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Summer Internship (Horticulture Plant Health Care Aide)

Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Internship

Onsite

Intern

$17/hr - $17/hr

Start in 2026 Summer

The Architect of the Capitol offers a unique opportunity for students to serve as a Horticulture Plant Health Care Aide during the Summer Internship Program, providing hands-on professional experience and exposure to careers in public service. The role involves performing various horticultural projects related to plant health care and Integrated Pest Management, assisting with daily field scouting, monitoring, and implementing control tactics for plant pests and diseases.

ConsultingGovernmentHuman ResourcesInformation TechnologyInternetStaffing Agency

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Perform a variety of horticultural projects for the Capitol Grounds and Arboretum, or the U.S. Botanic Garden, related to plant health care and Integrated Pest Management

Learn about landscape plant health and relationships with environmental factors

Assist gardeners and the Plant Health Care Specialists with daily field scouting, monitoring, data recording, and implementing control tactics of major plant pests and disease on the campus grounds

Assist with setting up, implementing, and recording the efficacy of control tactics in reducing spider mite populations of highly infested ornamental plantings

Qualification

Plant PathologyHorticultureNatural Resource ManagementBiological SciencesLandscape ArchitectureArboriculturalData RecordingField ScoutingMonitoringControl Tactics

Required

You must be a current student who meets the following requirements: Applications will be accepted from students who are at least sixteen (16) years of age by June 30, 2026

You must possess and maintain a valid state driver's license

All students must be U.S. Citizens or person who is lawfully admitted for permanent residence and is seeking citizenship as outlined in 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)(B)

College students must have a major in Plant Pathology, Landscape Architecture, Arboricultural, Horticulture, Natural Resource Management and/or Biological Sciences, or other field related to the position being filled

You must be able to pass a drug test

Your resume and question responses must demonstrate the job-related KSAs

You must meet the requirements for the summer internship