Transit Strategy & Performance Intern (Data Analytics)

WMATA; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

WMATA offers an introductory internship for college and graduate students to gain hands-on transit industry experience in data analysis and reporting. The role involves working with staff across Bus, Rail, and Paratransit operations to analyze data and support performance initiatives.

Interns compile data, produce reports and dashboards, and contribute to delivering presentations. Projects may include reporting on performance measures and process improvements, with supervision from an executive

Qualifications

• Familiar with R, SQL, and/or PowerBI.
• Enjoys working with data and talking to staff responsible for operations.
• Interest in building reports and dashboards to improve performance measures.

Responsibilities

• Compile, review, and analyze data for reports and dashboards.
• Assist in preparing management, operations, technical and admin reports.
• Create presentations and data visualizations to support department projects.
• Participate in trainings and departmental meetings to gain exposure to transit functions.

Skills

Data analysis

Data visualization

Communication

Team collaboration

Tools

R

SQL

PowerBI

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

WMATA offers an introductory internship for college and graduate students to gain hands-on transit industry experience in data analysis and reporting. The role involves working with staff across Bus, Rail, and Paratransit operations to analyze data and support performance initiatives.

Interns compile data, produce reports and dashboards, and contribute to delivering presentations. Projects may include reporting on performance measures and process improvements, with supervision from an executive