How You Will Be Evaluated
You will be evaluated using a structured interview process.
How this job compares
Set against the 6,116 open Intern jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 9, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$37K/yr
- US median$68–98K/yr308 salary ranges
This rate, $37K, is 56% below the US median midpoint ($83K) — in the lowest quarter of Intern salary ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 56 open Intern jobs in Washington, D.C. and 6,116 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Washington, D.C.
- Experience
- Intern postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 0 to 3 years (241 postings).
- Education
- 3,196 of the 6,116 open Intern jobs (52%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Pay, requirements and demand for Intern jobs
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 9, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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