Is Union Pacific a good company to work for?

Union Pacific has an overall rating of 2.6 out of 5, based on over 3,321 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has increased by 6% over the last 12 months. 29% of employees would recommend working at Union Pacific to a friend and 32% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Union Pacific have been left by employees working as IT Intern , Finance Intern and Intern .

Does Union Pacific pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Union Pacific employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Union Pacific. This rating has improved by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Union Pacific?

29% of Union Pacific employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Union Pacific 1.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.1 for culture and values and 2.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Union Pacific?

Railroad Conductor (285) , Conductor (128) , Locomotive Engineer (111) , Freight Conductor (96) , Manager (96) , Engineer (76) , Train Dispatcher (61) , Machinist (54) , Train Crew (46) , Diesel Locomotive Electrician (40) , Carman (39) , Director (37) , Manager of Yard Operations (37) , Train Conductor (34) , Intern (33)

What are the pros of working at Union Pacific according to real employee reviews?

"Good company pay is good once you are done with training and working on your own." ((in 529 reviews)); "Good benefits (although insurance is going downhill in recent years by getting more expensive and having higher deductibles.)" ((in 449 reviews)); "Great people and always a new challenge" ((in 132 reviews)); "Great retirement and the option to receive a second if you are willing to go into management." ((in 128 reviews)); "Good money and fun work" ((in 86 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Union Pacific according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management make too many knee jerk decisions at the expense of employee satisfaction and long term employment" ((in 221 reviews)); "must return all call regardless if they leave a message all hours .. no work life balance." ((in 176 reviews)); "work Very long hours and over time" ((in 89 reviews)); "Layoffs are a constant threat as the company tires to earn more with less people." ((in 87 reviews)); "Another manager accused my foreman of me of not crossing track correctly even after he said he was to far away to really see us." ((in 79 reviews))

What are employees saying about Union Pacific layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Union Pacific layoffs and their outlook for job security at Union Pacific in 2026.

Union Pacific reviews

2.6

29% would recommend to a friend

(3,058 total reviews)

Jim Vena

20% approve of CEO

32% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.5

Compensation and benefits

2.8

Diversity & inclusion

2.5

Career opportunities

2.1

Culture & values

2.0

Senior management

1.9

Work/Life balance

Union Pacific has an employee rating of 2.6 out of 5 stars, based on 3,058 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Union Pacific employee rating is 26% below average for employers within the Transportation & Logistics industry (3.5 stars).

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3K reviews

4.0

Oct 11, 2008

Employment stability offset by low work/life balance

Operations manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Compensation and, more importantly, retirement is extremely nice. Career opportunities will be plentiful in the next five to ten years. Close to 25% of Union Pacific Railroad's employee base will be retiring in this time frame.

Cons

Work/life balance is not extremely important. Much of senior management deny this to be an issue. When this topic is brought up for discussion, the typical response is "I worked those hours when I was younger and I survived." Another fine response is "if you want to climb the ladder, you must work tons of hours."

3.0

Oct 2, 2008

Good places to work with a very good retirement plan you contribute to a separate fund not Social Security.

General foreman

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work is not hard or overly demanding most hourly and train crew are high school graduate with no training or college needed. The company does seem to hire more ex-serviceman to me and the work places does have a military feel to it. Management salary are very good but hourly workers wages or comparable with other industry for the work you do.

Cons

This is a 24/7 work places and it will takes a few years to get a job on the day shift as seniority rules even in management. You can forget Sunday football for a long time as well again weekend off are very hard to get. Most job are non standard work week some start on Tuesday or Wednesday so as to keep the railroad running..

1.0

Sep 24, 2008

Management treats traincrews with distrust & suspicion, people running trains are treated very, very poorly!

Railroad conductor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pay is good, for requiring no college. Paid for time away from home. Railroad retirement rocks, just don't hire out until you are close to 30, since you need 30 years of service and age 60 to retire. As a member of a triancrew, seniority is the only thing you have, but you job security with the union is rock solid. You really have to be a total idiot to not keep a job here. Starting year pay ranges from $45,000 to $55,000, depending on how much you work. Opportunities to move into management, fore those interested in selling their souls.

Cons

On call 24/7 as a conductor/engineer, as manager required to treat employees with suspicion and distrust. No positive work environment here. You will never have much of a social life, as there are NO set days off, no weekends free and plan on working holidays. Managers have been told that traincrews lie and are stupid, therefore even those of us with some level of intelligence are treated as idiots by ignorant management. Don't believe that you can go into management and treat people better, thats not part of company policy and if you don't folllow their logic of thought, you will lose your job.

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Good places to work with a very good retirement plan you contribute to a separate fund not Social Security.

Management treats traincrews with distrust & suspicion, people running trains are treated very, very poorly!

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