Does ORAU pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, ORAU employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at ORAU. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at ORAU?

60% of ORAU employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated ORAU 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 3.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at ORAU?

Orise Fellow (12) , Postdoctoral Fellow (12) , ORAU Student Services Contractor, US EPA (9) , Research Associate (8) , Contractor (7) , Postdoctoral Research Associate (7) , ORISE Fellow (Masters Level) (6) , CDC ORISE Fellow (5) , Post Masters Research Associate (5) , Intern (4) , Program Specialist (4) , Research Assistant (4) , Student Services Contractor (4) , Lab Technician (3) , NSSC Contractor (3)

What are the pros of working at ORAU according to real employee reviews?

"Pay is decent for entry level students" ((in 17 reviews)); "Genuine and nice people." ((in 13 reviews)); "Great opportunities for recent graduates (ranging from those with bachelor's degrees all the way to post" ((in 10 reviews)); "Work life balance was good since you're only allowed to work 40 hours due to the contract." ((in 9 reviews)); "Cutting edge research, great coworkers, exciting environment" ((in 6 reviews))

What are the cons of working at ORAU according to real employee reviews?

"ORISE is objectively better and no benefits" ((in 37 reviews)); "No paid time off for full time employees" ((in 9 reviews)); "Experience is almost completely dependent on host laboratory; management can sometimes be slow on the administrative side" ((in 8 reviews)); "You don’t have a say or know who you will be contracted to ahead of time, so if you get a bad manager for the project that could result in a negative experience." ((in 5 reviews)); "There is no PTO or leave." ((in 5 reviews))

What are the top reviewed ORAU locations?

Oak Ridge , Washington , Atlanta , Durham , Knoxville , Raleigh , Research Triangle Park , Ada , Quantico , Cincinnati , Natick , Arlington , Duluth , Narragansett , Aberdeen , Aberdeen Proving Ground , Baltimore , Silver Spring , Boston , Chicago , Charlottesville , Hampton , Portsmouth , Alexandria , Morrisville , Nashville , Dayton , Pasadena , Monterey , San Diego

ORAU reviews

3.6

60% would recommend to a friend

(245 total reviews)

Andy Page

62% approve of CEO

36% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.9

Career opportunities

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.4

Culture & values

3.1

Senior management

ORAU has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 245 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The ORAU employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Nonprofit & NGO industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

245 reviews

1.0

Dec 27, 2014

Dishonest employer

Orise fellow

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

When I am trying to transfer to another job.

Cons

I did not provide any useful thing to employee expect the minimal money.

1.0

Dec 15, 2014

Very Unprofessional

Document specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Good Pay - Simple Job

Cons

- Management unprofessional - loud, obnoxious, looks like they rolled out of bed. Wear sweatshirts, jeans and sandals to work. - Say one thing and do another. - Employees hardly speak to each other, very older generation. - No room for growth.

3.0

Jan 19, 2022

Excellent colleagues, but treated like second-class

Student services contractor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Worked as a "Student Services Contractor" for the EPA's Office of Research and Development; very intelligent and driven coworkers made it easy to get engaged in the work. My supervisor (mentor) was thoughtful and made an effort to connect me to projects that I was personally and professionally interested in.

Cons

No PTO, benefits are quite terrible, and your Federal employee colleagues, while well-meaning, will treat you like a second-class citizen because they know you're a short timer. There's no real pathway to convert from an SSC position to a Federal position, and it doesn't even give you a leg up in applying for a Federal job. Many SSCs have graduate degrees (including doctorates) and are established working professionals in their late 20s and 30s, yet are treated like college students.

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