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      4.1

      79% would recommend to a friend

      (853 total reviews)

      Malcolm Dougherty

      67% approve of CEO

      76% positive business outlook

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      4.3

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.3

      Work/Life balance

      4.0

      Compensation and benefits

      4.0

      Career opportunities

      3.7

      Culture & values

      3.6

      Senior management

      Caltrans has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 853 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Caltrans employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Government & Public Administration industry (3.6 stars).

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      853 reviews
      4.0
      Aug 26, 2019

      Caltrans Intern

      Student assistant
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great experience working for the government, high job security.

      Cons

      Work can be slow, pay is below average.

      5.0
      Aug 22, 2019

      Great Organization

      Associate governmental program analyst
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Been here over a year. Came from private industry. Everyone is friendly and professional. Great training programs to focus on fostering good employees unlike the bottom line of private companies. Great management as well who do not micro manage my work. Great work/life balance and a genuine feeling of positive work for the public (even though the public may not see it that way). Many opportunities to be involved with projects and grow. I hear it's pretty normal to have employees who work for 20-30 years, which is a sign that the pay and organization is worth it. Lots of ways to motivate employees and build camaraderie.

      Cons

      Some co-workers are not as focused as others but as long as it is not creating a hostile work environment, I'm okay with it. Took a paycut working for the State and hope it be worth it in the end. My career track is not the highest paying unlike the engineers. Anyone who aspire to become a high-level manager level should have engineering experience (makes sense since this is a transportation agency).

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