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 20 reviews)); "Genuine and nice people." ((in 12 reviews)); "Work life balance was good since you're only allowed to work 40 hours due to the contract." ((in 10 reviews)); "great opportunity to get work experience at federal agencies." ((in 8 reviews)); "Good training, great pay, great benefits, and great co" ((in 5 reviews))

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

"ORISE is objectively better and no benefits" ((in 33 reviews)); "No paid time off for full time employees" ((in 8 reviews)); "There is no PTO or leave." ((in 7 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)); "The salary is abysmal." ((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

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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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245 reviews

5.0

Jan 15, 2020

Committed to the advancement of scientific and academic research

Vice president business development

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Not for profit dedicated to the mission of advancing scientific research across the health and life sciences, environmental and energy clients, both government and private sector. 76 year history of STEM before STEM was cool.

Cons

Needs to continues to evolve into a first class business development organization, positioning itself for 21st Century growth.

4.0

Dec 4, 2019

Good place to work

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

benefits, co-workers, stable employment outlook

Cons

govt. red tape and DOE

3.0

Dec 4, 2019

Loved working at lab. Not great working for ORAU.

Post masters research associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Get to work with very bright people Get to work on interesting projects

Cons

ORAU has become a tool to reinforce manpower at low cost ORAU's admin stuff is a nightmare. Salaried, regular hours job that requires timesheets weekly? Ugh.

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