Is California Conservation Corps a good company to work for?

California Conservation Corps has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 188 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 83% of employees would recommend working at California Conservation Corps to a friend and 68% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about California Conservation Corps have been left by employees working as Corpsmember , Corps Member and Special Corpsmember .

Does California Conservation Corps pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, California Conservation Corps employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at California Conservation Corps. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at California Conservation Corps?

83% of California Conservation Corps employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated California Conservation Corps 3.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 4.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at California Conservation Corps?

Corps Member (35) , Corpsmember (26) , Special Corpsmember (11) , Conservationist (4) , Crew Leader (4) , Crew Member (4) , Corpsmember Firefighter (3) , President/Chief Executive Officer (3) , Recruiter (3) , Wildland Firefighter (3) , California Conservation Corps (2) , Corpsmember Specialist (2) , Crewmember (2) , Energy Specialist (2) , Firefighter (2)

What are the pros of working at California Conservation Corps according to real employee reviews?

"great opportunities" ((in 7 reviews)); "Training was effective." ((in 7 reviews)); "Many people complain about the meals, most of the food is edible but unhealthy." ((in 3 reviews))

What are the cons of working at California Conservation Corps according to real employee reviews?

"low pay (it's in the motto)" ((in 23 reviews)); "Hard work, Low pay, Miserable conditions." ((in 14 reviews)); "very demanding physically, long hours, early mornings, sore after each day" ((in 3 reviews)); "Mangers and supervisors were extremely rude." ((in 3 reviews)); "Especially because it seems like several of the supervisors are annoyed to have to do their job and corp members rely on them to be the bridge to upper management and new opportunities." ((in 3 reviews))

What are the top reviewed California Conservation Corps locations?

Sacramento , Ukiah , San Bernardino , Fortuna , Los Angeles , Norwalk , Pomona , San Diego , San Luis Obispo , South Lake Tahoe , Yreka , Magalia , Fresno , Camarillo , Redding , Auburn , Vista , Watsonville , Chico , Lake Elsinore , Stockton , American Fork , Phoenix , Mammoth Lakes , Oroville , Paradise , Imperial , Eureka , Fullerton , Napa

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California Conservation Corps reviews

3.7

83% would recommend to a friend

(161 total reviews)

Bruce Saito

85% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Diversity & inclusion

4.2

Career opportunities

3.5

Culture & values

3.4

Senior management

3.1

Work/Life balance

3.0

Compensation and benefits

California Conservation Corps has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 161 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The California Conservation Corps employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Government & Public Administration industry (3.6 stars).

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161 reviews

5.0

Dec 30, 2015

One of the bes jobs

Corps member

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Travel, tool knowledge, completely hands on, work outside, physical labor

Cons

miserable conditions, low pay, hard work, some fatalities

3.0

Nov 3, 2015

corps member

Corps member

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

great work experience outdoors and job training on everything from fire fighting to electrical work

Cons

hardly any career advancement apertuniteis and low pay

5.0

Sep 7, 2015

Spike Lead Kitchen Patrol Specialist

- specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

No experience required. Teaches you to be professional, Career Development, Room For Advancement, Cover Letter and Resume Building, Interview Training, Great work Experience, Learn a lot of awesome things, Huge growth, meet many new people, Spike is the best, it's basically camping out to go work. Food provided on Spike and Emergencies. Cooking for the crew is an option and is very fun. Experience in all different kinds of outside work such as Cal Trans, Forest Service, Trail Work, Fire Camp, Flood Help, Emergency response, etc. Good way to get your foot in the door for outside jobs. Learn to use a chainsaw, weedeater, pull saw and many other hand tools, you never get borred, always something different to do and always active, bond with your crew and have a sense of pride for your crews hard work, Unforgettable life changing experience

Cons

Hard work, low pay, miserable conditions, Required to Complete Career Development and Conservation Awareness outside of work, unpaid PT required for half an hour after work, If you want to promote you must dedicate many weekends to writing essays, a resume, a cover letter, do a presentation, 48 hours of volunteer time and more, there may be drama on the crew depending

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