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 18 reviews)); "Good Pay and a good entry level position." ((in 12 reviews)); "Knowledgeable and friendly staff." ((in 9 reviews)); "Great coworkers." ((in 8 reviews)); "The work is consitent amazing people and opportunities." ((in 8 reviews))

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

"Some managers become arrogant and think they know better." ((in 7 reviews)); "The management with US Fish & Wildlife, for the most part, is horrible." ((in 6 reviews)); "Bad leadership, and management team" ((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)); "HR and hiring is a general nightmare that leads to bad morale." ((in 4 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

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4.0

70% would recommend to a friend

(217 total reviews)

Dan Ashe

80% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Work/Life balance

4.0

Culture & values

4.0

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Career opportunities

3.1

Senior management

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).

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217 reviews

5.0

Sep 6, 2020

Pretty good place to work

Biological science technician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pretty positive work environment Training and education opportunities Good benefits S Depending on the office and supervisor-work can be independently/not micromanaged.

Cons

Many offices and positions lack upward mobility. Term and temp employees have slightly less benefits.

4.0

Aug 3, 2020

Good

Grants technician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good community of people to work with.

Cons

The Heirarchy is pretty rigid.

4.0

Jun 16, 2020

Good mission, good culture

Fish and wildlife biologist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Opportunities to contribute in a variety of ways to wildlife and habitat conservation; move around among jobs and around the country; highly collegial, collaborative environment internally and with other organizations; good pay, great benefits, humane work/life balance policies.

Cons

Overburdened with bureaucracy; too much process attached to every activity; very much at mercy of politics and prevailing administration aims and little to no "speaking truth to power."

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