Is Virginia Tech a good company to work for?

Virginia Tech has an overall rating of 4.3 out of 5, based on over 3,210 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 88% of employees would recommend working at Virginia Tech to a friend and 73% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Virginia Tech have been left by employees working as Undergraduate Researcher , Teaching Assistant and Intern .

Does Virginia Tech pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Virginia Tech employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Virginia Tech. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Virginia Tech?

88% of Virginia Tech employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Virginia Tech 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.2 for culture and values and 4.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Virginia Tech?

Graduate Research Assistant (382) , Research Assistant (165) , Graduate Teaching Assistant (132) , Graduate Assistant (51) , Graduate Student (50) , Undergraduate Research Assistant (44) , Dining Services (42) , Teaching Assistant (34) , Postdoctoral Research Associate (31) , Postdoctoral Associate (29) , Undergraduate Teaching Assistant (29) , Research Associate (28) , Student Worker (26) , Research Scientist (25) , GTA Graduate Teaching Assistant (22)

What are the pros of working at Virginia Tech according to real employee reviews?

"The people are nice and friendly" ((in 194 reviews)); "If your professor is good it's generally easy to have flexible hours provided you get your work done." ((in 105 reviews)); "The campus is beautiful and clean" ((in 82 reviews)); "Staff is great and flexible with work schedules" ((in 54 reviews)); "Coworkers are great." ((in 42 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Virginia Tech according to real employee reviews?

"Pay is low for some of the more difficult work but can be a lot of downtime" ((in 150 reviews)); "Poor management and high employee turnover." ((in 42 reviews)); "Bad communication and from higher" ((in 16 reviews)); "Lack of diversity" ((in 13 reviews)); "Upper management and central management seems to have a lot of turnover, which creates a lot of change and unbalance sometimes." ((in 11 reviews))

What are employees saying about Virginia Tech layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Virginia Tech locations?

Blacksburg , Arlington , Roanoke , Falls Church , Richmond , Alexandria , Virginia Beach , Washington , New York , Blackstone , Norfolk , Christiansburg , Suffolk , Herndon , Atlanta , Hillsborough , Newark , Virgin , DeKalb , Floyd , Gordonsville , Lexington , Charlottesville , Chester , Williamsburg , Manassas , Middleburg , Purcellville , Reston , Sterling

Virginia Tech reviews

4.3

88% would recommend to a friend

(2,896 total reviews)

Timothy D. Sands

81% approve of CEO

73% positive business outlook

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Virginia Tech has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 2,896 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Virginia Tech employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

3K reviews

5.0

Jul 8, 2016

Graduate Research Assistant

Anonymous employee

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Pros

Positive environment, great community, knowledgeable and helpful professors, and Blacksburg,VA is beautiful.

Cons

As a graduate student, when your lab has a contract with a company, sometimes the students are viewed as cheaper engineering labor, rather than researchers. This can make it hard to focus on studies and get work done on your thesis. However, my professor has stuck out his neck for the students several times.

5.0

Jul 7, 2016

Dining Services

Assistant manager

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Pros

Many different peoples from many different walks of life. This makes for an enriching atmosphere working alongside those from southwest Virginia and also the students from the more urban centers of Virginia. Working for an organization that caters to 20-somethings can bring about a pretty enjoyable day. I personally worked in Dining Services for the university which meant interacting with the students day in and day out. VTs has some of the best food in the country which brings great customer satisfaction which makes life as a server quite the breeze.

Cons

The employee turnover rate that comes with working at a university makes for very difficult scheduling on both managements part and on those salary workers who have a bit more vested in the university as an employee. This makes for a bit of tension between the employed students and full-time workers. This tension can at times layout the atmosphere of the day. (As full time workers still have to drive in hellacious snowstorms while students who live a quarter of a mile away don't want to make the 5 minute trek to work that day.)

4.0

Jul 5, 2016

Student job

Anonymous employee

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Pros

It's a job while at school. Workload depends on the professor you work for.

Cons

Some TA's work a ton and get paid little. Yay academia.

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