Good starting point, not long term - SEM Technician Micron Technology Employee Review

1.0
Apr 2, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

They will pay for your school. They offer stock options and match 5% on 401k. They will match 500$ on FSA HSA.

Cons

Demanding hours for technicians. No time to take care of things during the work week and they make you work every weekend. Not a viable long term career. Wages are too low vs cost of living and retirement will be very difficult to achieve for anyone. Especially considering that the job is being phased out with automation. Due to the low wages, long time employees can't retire, and the upward mobility is extremely limited. Most people recommended leaving and coming back to get a raise.

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Pros

Great benefits and solid pay

Cons

12 hour shifts for role

3.0
Jul 20, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

The hours are excellent, as there are few other jobs that offer 3 on/4 off, 4 on/3 off where I can have such an excellent work/life balance. Almost everyone I have encountered has been very easy to learn from and work with. Micron offers many benefits that support having a family, including direct financial, TOP, insurance, and savings benefits. Get to work with humanity's most cutting-edge technology providing one of the most important products in human history. Fulfilling work.

Cons

The pay is acceptable, but you will be seriously pressed to find a place to live near the main site in Boise. Housing availability for families is severely limited while apartments, while more numerous, have become significantly more expensive to rent. Between that and the rise of the cost of living in the area, the base pay here is difficult to cover everything if you didn't show up with some monetary reserves. People are trying their best, but training very much needs attention getting better organized and structured. Especially working in an R&D environment with so many different dangerous materials and equipment. Even more seriously, there is some doubt that you can get proper support if you are actually injured in this environment. You may find yourself getting told whatever injury you suffered at work is a "pre-existing condition". This is not a hypothetical.

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