Is Virginia Tech a good company to work for?

Virginia Tech has an overall rating of 4.3 out of 5, based on over 3,209 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 72% 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 (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?

"The people are nice and friendly" ((in 200 reviews)); "If your professor is good it's generally easy to have flexible hours provided you get your work done." ((in 103 reviews)); "1 The campus is beautiful and clean" ((in 85 reviews)); "Staff is great and flexible with work schedules" ((in 53 reviews)); "Flexible schedule (great while being a full" ((in 38 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

88% would recommend to a friend

(2,895 total reviews)

Timothy D. Sands

80% approve of CEO

72% positive business outlook

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Virginia Tech has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 2,895 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

Oct 8, 2014

WONDERFUL

Receptionist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

great people, environment. provides challenging opportunities

Cons

competition is high, too many students

5.0

Oct 2, 2014

It's good place to upgrade your education level with reasonable living cost.

Graduate research assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The town is environment friendly and very peaceful. Living cost is reasonable, and its good place to focus on education.

Cons

The town can be very boring for some people. There are some outdoor actives, such as kayaking, golfing, or tennis, but not much fun for indoor person.

5.0

Sep 29, 2014

Top notch engineering school for the money, industry respects the students and seeks employees from tech.

Graduate teaching assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

This school has great sense of community, classes are challenging, professors are very well educated and up to date with emerging technologies (for the majority). Engineering here is wonderful, companies come to Virginia Tech seeking to hire both interns and full time positions. Keep a 3.0 gpa and you will not have a hard time finding professional opportunities as an engineer.

Cons

Within the ECE department there should have been more emphasis on PCB design, and soldering. This was not covered in any required curriculum. There are senior level classes where this experience can be obtained. Electronic Circuit Design 2 and power electronics lab.

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WONDERFUL

It's good place to upgrade your education level with reasonable living cost.

Top notch engineering school for the money, industry respects the students and seeks employees from tech.

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