Is Virginia Tech a good company to work for?

Virginia Tech has an overall rating of 4.3 out of 5, based on over 3,210 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 88% of employees would recommend working at Virginia Tech to a friend and 73% 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 decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Virginia Tech?

88% 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 (44) , 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?

"The people are nice and friendly" ((in 201 reviews)); "If your professor is good it's generally easy to have flexible hours provided you get your work done." ((in 110 reviews)); "The campus is beautiful and clean" ((in 83 reviews)); "Staff is great and flexible with work schedules" ((in 58 reviews)); "Coworkers are great." ((in 42 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 156 reviews)); "Poor management and high employee turnover." ((in 43 reviews)); "Bad communication and from higher" ((in 16 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

88% would recommend to a friend

(2,896 total reviews)

Timothy D. Sands

81% approve of CEO

73% positive business outlook

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Virginia Tech has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 2,896 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

4.0

Jun 19, 2015

Great Place to work

Postdoctoral fellow

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great facility, helpful people and love educational environment.

Cons

Blacksburg is very small city.

3.0

Jun 18, 2015

Reasonable pay, if not for student fee deductions.

Graduate assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Virginia Tech is a great place to work as a graduate student, the campus is beautiful and Blacksburg is relatively affordable; my rent comes to about 30% of my net income, and food, groceries, etc. to about another 40%. Of course the quality of the job when working as a GRA/GTA is highly dependent on who you are working with.

Cons

The main issue I have is the student fees that are not covered by the assistantship. While on paper I make a pretty comfortable amount for a graduate student, in the neighborhood of $18,000 - $20,000 a year, student fees take about a $3,000 chunk out of that amount each year. There worryingly little transparency about these fees, especially considering that they continue to steadily increase.

5.0

Jun 17, 2015

Line Cook

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Virginia tech offers a fast paced work environment. They offer a great opportunity for advancement and workplace education. The campus is beautiful and the co workers are friendly.

Cons

The jobs can be hot or cold, and potentially very dirty. The hours can be sort of weird depending on the job.

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Reasonable pay, if not for student fee deductions.

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