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 16 reviews)); "Genuine and nice people." ((in 12 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 10 reviews)); "Cutting edge research, great coworkers, exciting environment" ((in 7 reviews))

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

"ORISE is objectively better and no benefits" ((in 36 reviews)); "There is no PTO." ((in 8 reviews)); "Experience is almost completely dependent on host laboratory; management can sometimes be slow on the administrative side" ((in 8 reviews)); "No benefits or paid time off" ((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))

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

Feb 25, 2013

So far this job has been very rewarding.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Plenty of good work projects.

Cons

There are many hoops that sometimes need to be jumped through to get some tasks completed.

4.0

Oct 12, 2012

working at ORNL

Postdoctoral research associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Thre is good gain of experience

Cons

Life is pretty slow around here

5.0

May 23, 2012

Great Company to Work For

Project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There are a lot of great things about ORAU: Pay & Benefits, People, Atmosphere, Senior Management. The projects are exciting to work on and you can see your contribution to society. ORAU does a lot to give back to the community. The advancement potential is there and will be really great in the next 5-10 years.

Cons

Management directives not implemented consistently. The company is a good steward of government funds and can err on the side of extreme caution as a results.

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