Is Virginia Tech a good company to work for?

Virginia Tech has an overall rating of 4.3 out of 5, based on over 3,206 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 112 reviews)); "The campus is beautiful and clean" ((in 88 reviews)); "Staff is great and flexible with work schedules" ((in 50 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 147 reviews)); "Poor management and high employee turnover." ((in 43 reviews)); "Bad communication and from higher" ((in 18 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

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Virginia Tech reviews

4.3

87% would recommend to a friend

(2,892 total reviews)

Timothy D. Sands

79% approve of CEO

71% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Culture & values

4.2

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Work/Life balance

4.0

Career opportunities

3.9

Senior management

3.6

Compensation and benefits

Virginia Tech has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 2,892 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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Reviews by job title

3K reviews

2.0

Nov 4, 2011

Responsibility level more than title & pay

Program support tech senior

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent Benefits, OT has to be approved; not SOP, excellent training opportunities, and one class free per semester if accepted into the University. Excellent vacation and PTO program.

Cons

University will shut down classes due to foul weather; let the faulty and executive management stay home. But force administrative (secretaries, etc) drive in inclement weather even if you are non-essential. I worked a position that had the level of responsibility of an executive assistant but the title and pay did not match. They also have the habit of hiring student wives vs. promoting locals all ready experience and wanting to move up. New employees get paid the same or more than veterans.

5.0

Oct 31, 2011

good

Graduate research assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

nice people, quite place, good weather, low compensate, where are places for hiking and 4 hours to DC. residence are mainly students and faculty.

Cons

small place, not much entertainment. do not have Wal-Mart. low salary for research assistance or TA. just has a small shopping mall.

4.0

Sep 25, 2011

Good, but difficult to make it to Senior Management

Administrative director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Virginia Tech has great benefits and excellent educational opportunities. The climate is very conducive for self-directed development. There is tremendous pride in working for Virginia Tech and for the most part it is a great place to work.

Cons

It is often difficult to break out of the middle management mold into senior management. There tends to be a good 'ol boy network. The can be tension between the locals and the university "the establishment".

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