Midwest
Map your rural career route to the Midwest! The area is known for the beautiful Great Lakes, welcoming people, highly productive farmland, and of course for being the home of UChicago! The Midwest offers a highly diverse range of career paths, and the region is especially strong in bio and ag tech, consumer goods, and engineering.
Visit Top Midwest Employers
Join us on Career Treks to visit top employers across the Midwest including Indianapolis, IN, Milwaukee, WI, and Chicago, IL
Job Shadowing Near Home
Experience a "Day in the Life" of your dream job near home by participating in the Job Shadow Program in locations like Harvard, IL and Cleveland, OH!
Rural Internship Matching Program
Join our Rural Internship Matching Program and our Rural Career Advising Team will reach out directly to employers that fit your interests so you can gain professional experience in your hometown!
Rural Student Spotlight
Chloe Chiles Troutman, AB'26
Hometown: Burlington, IL | Major: Political Science & Public Policy
Summer 2024 | Summer 2025 | Summer 2026 |
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Company: Rural Debate Initiative Title: IOP Summer 2025 Hometown Internship Location: Burlington, IL | Company: American Farmland Trust Title: Conservation Policy Intern Location: Chicago, IL | Company: Amazon Investor Coalition Title: Sustainability Intern Location: Remote |
Employer Partners
Company | Location | Industry |
Acrisure | Grand Rapids, MI | FinTech |
Alliance Laundry Systems | Ripon, WI | Manufacturing |
AMC Theaters | Leawood, KS | Entertainment |
Dow Chemical | Midland, MI | STEM |
Eli Lilly | Indianapolis, IN | Pharmaceuticals |
Enterprise Holdings LLC | Clayton, MO | Transportation |
EquipmentShare | Columbia, MO | Consumer Goods/ Tech |
John Deere | Moline, IL | Engineering/ Manufacturing |
Kohler | Kohler, WI | Manufacturing/Hospitality |
Kroger | Cincinnati, OH | Retail & Pharmaceuticals |
Marathon Petroleum | Findlay, OH | Energy |
O'Reilly Automotive | Chesterfield, MO | Manufacturing/ Retail |
Rivian | Normal, IL | Engineering |
Smucker’s | Orrville, OH | Consumer Goods |
Weber Inc. | Palatine, IL | Consumer Goods |
Zimer Biomet | Warsaw, IN | Biotech |