Is Vulcan Materials a good company to work for?

Vulcan Materials has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 602 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months. 71% of employees would recommend working at Vulcan Materials to a friend and 70% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Vulcan Materials have been left by employees working as Intern , Plant Office Administrator and Sales Representative .

Does Vulcan Materials pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Vulcan Materials employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Vulcan Materials. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Vulcan Materials?

71% of Vulcan Materials employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Vulcan Materials 3.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Vulcan Materials?

Heavy Equipment Operator (24) , Quality Control Technician (14) , Sales Representative (13) , Intern (12) , Plant Office Administrator (10) , Project Manager (10) , Logistics Specialist (8) , Operations Intern (8) , Plant Manager (8) , Plant Operator (8) , Equipment Operator (7) , Fixed Maintenance (7) , Operations Management Trainee (7) , Quality Control (7) , Concrete Mixer Driver (6)

What are the pros of working at Vulcan Materials according to real employee reviews?

"Great benefits and you are well taken care of." ((in 92 reviews)); "Good pay and plenty of overtime" ((in 67 reviews)); "Good people for the most part" ((in 49 reviews)); "Employees are great and family environment" ((in 11 reviews)); "And a great culture." ((in 11 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Vulcan Materials according to real employee reviews?

"long hours and sometimes wasnt very engaging" ((in 29 reviews)); "Long hours due to production" ((in 14 reviews)); "When I had 8 witnesses telling my manager that it didn't happen like that.." ((in 11 reviews)); "Somewhat micromanaged by upper management, not letting middle management do their job properly." ((in 10 reviews)); "Poor leadership and management" ((in 8 reviews))

What are employees saying about Vulcan Materials layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Vulcan Materials locations?

Birmingham , Atlanta , Nashville , San Antonio , Phoenix , Richmond , Los Angeles , San Diego , Columbia , Huntsville , Arlington , Grand Rivers , Dallas , Naperville , Houston , Chicago , Winston-Salem , Kennesaw , Macon , Vestavia Hills , Calera , Herndon , Washington , Fresno , Vallejo , Hanover , Irwindale , Moody , Tuscaloosa , Lombard

Vulcan Materials reviews

3.8

71% would recommend to a friend

(542 total reviews)

J. Thomas Hill

88% approve of CEO

70% positive business outlook

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Ratings trend for the last 6 months (542 reviews)

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Vulcan Materials has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 542 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Vulcan Materials employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Energy, Mining & Utilities industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

542 reviews

3.0

Aug 29, 2014

Great People!!!

Anonymous

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Awesome group of people! Very good benefits and growth opportunity.

Cons

Company lacked a focus on work life balance and efficiency! More value on working hard instead of smart!

4.0

Aug 28, 2014

Great work environment

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great people to work with, you have a lot of independence no one standing over your shoulder, decent pay plenty of hours

Cons

no personal life always working, not many opportunity's to move up

1.0

Aug 25, 2014

Terrible

Wash plant operator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pay was excellent coworkers were very knowledgeable and skilled good equipment for the most part occasionally would have lunch for employees good benefits

Cons

Poor communication between management and employees management never asked for enough input from employees either company needed more input from employees but were afraid to ask

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