Is Virginia Tech a good company to work for?

Virginia Tech has an overall rating of 4.3 out of 5, based on over 3,207 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has increased by 1% over the last 12 months. 87% of employees would recommend working at Virginia Tech to a friend and 71% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Virginia Tech have been left by employees working as Undergraduate Researcher , Teaching Assistant and Intern .

Does Virginia Tech pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Virginia Tech employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Virginia Tech. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Virginia Tech?

87% of Virginia Tech employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Virginia Tech 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.2 for culture and values and 4.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Virginia Tech?

Graduate Research Assistant (382) , Research Assistant (165) , Graduate Teaching Assistant (132) , Graduate Assistant (51) , Graduate Student (50) , Undergraduate Research Assistant (43) , Dining Services (42) , Teaching Assistant (34) , Postdoctoral Research Associate (31) , Postdoctoral Associate (29) , Undergraduate Teaching Assistant (29) , Research Associate (28) , Student Worker (26) , Research Scientist (25) , GTA Graduate Teaching Assistant (22)

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

"Potential to work and learn with great people on exciting projects." ((in 196 reviews)); "If your professor is good it's generally easy to have flexible hours provided you get your work done." ((in 109 reviews)); "The campus is beautiful and clean" ((in 93 reviews)); "Staff is great and flexible with work schedules" ((in 52 reviews)); "Coworkers are great." ((in 43 reviews))

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

"Pay is low for some of the more difficult work but can be a lot of downtime" ((in 157 reviews)); "Poor management and high employee turnover." ((in 43 reviews)); "Bad communication and from higher" ((in 17 reviews)); "Lack of Diversity" ((in 13 reviews)); "Upper management and central management seems to have a lot of turnover, which creates a lot of change and unbalance sometimes." ((in 11 reviews))

What are employees saying about Virginia Tech layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Virginia Tech layoffs and their outlook for job security at Virginia Tech in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Virginia Tech locations?

Blacksburg , Arlington , Roanoke , Falls Church , Richmond , Alexandria , Virginia Beach , Washington , New York , Blackstone , Norfolk , Christiansburg , Suffolk , Herndon , Atlanta , Hillsborough , Newark , Virgin , DeKalb , Floyd , Gordonsville , Lexington , Charlottesville , Chester , Williamsburg , Manassas , Middleburg , Purcellville , Reston , Sterling

Virginia Tech reviews

4.3

87% would recommend to a friend

(2,893 total reviews)

Timothy D. Sands

79% approve of CEO

71% positive business outlook

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Virginia Tech has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 2,893 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Virginia Tech employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

3K reviews

3.0

Dec 12, 2016

A great opportunity if you're in the area.

Educational support specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

This opportunity provides for a lot of time off, flexible work environment, and not too stressful. The Blacksburg community, including the Virginia Tech community, are also some of the most pleasant people I have had the opportunity to work with.

Cons

It did not provide me with skills out of college to prepare me for work outside of a state funded organization. The pace is considerably slower than what is experienced in for-profit organizations. Furthermore, opportunities for advancement and salary increases are severely limited. Unless academia is your direction, then this type of position may not be for you due to it's lack of upward mobility.

4.0

Nov 14, 2016

Postdoc

Postdoctoral associate

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Free innovative very nice people staff, well maintained facility and nice utility. comparable salary, good academic environment

Cons

small town no good for city activity. Few groceries and few restaurants and city utility is not enough. the distance is far away to everywhere.

4.0

Sep 30, 2016

Interesting culture

Senior technical consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Highly flexible positions, and positive outlook.

Cons

A bit of a bureaucracy. However, it is to be expected with a larger university.

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