Is UC Riverside a good company to work for as a Lab Assistant II?

Lab Assistant II professionals working at UC Riverside have rated their employer with 4.8 out of 5 stars in 21 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of UC Riverside employees being 4.2 out of 5 stars. Search open Lab Assistant II Jobs at UC Riverside now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Lab Assistant II interview questions at UC Riverside .

Does UC Riverside pay Lab Assistant II employees well?

Lab Assistant II professionals rate their compensation and benefits at UC Riverside with 3.1 out of 5 stars based on 21 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 17.6% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Lab Assistant II salaries at UC Riverside.

What are the top reviewed jobs at UC Riverside?

Teaching Assistant (82) , Graduate Student Researcher (79) , Graduate Research Assistant (69) , Research Assistant (67) , Student Assistant (58) , Graduate Teaching Assistant (53) , Graduate Student (33) , Student Worker (27) , Postdoctoral Fellow (25) , PhD Student (24) , Undergraduate Research Assistant (22) , Postdoctoral Researcher (21) , Lab Assistant (20) , PhD Graduate Student (17) , Postdoctoral Scholar (12)

What are the pros of working at UC Riverside according to real employee reviews?

"Its fun and you meet lots of great people and connect to all the different UCR Departments." ((in 91 reviews)); "Great benefit of having your tuition covered during grad school and you get an additional check on top of that" ((in 88 reviews)); "Flexible hours and willing to work with your schedule" ((in 75 reviews)); "The campus is beautiful and enjoyable to walk around." ((in 53 reviews)); "The staff was friendly and worked well with my college schedule." ((in 45 reviews))

What are the cons of working at UC Riverside according to real employee reviews?

"There are very few PIs who are not toxic in some way and the pay is very low." ((in 104 reviews)); "profit organization so the salary is low and they are understaffed so everyone is working more than two positions." ((in 46 reviews)); "Large classes." ((in 10 reviews)); "Upper management was adamant on retaining an employee who worked with us." ((in 9 reviews)); "Senior leadership" ((in 9 reviews))

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4.8

100% would recommend to a friend

(21 total reviews)

Kim A. Wilcox

99% approve of CEO

11% positive business outlook

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Lab Assistant II employees have rated UC Riverside with 4.8 out of 5 stars, based on 21 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Lab Assistant II professionals have an excellent working experience there. UC Riverside is rated 28% above average by Lab Assistant II professionals compared to other employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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4.0

Nov 18, 2025

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Lab assistant

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Pros

Professors want you to succeed

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Not everyone will care to nurture your skills

5.0

Jan 3, 2025

Lab assistant

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CEO approval

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Pros

Chill job and good benefits

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Nothing could think of yet

5.0

Jul 14, 2024

Good and flexible job as a working college student

Lab assistant

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Exposed me to research experience. Great supervisor and PI. Worked in a close knit team. Max 20 hours a week.

Cons

Not much to do in the immediate area outside of campus. Area is not the best. Pay was minimum wage. I was doing laborious enduring work for not much pay.

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