(Updated June 1, 2021) Infinity Abroad assists candidates applying for Internship or Training in six general categories. Please review the following categories to determine whether your proposed field of training is included.

Please contact Infinity Abroad to discuss your proposed field if it is not listed below.

1. Arts and Culture
2. The Sciences, Engineering, Architecture, Mathematics, and Industrial Occupations
3. Management, Business, Commerce and Finance
4. Hospitality and Tourism
5. Public Administration and Law
6. Information Media and Communications

1 Arts and Culture

• Arts Management
• Cinematography and Film/Video Production
• Commercial and Advertising Art
• Commercial Photography
• Costume Design
• Cultural Resource Management and Policy Analysis
• Design and Applied Arts
• Design and Visual Communications
• Digital Arts
• Directing and Theatrical Production
• Documentary Production
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts
• Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
• Fashion Apparel/Design
• Film/Cinema Studies
• Film/Video and Photographic Arts
• Game and Interactive Media Design
• Graphic Design
• Historic Preservation and Conservation
• Illustration
• Industrial Design
• Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies
• Interior Design
• Intermedia/Multimedia
• International/Global Studies
• Museology/Museum Studies
• Music Management and Merchandising
• Music Technology
• Music Theory and Composition
• Playwriting and Screenwriting
• Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology
• Theatre/Theatre Arts Management
• Visual and Performing Arts

2 The Sciences, Engineering, Architecture, Mathematics, and Industrial Occupations

• Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Technology/Technician
• Aerospace
• Agricultural/Biological Engineering and Bioengineering
• Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD
• Architectural Engineering
• Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD)
• Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
• Astronomy and Astrophysics
• Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology
• Biochemistry
• Biological and Biomedical Sciences
• Biological and Physical Sciences
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Biomathematics and Bioinformatics
• Biomedical/Medical Engineering
• Biophysics
• Biotechnology
• Botany/Plant Biology
• Building/Construction Site Management/Manager
• Cartography
• Chemical Engineering
• Chemistry
• Civil Drafting and Civil Engineering CAD/CADD
• Civil Engineering
• Computational Mathematics
• Computer Engineering
• Computer Hardware Engineering
• Construction Engineering
• Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies
• Ecology
• Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologies
• Engineering
• Engineering Mechanics
• Engineering Physics
• Engineering Science
• Engineering Technologies
• Engineering Technology
• Environmental Biology
• Environmental Design/Architecture
• Environmental Engineering Technology/Environmental Technology
• Environmental Science
• Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
• Food Science and Technology
• Forest Sciences and Biology
• General Merchandising
• Genetics
• Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
• Geological/Geophysical Engineering
• Geotechnical Engineering
• Industrial Design
• Industrial Engineering
• Interior Architecture
• Landscape Architecture (BS, BSLA, BLA, MSLA, MLA, PhD)
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Materials Engineering
• Materials Science
• Mathematics and Computer Science
• Mathematics and Statistics
• Mechanical Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician
• Metallurgical Engineering
• Microbiological Sciences and Immunology
• Mining and Mineral Engineering
• Molecular Biology
• Natural Resources and Conservation
• Natural Sciences
• Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering
• Neuroscience
• Nuclear Engineering
• Nutrition Sciences
• Ocean Engineering
• Petroleum Engineering
• Physical Sciences
• Physics
• Polymer/Plastics Engineering
• Structural Engineering
• Surveying Engineering (NEW)
• Surveying Technology/Surveying
• Transportation and Highway Engineering
• Water Resources Engineering

3 Management, Business, Commerce and Finance

• Accounting
• Accounting and Business/Management
• Accounting and Computer Science
• Accounting and Finance
• Actuarial Science
• Advertising
• Auditing
• Banking and Financial Support Services
• Business Administration and Management, General
• Business and Personal/Financial Services Marketing Operations
• Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
• Business/Commerce
• Construction Management
• Credit Management
• E-Commerce/Electronic Commerce
• Engineering/Industrial Management
• Fashion Merchandising (no fashion design)
• Finance
• Finance and Financial Management Services
• Financial Planning and Services
• Human Resources Management and Services
• Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration
• Insurance
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• International Finance
• International Marketing
• Investments and Securities
• Logistics and Materials Management
• Marketing
• Marketing Research
• Marketing/Marketing Management
• Merchandising and Buying Operations
• Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management
• Operations Management and Supervision
• Public Finance
• Public Relations
• Public Relations/Image Management
• Purchasing
• Retailing and Retail Operations
• Sales
• Small Business Administration/Management

4 Hospitality and Tourism

• Culinary Arts/Chef Training
• Hospitality Administration/Management, General
• Hospitality Administration/Management, Other
• Hospitality and Recreation Marketing Operations
• Hotel/Motel Administration/Management
• Resort Management
• Restaurant/Food Services Management
• Tourism and Travel Services Management
• Tourism and Travel Services Marketing Operations (NEW)
• Tourism Promotion Operations

5 Public Administration and Law

• Advanced Legal Research/Studies
• Economics, General
• International Business and Law
• Labor and Industrial Relations
• Law (LL.B., J.D.)
• Legal Professions and Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Public Administration
• Public Policy Analysis
• Urban Studies/Affairs

6 Information Media and Communications

• Animation
• Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians
• Broadcast Journalism
• Business/Corporate Communications
• Cinematography and Film/Video Production
• Communication
• Communication and Media Studies
• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
• Communications Technology
• Computer/Information Technology Services Administration and Management
• Computer and Information Sciences
• Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
• Computer and Information Systems Security
• Computer Graphics
• Computer Programming
• Computer Programming/Programmer
• Computer Science
• Computer Software and Media Applications
• Computer Software Engineering
• Computer Software Technology/Technician
• Computer Systems Analysis/Analyst
• Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
• Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology
• Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration
• Design and Visual Communications
• Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
• Graphic Communications
• Graphic Design
• Health Communication
• Information Resources Management/CIO Training
• Information Science/Studies
• Information Technology
• Journalism
• Journalism, Other
• Management Information Systems
• Management Information Systems and Services
• Mass Communication/Media Studies
• Organizational Communication
• Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician and Assistant
• Photojournalism
• Political Communication
• Prepress/Desktop Publishing and Digital Imaging Design
• Publishing
• Radio
• Radio and Television
• Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology
• Recording Arts Technology/Technician
• System Administration/Administrator
• Technical and Business Writing
• Web Page
• Web/Multimedia Management and Webmaster

For more information on Internship & Training USA and how to apply, click here.

HOST EMPLOYER GUIDANCE: ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS TO HIRE A J-1 INTERN/TRAINEE

Infinity Abroad assists qualified candidates in Malaysia & Singapore in obtaining visa sponsorship for the J-1 Internship & Training USA program.

Employers looking to host J-1 intern or trainees must meet eligibility requirements set by the U.S. Department of State.

Here is a quick summary:

1. J-1 internships & training programs are intended to provide work-based training in an eligible field, enabling candidates to enhance their skills and prepare for their future careers. These programs may NOT be used for ordinary employment purposes or to fill a labor need.
2. Employers must comply with federal, state and local labor and occupational health and safety laws, including compensation for interns.
3. Candidates hired for more than 6 months must be paid at least the state minimum wage.
4. Provide full-time (32-45hrs per week) professional, office-based training with no more than 20% clerical or basic work. Home-based businesses are not permitted.
5. Develop an internship or training program, as outlined in the DS-7002 Training/Internship Placement Plan, that allows candidates to obtain skills, knowledge, and competencies through structured and guided training provided by U.S. employees who are qualified in the candidates’ fields.
6. There must be at least 5 full-time employees to 1 J-1 intern/trainee to ensure adequate supervision and training.
7. Be in business and operational for at least 6 months.
8. Have an English-language website and a company-based email addresses.
9. Consent to a site visit by the candidate’s visa sponsor, if required. This rule is mandatory for businesses with fewer than 25 full-time employees, and less than $3 million in revenue.
10. Agree to provide mandatory evaluations and to notify the applicant’s program sponsor in case of any changes to the applicant’s program or emergencies.

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS

Employers must provide the following paperwork/documentation:

1. Proof of a workers’ compensation policy or equivalent insurance that covers J-1 participants (or proof of exemption).
2. Either a DUNS number or copy of your business registration.
3. A Federal Identification Number.

IS MY INDUSTRY ELIGIBLE?

Infinity Abroad assists applicants in the following fields:

1. Arts & Culture
2. Information Media and Communications
3. Management, Business, Commerce and Finance
4. Public Administration and Law
5. The Sciences, Engineering, Architecture, Mathematics and Industrial Occupations
6. Hospitality and Tourism

Click here for the full list of approved training fields.

WHAT TYPES OF TRAINING ARE PROHIBITED?

Click here for a list of prohibited activities for J-1 Intern/Trainees.

Have a question? Contact Infinity Abroad for assistance.