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Fisher Investments internship · at a glance
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| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Where to apply | Fisher Investments internships search on fishercareers.com, linked from the students page; each office has its own posting |
| Application window (2027–28) | Summer 2027, open now: 8 roles posted Sep 8, 2026, all still live Oct 3; no deadline. Expected: summer 2028 applications in early September 2027 |
| Rolling? | Yes. Fisher says applications "are filled on a rolling basis"; no posting states a close date |
| Eligibility | Juniors at an accredited university graduating between December 2027 and August 2028; any major; no prior finance or sales experience needed for Sales and Client Services |
| Duration | 10 weeks, 40 hours a week, in person: Camas June 9 to August 13, 2027; Plano and Tampa May 24 to July 30, 2027 |
| Compensation | $20 an hour (Camas, WA postings) plus eligibility for a discretionary relocation stipend; Plano and Tampa postings state no rate |
| Return offers | Interns build skills for entry-level sales, service, operations or IT roles at Fisher; no conversion rate published |
| Locations | Camas, WA; Plano, TX (headquarters); Tampa, FL. IT runs in Camas and Plano only |
| # Programs | 3 tracks, 8 postings: Client Services (3 offices), Sales (3 offices), Information Technology (2 offices) |
Last updated: October 2026
Fisher Investments' summer 2027 internships are open now. All eight US roles went up on September 8, 2026. All eight were still live when we rechecked on October 3. Fisher's students page says internships are "filled on a rolling basis," so the earliest applicants see the most open seats. In plain words: you apply during 2026, you intern in summer 2027, and at Fisher the window is already open.
The program runs 10 weeks in person at one of three offices: Camas, Washington; Plano, Texas; or Tampa, Florida. Pay in Washington is $20 an hour. It's built for juniors: every posting asks for graduation between December 2027 and August 2028, no finance background needed, and the Washington postings add a discretionary relocation stipend on top of 40 paid hours a week. Fisher is the fee-based money manager Ken Fisher founded in 1979; it reports $441 billion-plus in assets under management.
What Is a Fisher Investments Internship?
A Fisher Investments internship is a 10-week, paid, in-person summer program for college juniors at Fisher Investments, the fee-based investment adviser founded by Ken Fisher in 1979. Interns join one of three tracks, Client Services, Sales or Information Technology, and get classroom and on-the-job training, project work, mentorship, and sessions with firm leaders, plus intern projects and competitions. Fisher reports $441 billion-plus in assets under management as of June 30, 2026, more than 210,000 clients, and about 7,000 employees across 15 offices. Its headquarters is in Plano, Texas. Don't confuse it with Thermo Fisher Scientific, an unrelated life sciences company.
When Do Fisher Investments Internship Applications Open for 2027–2028?
Fisher keeps a simple calendar. Its students page says applications "open in early September and are filled on a rolling basis," and this cycle all eight US postings went up on September 8, 2026. Past cycles followed the same rhythm: one student had a sales intern interview by September 20, 2024, and another posted a Fisher internship offer on January 27, 2025, so offers keep going out into winter while seats remain. Lead time is about 8.5 months to the Plano and Tampa start (May 24, 2027) and 9 months to Camas (June 9, 2027). Expect summer 2028 applications in early September 2027.
Applications for summer 2027 are open right now: Client Services and Sales in Camas, Plano and Tampa, and Information Technology in Camas and Plano. All eight were still live on October 3. Fisher fills seats as offers are accepted.
Rolling interviews and offers for summer 2027. With no deadline, each week you wait means fewer open seats at your preferred office. Apply this fall rather than in spring.
Offers can still go out (a prior-cycle offer was posted on January 27, 2025), but only where seats remain. Some office and track combinations may close by then.
Plano and Tampa run May 24 to July 30, 2027; Camas runs June 9 to August 13, 2027. Ten weeks, 40 hours a week, in person, with intern projects and competitions.
Applications for summer 2028 expected to open, following Fisher's stated early-September pattern. Students graduating between about December 2028 and August 2029 would be the target class.
How to read this page: our dates come from tracking previous recruiting cycles and daily posting data. Treat them as informed estimates based on historical patterns, not confirmed dates. The company's official careers page is always the most current source. If a role is posted there, go by that, even if this page suggests the window hasn't opened yet.
Why You Must Apply the Week Applications Open
Fisher's own words set the mode: applications open in early September and "are filled on a rolling basis." No posting lists a deadline; the September 8, 2027 end date in the posting data is exactly one year after posting, an automatic expiry rather than a cutoff. So the risk isn't missing a date, it's missing a seat. Each office runs its own posting, and seats at your preferred office can fill while you wait for spring. Apply in October to the office and track you want most, then add a second office if you're open to relocating.
Which Fisher Investments Internship Programs Should You Target?
Fisher runs three tracks, each posted separately for each office. Pick the track first, then the office whose dates fit your school calendar.
| Track | Focus | Offices and dates | Key skills |
|---|---|---|---|
| Client Services | Supporting a client-facing department; training courses; project work that affects teams across the firm | Camas (Jun 9 to Aug 13); Plano and Tampa (May 24 to Jul 30) | Client focus, building trust, prioritizing competing tasks |
| Sales | Processing lead requests in the CRM for senior salespeople; calling warm leads to explain Fisher's value proposition to high-net-worth investors | Camas; Plano; Tampa | Goal-setting record, persuasive communication |
| Information Technology | Automated reports, intake templates, software standards documentation, code and integration tools, testing and infrastructure support | Camas; Plano | ServiceNow, Jira, CRM; C#, .NET, SQL, Power BI, Azure a plus |
| Junior Associate Program (not an internship) | Part-time school-year work for students who can commute to an office | Camas; Plano; Tampa | 15 to 28 hours a week |
See all eight postings on the Fisher Investments internships search; Fisher also hosts a three-part candidate prep video series on fishercareers.com.
What Are the Eligibility Requirements?
Fisher's requirements are short and the same across all eight postings:
• Class year: the summer between junior and senior year; every posting asks for graduation between December 2027 and August 2028.
• School: attending an accredited university.
• Major: any. Sales and Client Services say no prior sales or industry experience is required.
• IT extras: knowledge of ServiceNow, Jira or similar tools and CRM, plus experience building software, integrations or automation.
• Location: able to relocate and attend in person for 10 weeks.
• GPA and work authorization: not stated on any posting; ask your recruiter.
Do You Need a Finance Major for a Fisher Investments Internship?
No. The Client Services and Sales postings say Fisher hires from all majors, with no prior industry or sales experience needed. What they do ask for instead is a track record of setting and reaching goals, and for Sales, experience persuading people. A student-club target you hit, a fundraising total or a sales job with numbers counts more than coursework.
Profile Match · Extern Data
Could You Get In at Fisher Investments? Compare Your Profile
Based on 543 investment banking summer analysts at top investment banks from the classes of 2025 and 2026 (public LinkedIn profiles, aggregated). Six questions, under a minute.
Which summer are you applying for?
Recruiting timelines differ by class year, so we compare you with the right group.
Which group is your school closest to?
Firms recruit on campus in tiers. We match you against admits from schools like yours.
Is your major finance, economics, accounting or business?
Math and statistics count too. Major is not a hard filter, but it shifts how much your coursework has to prove.
How many internships, externships or research positions have you held so far?
Count anything with a real employer, mentor or principal investigator attached. Retail and food service do not count.
Has any of that experience been finance-related?
Banking, PE or VC, corporate finance, wealth management, equity research, accounting or consulting. Any size of firm counts.
Are you in a finance club, investment fund or case competition team?
Campus clubs are how most admits get their first deal and modelling reps.
Aggregated from public LinkedIn profiles of people who held the internship. No individual profile is shown. Read the full investment banking intern profile analysis and the cross-industry study of 2,500+ intern profiles.
What Skills Does Fisher Investments Look For, and How Do You Build Them?
Fisher's postings ask for traits more than tools. Six of eight want a proven record of setting and achieving goals and a strong client focus, and five mention CRM work. The tracks split from there. Sales: persuasive communication and calling warm leads. Client Services: building trust and prioritizing competing operational tasks. IT: ServiceNow, Jira and CRM, plus software, integration and automation experience, with C#, .NET, SQL, Power BI and Azure as extras.
What Fisher Investments looks for in interns
Skills across 8 Fisher Investments intern & analyst job descriptions · live US postings, October 3, 2026
Method: keyword analysis of the full text of all eight Fisher Investments summer 2027 US intern postings (iCIMS) live on October 3, 2026. The eight postings are three role templates repeated by office (Client Services and Sales 3 each, IT 2), so counts move in steps of 2 or 3.
How Is Demand for Finance Interns Moving Right Now?
Finance intern postings · Sep vs Aug 2026
vs 336 in August
Finance internships for summer 2027 mostly posted in September. Fisher's roles are open now with no deadline, so applying in October keeps you ahead of the rolling fill.
Daily US job-posting counts, Sep 1–30 vs Aug 1–31, 2026. Covers under half of US postings; shows direction, not market size. Pay = median of employer-published ranges only (60 postings in September, 57 in August).
Build These Skills Before You Apply
Each Fisher skill maps to a remote Externship where you finish a real project with a result you can quote.
| Skill (from real JDs) | JD evidence | Externship that builds it |
|---|---|---|
| Investing and market literacy | Sales and Client Services: explain Fisher's approach to investors' financial goals | Yinan Zhao Investing & Financial Modeling |
| Relationship building and revenue goals | Sales: proven record of setting and achieving goals; compelling arguments | Khan Academy Strategic Partnerships & Earned Revenue |
| Understanding client needs | Client Services: creating an unparalleled client experience | Consumer Behavior Insights with Generous Brands |
| SQL and reporting | IT: SQL, DAX and Power BI listed as additional qualifications | Breaking Games SQL Database Architecture |
For Sales, the Khan Academy project is the closest match: it ends with a revenue or partnership target you set and worked toward, which is the goal-setting story Fisher's postings ask for.
What Is the Fisher Investments Application and Interview Process Like?
Fisher doesn't describe its intern interview steps; this is what its site and past candidates show:
1. Apply by office. Each office has its own posting for each track, so apply to the Camas, Plano or Tampa version you want.
2. Prepare with Fisher's videos. Fisher's three-part series, Set Yourself Up for Success, covers what it looks for in candidates.
3. Phone interview. Candidates for Fisher's full-time client roles describe an initial phone interview; one 2024 sales intern candidate had an interview by September 20.
4. Final interview. Full-time candidates describe a long final round of two hours or more; expect a substantial conversation, not a quick chat.
5. Offer. Rolling; a prior-cycle offer was posted in late January.
Go in with two or three goal stories that include numbers; our behavioral interview guide shows how to structure them.
What Students on Reddit Say
Reddit threads about Fisher internships are few and mostly from applicants, so read these as a range of views rather than a verdict.
A student who landed a Fisher internship offer in late January asked if it would help their resume. Replies agreed any internship beats none, called Fisher a well-known firm, and said anyone with a knack for sales who works hard can earn very well there.
A fourth-year student had a Fisher sales intern interview by mid-September and worried that sales wouldn't help a finance career. A reply said sales experience transfers widely and that Fisher's fee-only model is a plus.
A former part-time junior associate near Plano described simple, repetitive work with very flexible hours and friendly coworkers, but little room to grow before graduation. They said it helped them land better-paying internships later.
How Do You Stand Out for a Fisher Investments Internship?
Three moves. First, bring numbers. Six of eight postings ask for a proven track record of setting and achieving goals, so quote targets you hit: a club fundraising total, a sales quota, a GPA climb, a project shipped on time. Second, know what the job is. Sales interns process CRM lead requests and call warm leads to high-net-worth investors. Say in your interview that you've thought about that work and want it. Third, apply where you'd actually go. Each office posts separately and seats fill on a rolling basis, so a strong, early application to one office beats a late one to three. Fisher publishes no applicant count or conversion rate; it says the program builds skills for future sales, service, operations and IT roles at the firm.
What Other Companies Should You Consider?
Fisher competes for finance students with other wealth managers and advice firms, several of which also run sales-led internships.
- Edward JonesAdvice-led wealth manager with a sales-oriented early careers pathGuide →
- Charles SchwabBrokerage and wealth manager competing for individual investorsGuide →
- FidelityAsset and wealth manager with large client-service and tech intern classesGuide →
- VanguardLow-cost asset manager with client-facing and IT internshipsGuide →
- Northwestern MutualSales-heavy financial representative internshipsGuide →
- Raymond JamesAdvisor-focused wealth firm with early careers programsGuide →
Our finance internships summer 2027 guide compares calendars across banks, wealth managers and asset managers.
FAQ
Can I still apply for a summer 2026 Fisher Investments internship?
No. Summer 2026 has already run. The open door is summer 2027: all eight US internships posted on September 8, 2026 were still live on October 3, and Fisher fills them on a rolling basis. Students graduating between December 2027 and August 2028 are eligible.
When do Fisher Investments summer 2027 applications close?
There's no fixed deadline. Fisher says internships are filled on a rolling basis and no posting lists a close date, so each office's seats fill as offers are accepted. Apply in the fall. A prior-cycle offer went out in late January, but by then fewer seats remain.
How much do Fisher Investments interns make?
The Camas, Washington postings state $20 an hour for 10 weeks at 40 hours a week, plus eligibility for a discretionary relocation stipend. That works out to about $8,000 before tax for the summer. The Plano and Tampa postings don't state a rate.
Where are Fisher Investments internships located?
In person at three US offices: Camas, Washington; Plano, Texas, the headquarters; and Tampa, Florida. Client Services and Sales run at all three, while Information Technology runs only in Camas and Plano, for students with software or systems experience. Each office has its own posting, so pick the one you want.
What are the Fisher Investments internship dates?
Plano and Tampa run May 24 to July 30, 2027, and Camas runs June 9 to August 13, 2027. Both are 10 weeks at 40 hours a week, in person. Pick the office whose dates fit your school calendar, since Camas starts later.
Who can apply for a Fisher Investments internship?
College juniors at an accredited university who will graduate between December 2027 and August 2028. Any major is welcome. Sales and Client Services need no finance or sales experience, while the IT track asks for ServiceNow, Jira or CRM knowledge and some software, integration or automation experience.
What does a Fisher Investments sales intern do?
After training on Fisher's sales approach, sales interns process lead requests in the CRM for senior salespeople and talk with high-net-worth investors from warm leads the marketing team provides. They also join professional development sessions, intern projects and competitions, and get exposure to upper management.
Is Fisher Investments the same as Thermo Fisher?
No. Fisher Investments is an investment adviser founded by Ken Fisher in 1979 and headquartered in Plano, Texas. Thermo Fisher Scientific is an unrelated life sciences company that runs its own internship program on a different careers site. Make sure you're applying on fishercareers.com for Fisher Investments roles.
Fisher's summer 2027 seats are filling now. Apply this month, and build a goal story with a real number in it: a remote Externship gives you a finished project and a result to quote in Fisher's interviews.
About the Author
Bifei Wang has spent 17 years focused on human flow and the growth of young professionals, spanning international education, career training and coaching, and recruitment process outsourcing. Over 7 years at Extern, he has had one-on-one sessions with thousands of students exploring careers in consulting, finance, tech, marketing, and data, giving him a firsthand view of how the job market has shifted for early-career professionals and what it actually takes to break in.
