Caltrans reviews

4.1

79% would recommend to a friend

(852 total reviews)

Malcolm Dougherty

67% approve of CEO

76% positive business outlook

Caltrans has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 852 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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852 reviews
2.0
Jun 30, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits, good pay, job stability, retirement compensation great, CalPERS system is extremely helpful for employees, Transfers are an extremely easy process

Cons

Bad management, virtually impossible to terminate problem employees, no recognition for excellence, CalTrans HR are impossible to reach directly unless you live in Sacramento

4.0
Jun 26, 2017

Accounting Department

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good work life balance Different departments to move around in

Cons

The work can be redundant.

3.0
May 11, 2017

Stable but not an ideal place to grow.

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Not a lot of pressure, casual environment stability. I enjoyed working directly with the communities and local representatives. Flexible schedule

Cons

Caltrans can be very slow moving and it is easy to get caught up in the slow pace of the way things move there.

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