Does US Fish and Wildlife Service pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, US Fish and Wildlife Service employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at US Fish and Wildlife Service. This rating has improved by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at US Fish and Wildlife Service?

70% of US Fish and Wildlife Service employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated US Fish and Wildlife Service 4.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at US Fish and Wildlife Service?

Biological Science Technician (17) , Biologist (15) , Fish and Wildlife Biologist (10) , Wildlife Biologist (9) , Biological Technician (5) , Fish Biologist (5) , IT Specialist (4) , Technician (4) , Administrative Assistant (3) , Biological Science Technician (Fisheries) (3) , Contract Specialist (3) , Fisheries Technician (3) , Intern (3) , Land Surveyor (3) , Park Ranger (3)

What are the pros of working at US Fish and Wildlife Service according to real employee reviews?

"not hard work and good benefits" ((in 16 reviews)); "Good Pay and a good entry level position." ((in 13 reviews)); "Knowledgeable and friendly staff." ((in 9 reviews)); "Great coworkers." ((in 8 reviews)); "Culture of respect, training opportunities and support for career advancement, decent salary and work/life balance" ((in 5 reviews))

What are the cons of working at US Fish and Wildlife Service according to real employee reviews?

"Bad managers stay bad managers until they decide to leave, there is no one above looking to push them to be better, HQ promises a lot and delivers very little." ((in 8 reviews)); "The management with US Fish & Wildlife, for the most part, is horrible." ((in 5 reviews)); "office politics is ridiculous and you don’t feel safe coming to talk to anyone about the toxic work conditions." ((in 4 reviews)); "New restructuring has changed the culture and security" ((in 4 reviews)); "It takes many years to work up to a decent salary." ((in 3 reviews))

What are the top reviewed US Fish and Wildlife Service locations?

Atlanta , Falls Church , Portland , Hadley , Washington , Anchorage , Honolulu , Sacramento , Lodi , Denver , Arlington , Albuquerque , Bloomington , Marion , Buffalo , Ventura , Las Vegas , Vancouver , Lakewood , Elizabeth , Boise , Salt Lake City , Rock Island , Carterville , Cape Charles , Virginia Beach , Dulles , Columbia , Neosho , Cortland

US Fish and Wildlife Service reviews

4.0

70% would recommend to a friend

(217 total reviews)

Dan Ashe

80% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

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US Fish and Wildlife Service has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 217 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The US Fish and Wildlife Service employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Government & Public Administration industry (3.6 stars).

Reviews by job title

217 reviews

5.0

Jun 26, 2024

Great place to work

Scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

great mission, colleagues, work life balance

Cons

Budgetary concerns from congress, burocracy

1.0

Jun 18, 2024

Fake Culture filled with toxicity

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

If you are lazy and want to work the system then, the Federal Government is the perfect place to work.

Cons

If you a top performer; expect to do 80% of the work for others that won't. You'll be doing basically about 2-3 jobs at the same time and the Government will continue to expect more without compensation.

2.0

Jun 18, 2024

Either love it or leave it

Grants specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

If you have the education and are passionate it can be a good place. Generally people seem to enjoy work far more at the lower levels of the organization structure (wildlife refuges for example). Also good benefits.

Cons

Government salary isn't great. The higher up the organizational structure you go the more political it gets. After spending a few years at the national level I'm worn out and fed up. But if you enjoy the political piece you could love it.

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Jobs at US Fish and Wildlife Service

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Biological Science Technician (Fish) (Seasonal)

Biological Science Technician (Fish)