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On average, employees at Clean Harbors give their company a 3.2 rating out of 5.0 - which is 20% lower than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. The happiest Clean Harbors employees are Chemists submitting an average rating of 2.8.

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3.2
Average Rating
(based on 36 Clean Harbors Review Ratings)

Ratings by Category

Company Culture
3.0
Growth Opportunities
2.8
People You Work With
4.0
Person You Work For
3.3
Rewards You Receive
3.0
Support You Get
2.9
Way You Work
3.6
Work Setting
3.0
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Clean Harbors Employee

"I've worked for Clean Harbors since the fall of 2019 right before the Covid crisis began. They provide good training, and the people are all very welcoming. For a large environmental company they do the best to be inclusive and provide a positive work environment at all times."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Clean Harbors Employee

"Good company but need to listen to the key staff on the field needs."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5

Company-Industry Rating Comparison

3.2
Clean Harbors (46)

4.6 Highest Rated in this Industry is Novus International (6)
2.5 Lowest Rated in this Industry is Liquid Environmental Solutions (6)
3.6 Average of All Companies in this Industry (1,837)
Clean Harbors Employee

"I've for Clean Harbors Environmental because is a company leader in the environmental services. It demonstrates accurate in the hazards management and offering the all resources for customers and employees to avoid contamination and manipulation of Industrial waste. Good remuneration."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Clean Harbors Employee

"The middle management creates a toxic environment that causes a high turnover rate."

Person You Work For 1 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 1 / 5
Support You Get 1 / 5 Rewards You Receive 1 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Clean Harbors Employee

"I've worked for this company for about a year now. I can say I've enjoyed my time, but due to my position as a temp I do not believe I will be able to make it much farther in the company. This a respectable company in most aspects."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 2 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Clean Harbors Employee

"I worked for Clean Harbors for over 16 years. Safety was first and foremost not only in the field but in the corporate office as well. Company provided great opportunity for growth and provides the opportunity to work anywhere in North America. The company grew from $600M per year to nearly $4B per year in my time and grew from a few thousand employees to nearly 14,000."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Clean Harbors Employee

"Been here for less than a year.. this job is strenuous and low paying.. its filthy work most of the time and not very safe..you are expected to do way to much for the super low pay.. you have no bonuses or raises. They don't even give christmas bonuses.. I am looking for another job now.. I have to say that I should of never accepted this job....huge turnover rates.. mostly due to incredibly low wages and cheap management. I would never ever recommend this cheap company to amyone."

Person You Work For 2 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 1 / 5
Support You Get 1 / 5 Rewards You Receive 1 / 5 Growth Opportunities 1 / 5
Company Culture 1 / 5 Way You Work 2 / 5
Clean Harbors Employee

"I worked for Clean Harbors as an IT Project coordinator for 6 months."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Clean Harbors Employee

"Good company to work with great working culture"

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Clean Harbors Employee

"Clean Harbors works with a tremendous variety of customers and project situations. This offers the employee a lot of exposure and learning opportunities, and makes the job interesting. The company's shortcoming is in its outmoded, top-down approach to leadership, and the discouraging lack of collegiality."

Person You Work For 2 / 5 People You Work With 3 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Clean Harbors Employee

"I worked as a consultant at Clean Harbors for 7 years. Upper management is hard to deal with"

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 3 / 5 Work Setting 2 / 5
Support You Get 1 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 1 / 5
Company Culture 2 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Clean Harbors Employee

"A waste management company that is strengthening its Technological side to support its business"

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Clean Harbors Employee

"My favorite employer was Shell Oil Company. They provided extensive training opportunities and upward mobility."

Person You Work For 1 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 1 / 5
Support You Get 1 / 5 Rewards You Receive 2 / 5 Growth Opportunities 1 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 2 / 5
Process Design Engineer

"I've worked for clean harbors for a year. I've found it to be a strong company with good ethical values and respect for their employees. The company employees around 50 employees with a good learning culture for who is an entry level candidate."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Clean Harbors Employee

"Been at Clean Harbors for a short time as a class A driver.... it was a bad decision..the pay here is absolutely terrible...you can make more money driving an oil delivery truck...the work is hard and physical and the equipment is in dismal shape... it doesn't seem like any good people stick around..only the problem people..but I guess it's TRUE that you get what you pay for..and the drivers here are the bottom of the barrel type...no bonuses here even at xmas and absolutely NO incentives... the work is often dangerous and management is super cheap... the owner has lost touch with his core employees...the guys doing the real work !"

Person You Work For 3 / 5 People You Work With 3 / 5 Work Setting 1 / 5
Support You Get 1 / 5 Rewards You Receive 1 / 5 Growth Opportunities 1 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 2 / 5

Clean Harbors Reviews FAQs

Is Clean Harbors a good company to work for?

Clean Harbors has an overall rating of 3.2 Average Rating out of 5, based on over 36 Clean Harbors Review Ratings left anonymously by Clean Harbors employees, which is 18% lower than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. 67% of employees would recommend working at Clean Harbors.

Does Clean Harbors pay their employees well?

Clean Harbors employees earn $51,000 annually on average, or $25 per hour, which is 23% lower than the national salary average of $66,000 per year. 22 Clean Harbors employees have shared their salaries on CareerBliss. Find Clean Harbors Salaries by Job Title.

How satisfied are employees working at Clean Harbors?

67% of employees would recommend working at Clean Harbors with the overall rating of 3.2 out of 5. Employees also rated Clean Harbors 3.0 out of 5 for Company Culture, 3.0 for Rewards You Receive, 2.8 for Growth Opportunities and 2.9 for support you get.

What is the highest paying job at Clean Harbors?

According to our data, the highest paying job at Clean Harbors is a Director of Application Development at $125,000 annually. Browse Clean Harbors Salaries by Job Profile.

What is the lowest paying job at Clean Harbors?

According to our data, the lowest paying job at Clean Harbors is a Receiving Coordinator at $24,000 annually. Browse Clean Harbors Salaries by Job Profile.

What are the pros and cons of working at Clean Harbors?

According to reviews on CareerBliss, employees commonly rated the pros of working at Clean Harbors to be Company Culture, People You Work With, Person You Work For and Rewards You Receive, and cons to be Growth Opportunities and Support You Get.

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