Companies Accept Day 1 CPT
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) allows international students to work in internships, either while they're studying or after they've completed their academic programs. These internships are more than just jobs; they're a chance to apply classroom knowledge in the real world, enhancing skills directly related to their studies. To facilitate this, USCIS provides two types of work authorization for students: Curriculum Practical Training (CPT) and Optional Practical Training (OPT).
USCIS had launched a list of top 200 employers who hired CPT students. See the document: Top 200 Employers for CPT students
Featured Companies
Most of the major companies accept Day 1 CPT employees, according to our students' reports, companies accept Day 1 CPT including Adobe, Amazon, Barclays, BOA, CVS, Golden Sachs, Google, IBM, JP Morgan, PayPal, Tesla, UBS, Walmart Labs and more…
However, the data is time-sensitive, and the companies, departments, or teams' policies might change due to different situations. If you are curious about how to convince your employer to accept Day 1 CPT, you can look up our latest article which gives you solutions to deal with your current circumstances.
Learn more: How to convince your employer to accept Day 1 CPT?
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The chart is contributed by our students, please feel free to add/update more information on employers that accept CPT! Click the "more" button to view the specific CPT policy in each company.
Note: All the information is time-sensitive. If you have any questions, we recommend you to reach out professional lawyers or the school DSO before making any decisions. None of the information in this article is intended to provide legal advice.
CPT Employers Overview
| Company | Industry | CPT Friendly | CPT Onboard | CPT Agreement | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AbbVie | Pharmaceutical | ✗ | ✗ | Unknown | |
| Accenture | Consulting | ✗ | ✗ | Not Supporting | |
| Acorns | Banking/Finance | ✓ | ✓ | Supporting | |
| Adobe | Computer/Software/Technology | ✓ | ✓ | Supporting | |
| adQuadrant | Marketing | ✓ | ✓ | Supporting | |
| AECOM | Civil Engineering | ✓ | ✓ | Supporting | |
| Affirm | Banking/Finance | ✗ | ✗ | Not Supporting | |
| Amazon | Computer/Software/Technology | ✗ | ✗ | Not Supporting | |
| Ameripharma | Healthcare | ✗ | ✗ | Depends | |
| AonDevices | Computer/Software/Technology | ✓ | ✓ | Supporting | |
| Apple | Computer/Software/Technology | ✓ | ✓ | Supporting | |
| Applied Materials | Computer/Electronics Hardware | ✗ | ✗ | Not Supporting | |
| Atosa USA | Accounting | ✗ | ✗ | Depends | |
| Barclays | Banking/Finance | ✓ | ✗ | Unknown | |
| Bloomberg | Banking/Finance | ✗ | ✗ | Unknown | |
| Blytheco | Management | ✗ | ✗ | Depends | |
| BOA | Banking/Finance | ✓ | ✓ | Supporting | |
| Boomers | Management | ✗ | ✗ | Depends | |
| Boston Scientific | Medical Device Manufacturing | ✓ | ✓ | Supporting | |
| Box | Computer/Software/Technology | ✓ | ✓ | Unknown | |
| Breakthrough Research | Marketing | ✗ | ✗ | Unknown | |
| C3 AI | Computer/Software/Technology | ✗ | ✗ | Not Supporting | |
| California Coast Credit Union | Banking/Finance | ✓ | ✓ | Supporting | |
| Capital One | Banking/Finance | ✗ | ✗ | Not Supporting | |
| CBRE | Real Estate | ✓ | ✓ | Supporting | |
| CDK global | Computer/Software/Technology | ✓ | ✓ | Supporting | |
| Charter Communications | Telecommunications | ✓ | ✓ | Supporting | |
| Cisco | Computer/Electronics Hardware | ✗ | ✗ | Not Supporting | |
| Citi | Banking/Finance | ✓ | ✓ | Depends | |
| ClubCorp | Hospitality | ✓ | ✓ | Supporting | |
| Corsair Gaming | Computer/Electronics Hardware | ✓ | ✗ | Depends | |
| CR Laurence | Office Administration | ✓ | ✓ | Supporting | |
| CVS | Retail | ✓ | ✓ | Depends | |
| Databricks | Computer/Software/Technology | ✓ | ✓ | Supporting | |
| Deloitte | Computer/Software/Technology | ✓ | ✓ | Supporting | |
| Disneyland Resorts | Hospitality | ✓ | ✓ | Supporting | |
| Doordash | Delivery Service | ✓ | ✓ | Unknown | |
| DoraHacks | Computer/Software/Technology | ✓ | ✓ | Supporting | |
| Dreams for Schools | Education | ✗ | ✗ | Unknown | |
| Eazzy Consulting | Consulting | ✓ | ✓ | Unknown | |
| eBay | E-commerce | ✓ | ✗ | Depends | |
| EdiGene | Biotechnology | ✓ | ✓ | Supporting | |
| Eli Lilly and Company | Pharmaceutical | ✗ | ✗ | Not Supporting | |
| Enterprise Rent-A-Car | Management | ✓ | ✓ | Supporting | |
| Exemplis | Computer/Software/Technology | ✓ | ✓ | Supporting | |
| expedia | Computer/Software/Technology | ✗ | ✗ | Not Supporting | |
| EY | Accounting | ✗ | ✗ | Not Supporting | |
| Five Acres | Banking/Finance | ✓ | ✓ | Supporting | |
| Flexport | Logistics | ✗ | ✗ | Unknown | |
| Ford Motor Compnay | Automotive | ✓ | ✓ | Supporting | |
| Freight Transportation | Computer/Software/Technology | ✓ | ✓ | Supporting | |
| FreshDirect | Delivery Service | ✓ | ✓ | Supporting | |
| GoElite Inc | Education | ✓ | ✓ | Unknown | |
| Goldman Sachs | Banking/Finance | ✗ | ✗ | Not Supporting | |
| Computer/Software/Technology | ✓ | ✓ | Supporting | ||
| Harvey & Company LLC | Banking/Finance | ✓ | ✓ | Supporting | |
| Home Depot | Retail | ✓ | ✓ | Unknown | |
| HTC Global Services | Consulting | ✓ | ✓ | Unknown | |
| IBM | Computer/Software/Technology | ✓ | ✓ | Unknown | |
| Internet Brands | Marketing | ✗ | ✗ | Not Supporting | |
| IQVIA | Pharmaceutical | ✓ | ✓ | Supporting | |
| JPMorgan Chase | Banking/Finance | ✓ | ✓ | Supporting | |
| Latch | Computer/Software/Technology | ✓ | ✗ | Supporting | |
| Matterport | Computer/Software/Technology | ✓ | ✓ | Unknown | |
| Meta | Computer/Software/Technology | ✗ | ✗ | Not Supporting | |
| Microsoft | Computer/Software/Technology | ✗ | ✗ | Not Supporting | |
| Momentous Sports Center | Office Administration | ✓ | ✓ | Supporting | |
| Moody's Corporation | Banking/Finance | ✓ | ✓ | Depends | |
| Nike | Retail | ✓ | ✓ | Supporting | |
| Nomura Holdings | Banking/Finance | ✓ | ✗ | Depends | |
| Northwestern Mutual | Banking/Finance | ✗ | ✗ | Unknown | |
| Nvidia | Computer/Software/Technology | ✓ | ✓ | Supporting | |
| Ocient | Computer/Software/Technology | ✓ | ✓ | Supporting | |
| Okta | Computer/Software/Technology | ✓ | ✓ | Unknown | |
| Omega Accounting Solutions | Banking/Finance | ✓ | ✓ | Supporting | |
| Omniprint International Inc | Computer/Software/Technology | ✗ | ✗ | Unknown | |
| On Semiconductor | Computer/Electronics Hardware | ✓ | ✓ | Unknown | |
| Option clearing corporation | Banking/Finance | ✓ | ✓ | Supporting | |
| Orange County Educational Arts Academy (OCEAA) | Education | ✗ | ✗ | Unknown | |
| Pacific Premier Bank | Banking/Finance | ✗ | ✗ | Unknown | |
| PayPal | Computer/Software/Technology | ✓ | ✗ | Depends | |
| Peacock | Entertainment | ✓ | ✓ | Supporting | |
| Petco | Retail | ✓ | ✓ | Supporting | |
| Qualcomm | Computer/Electronics Hardware | ✓ | ✓ | Supporting | |
| Redwitz | Accounting | ✓ | ✓ | Supporting | |
| Redwitzc | Accounting | ✓ | ✓ | Supporting | |
| Rivian | Automotive | ✓ | ✓ | Supporting | |
| Samsung | Computer/Software/Technology | ✗ | ✗ | Unknown | |
| Santander | Banking/Finance | ✓ | ✓ | Supporting | |
| Schools First Credit Union | Banking/Finance | ✓ | ✓ | Supporting | |
| ServiceNow | Computer/Software/Technology | ✓ | ✓ | Supporting | |
| Skyhawks Sports Academy | Social Service | ✗ | ✗ | Unknown | |
| Smule | Entertainment | ✓ | ✓ | Supporting | |
| Snap Inc. | Computer/Software/Technology | ✓ | ✓ | Supporting | |
| splunk | Computer/Software/Technology | ✗ | ✗ | Not Supporting | |
| Sylvan Learning | Education | ✓ | ✓ | Supporting | |
| Takeda | Pharmaceutical | ✓ | ✓ | Supporting | |
| Tax Rise | Accounting | ✓ | ✓ | Supporting | |
| TD Bank | Banking/Finance | ✗ | ✗ | Not Supporting | |
| Tesla | Automotive | ✓ | ✓ | Unknown | |
| Thomson Reuters | Media | ✓ | ✓ | Depends | |
| TikTok | Computer/Software/Technology | ✗ | ✗ | Not Supporting | |
| Townli | Marketing | ✓ | ✓ | Supporting | |
| TUSA | Office Administration | ✓ | ✓ | Supporting | |
| Uber | Transportation | ✗ | ✗ | Not Supporting | |
| UBS | Banking/Finance | ✓ | ✗ | Supporting | |
| University of California Riverside, Bourns College | Banking/Finance | ✓ | ✓ | Supporting | |
| Unlimited Possibilities | Healthcare | ✗ | ✗ | Unknown | |
| Visa | Banking/Finance | ✗ | ✗ | Unknown | |
| Volt | Office Administration | ✓ | ✓ | Supporting | |
| Walmart Labs | E-commerce | ✓ | ✓ | Supporting | |
| West Coast Consulting | Computer/Software/Technology | ✓ | ✓ | Supporting | |
| WeWork | Real Estate | ✓ | ✓ | Unknown | |
| Wyndham Destinations | Hospitality | ✗ | ✗ | Unknown | |
| Xponential Fitness | Marketing | ✓ | ✓ | Supporting | |
| Yahoo | Computer/Software/Technology | ✗ | ✗ | Unknown | |
| ZS Associates | Management | ✓ | ✗ | Supporting |
| Date | CPT Friendly | CPT Onboard | CPT Agreement | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024.11.21 | ✗ | ✗ | Not Supporting | Talked to one of recruiter. Rejected my application due to not accepting CPT onboarding for full-time jobs. |
| 2024.11.20 | ✗ | ✗ | Not Supporting | |
| 2024.11.18 | ✓ | ✓ | Supporting | |
| 2024.11.17 | ✗ | ✗ | Unknown | To whom it may concern, In the spring of 2025, I, Philippe, an international student enrolled in Ohio University's F1 doctoral program in education leadership, would like to apply for a position with CPT in any organization. Though I hope to gain experience with CPT, I have no prior experience in my field of educational leadership. What are the available positions, and which companies are able to offer employment through CPT? I think that to give my request some thought and time, Regards, Philippe P.S: Here is my email address: ps814019@ohio.edu |
| 2024.11.17 | ✓ | ✗ | Not Supporting | To whom it may concern, In the spring of 2025, I, Philippe, an international student enrolled in Ohio University's F1 doctoral program in education leadership, would like to apply for a position with CPT in any organization. Though I hope to gain experience with CPT, I have no prior experience in my field of educational leadership. What are the available positions, and which companies are able to offer employment through CPT? I think that to give my request some thought and time, Regards, Philippe P:S: Here is my email address: ps814019@ohio.edu |
| 2024.11.15 | ✓ | ✓ | Supporting | |
| 2024.11.09 | ✗ | ✗ | Not Supporting | see job description in https://www.capitalonecareers.com/job/mclean/lead-machine-learning-engineer/1732/70967795952, which says "At this time, Capital One will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization, or offer any immigration related support for this position (i.e. H1B, F-1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, F-1 CPT, J-1, TN, or another type of work authorization)." |
| 2024.11.04 | ✓ | ✓ | Depends | |
| 2024.10.29 | ✓ | ✓ | Supporting | |
| 2024.10.29 | ✗ | ✗ | Not Supporting | Does not accept Day 1 CPT for Full-time job opportunities. Updated: October 2024 |
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