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4.0

73% would recommend to a friend

(998 total reviews)
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Andrew Wheeler

31% approve of CEO

30% positive business outlook

Environmental Protection Agency has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 998 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Environmental Protection Agency employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Government & Public Administration industry (3.7 stars).

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998 reviews
3.0
Dec 11, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

With the U.S. EPA, you can gain broad experience in the environmental science and policy arenas. There are many interesting divisions in EPA Region 5, which covers 8 states.

Cons

The managers under whom I worked were mostly technical people who had been promoted to management levels. Their ability to manage people varied greatly from manager to manager, and it seems the agency could improve their training of managers.

1.0
Dec 1, 2017

Do not apply if you were not in the peace corp

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Federal position with great benefits

Cons

In order to advance your career you have to be in the "in" crowd.

4.0
Nov 27, 2017

Good mission, good people

Recommend
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Pros

Good, dedicated people and an honorable mission (to protect human health and the environment). Good work/life balance, great benefits.

Cons

Some of the agency's work can be very political at times, and you have to deal with bureaucracy. Also, with the change in Administration, things are likely different now than from when I worked there.

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