Sales Interns
Taken at the midpoint of its range, $46,800/yr, this role pays less than the middle Sales Development (SDR & BDR) opening on the board today ($71.6k/yr); the usual band for that kind of seat is $58k–$114k/yr.
The posting
Date Posted
2026-10-28
Country
United States of America
Location
OT516: NPW - Landover, MD 5000 Philadelphia Way, Lanham, MD, 20706 USA
Otis Elevator Company is searching for highly motivated candidates interested in starting a career in sales!
Internships at Otis are rewarding and challenging, providing you with the opportunity to learn, grow, and develop through meaningful projects that drive our business. Our comprehensive internship program will allow you to gain hands-on experience and broaden your sales, communication, and business acumen skills. You’ll be immersed in the Otis
culture where we collaborate to best serve our customers; and where we empower and inspire each other through support, autonomy, and trust.
Our Sales Interns are assigned progressively challenging projects that support growth in our various lines of business - servicing existing elevators and escalators, installing new elevators and escalators, and modernizing elevators that have reached their natural life cycle. The projects assigned are related to core branch office functions that are customer focused, result-oriented, and performance driven which will require teamwork, research, and problem-solving skills.
These are full-time, paid summer internships, typically ranging from 10-12 weeks, starting in June 2027. Throughout your internship, we provide continuous training and performance feedback to ensure you develop the necessary skills to succeed. Additional career opportunities are available upon conclusion of a successful internship, including placement as an entry-level Sales Trainee.
Education
- Currently pursuing an undergraduate degree, preferably with a concentration in Sales, Marketing, Business, or Engineering
- Must be actively pursuing a degree and remain enrolled in an accredited degree program following the internship start date in Summer 2027.
Basic Qualifications
- Ability to work in a highly team-oriented and dynamic environment
- Candidate must demonstrate strong written and verbal communication skills to effectively develop expectations and relationships with internal and external customers
- Needs to be self-motivated and able to manage many simultaneous projects and responsibilities
Preferred Qualifications
- Prior sales internship experience is a plus
Location
- Onsite locations available across North America
The hourly range for this role is $20/hr to $25/hr. We may pay more or less than the posted range, and the range may change in the future. Pay within the salary range will be based on factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, and business or organizational needs.
Apply today and Build What's Next!
If you live in a city, chances are we will give you a lift or play a role in keeping you moving every day.
Otis is the world’s leading elevator and escalator manufacturing, installation, and service company. We move 2.4 billion people every day and maintain approximately 2.4 million customer units worldwide, the industry's largest Service portfolio.
You may recognize our products in some of the world’s most famous landmarks including the Eiffel Tower, Empire State Building, Burj Khalifa and the Petronas Twin Towers! We are 72,000 people strong, including engineers, digital technology experts, sales, and functional specialists, as well as factory and field technicians, all committed to meeting the diverse needs of our customers and passengers in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide. We are proud to be a diverse, global team with a proven legacy of innovation that continues to be the bedrock of a fast-moving, high-performance company.
When you join Otis, you become part of an innovative global industry leader with a resilient business model. You’ll belong to a diverse, trusted, and caring community where your contributions, and the skills and capabilities you’ll gain working alongside the best and brightest, keep us connected and on the cutting edge.
We provide opportunities, training, and resources, that build leadership and capabilities in Sales, Field, Engineering and Major Projects and our Employee Scholar Program is a notable point of pride, through which Otis sponsors colleagues to pursue degrees or certification programs.
Today, our focus more than ever is on people. As a global, people-powered company, we put people – passengers, customers, and colleagues – at the center of everything we do. We are guided by our values that we call our Three Absolutes – prioritizing Safety, Ethics, Quality in all that we do. If you would like to learn more about environmental, social and governance (ESG) at Otis click here .
Become a part of the Otis team and help us #Buildwhatsnext!
Otis is An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age, or any other protected class according to applicable law. To request an accommodation in completing an employment application due to a special need or a disability, please contact us at careers@otis.com.
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Taken from Otis's own posting, last seen live on 31 Oct 2026.
About Otis
New elevators and escalators, modernization of older units and maintenance contracts, sold to building owners, property managers, contractors and developers.
Pay schedule: An Otis base salary, with an incentive plan named on some account management postings and spot performance bonuses listed in 26 of its 31 US sales postings.
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