Is Lawrence Berkeley Lab a good company to work for as a Project Engineer/Scientist?

Project Engineer/Scientist professionals working at Lawrence Berkeley Lab have rated their employer with 4.3 out of 5 stars in 46 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Lawrence Berkeley Lab employees being 4.2 out of 5 stars. Search open Project Engineer/Scientist Jobs at Lawrence Berkeley Lab now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Project Engineer/Scientist interview questions at Lawrence Berkeley Lab .

Does Lawrence Berkeley Lab pay Project Engineer/Scientist employees well?

Project Engineer/Scientist professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Lawrence Berkeley Lab with 3.8 out of 5 stars based on 46 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 5.4% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Project Engineer/Scientist salaries at Lawrence Berkeley Lab.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Lawrence Berkeley Lab?

Postdoctoral Fellow (133) , Postdoctoral Researcher (57) , Student Assistant (41) , Research Associate (36) , Research Assistant (34) , Research Scientist (33) , Intern (23) , Postdoctoral Scholar (22) , Project Scientist (21) , Graduate Research Assistant (14) , Scientific Engineering Associate (14) , Postdoctoral Research Associate (13) , Undergraduate Research Assistant (12) , Research Affiliate (11) , Research Intern (11)

What are the pros of working at Lawrence Berkeley Lab according to real employee reviews?

"great people to work with" ((in 118 reviews)); "Great benefits and retirement fund" ((in 103 reviews)); "The people: My colleagues and my group are great people." ((in 29 reviews)); "At least my coworkers were great people" ((in 24 reviews)); "Good work environment" ((in 22 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Lawrence Berkeley Lab according to real employee reviews?

"salary is low for the cost of living in the Bay Area and in comparison to other national labs" ((in 83 reviews)); "Same as all grad student research positions… low pay" ((in 62 reviews)); "Limited parking spots are available on site." ((in 36 reviews)); "Poor management and often" ((in 22 reviews)); "Poor leadership and oversight" ((in 6 reviews))

Lawrence Berkeley Lab Project Engineer/Scientist reviews

4.3

99% would recommend to a friend

(46 total reviews)

Michael Witherell

99% approve of CEO

91% positive business outlook

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Project Engineer/Scientist employees have rated Lawrence Berkeley Lab with 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 46 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Project Engineer/Scientist professionals have an excellent working experience there. Lawrence Berkeley Lab is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Project Engineer/Scientist professionals compared to other employers within the Management & Consulting industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

46 reviews

3.0

Jul 27, 2012

Okay Place to work

Research scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great place to learn stuff

Cons

Stifling Bureaucracy; top heavy organization.

2.0

Sep 8, 2011

Not a good place to perform independent research

Research scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good salary and reasonable benefits within a prestigious name institution. Vicinity to the prestigious UC Berkeley. Fantastic location on the Berkeley's hill. State of the art computer and research laboratories facilities.

Cons

Postdoctoral are treated very poorly and mainly considered as cheap labor. Logic of career advancement is contrived at best. In some Divisions of the Laboratory, Senior Management does not do a good job in advancing cutting edge science.

3.0

Apr 13, 2011

best for ones who pursuing an academic career

Research scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

world class scientists in next door so you can find very high chance for collaboration in various reasearch topics. It provides nice view of San Francisco area and Golden Gate bridge.

Cons

It's hard to balance work/life hours. tight budget. And it has very limited spaces including offices, labs, and parking. There is only one cafeteria on site, and the price is not low even there are not many choices for lunch. Always it needs to find funding sources which it's very difficult in early career stage. Living cost is very high in bay area and single income is not enough to support all expenses specially there is a child(ren) in a family.

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