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).

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3K reviews

3.0

Sep 23, 2014

GTA In Engineering Ed.

Anonymous employee

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Pros

Probably one of the better GTA jobs on campus, in terms of pay. If you like teaching, you certainly will get to do that. Some of the courses give you a lot of leeway in terms of how you present material, which is another GTA rarity. At its best, this assistantship can be really rewarding. At its worst...

Cons

Too much teaching load, some poor course organization, course reputations mean you may have lost the battle before you meet students. The course materials seem all over the place sometimes, and different people seem to have different ideas about why the courses exist and what should be taught.

4.0

Sep 23, 2014

My experience as a tutor at Virginia Tech has been fulfilling.

Tutor of student athletes

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Virginia Tech allows you to choose your own hours, which makes it easy to work around my busy schedule. Having the ability to choose my own hours allows me to dictate when I work, how often I work, and therefore how much money I make per week.

Cons

Some of the students that I tutor do not share the same work ethic that I do, which makes tutoring difficult. Due to some of my students' scant work ethic, It often seems like I am helping them pass their classes rather than helping them get A's.

5.0

Sep 21, 2014

Amazing Place to work

Anonymous employee

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Pros

Pays for graduate school and you get a stipend. What more could you want :)

Cons

No negatives as far as I can see. Really enjoy my job.

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