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On average, employees at Jet Propulsion Laboratory give their company a 4.2 rating out of 5.0 - which is 7% higher than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. The happiest Jet Propulsion Laboratory employees are Software Engineering Interns submitting an average rating of 4.9 and Software Engineers with a rating of 4.1.

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4.2
Average Rating
(based on 62 Jet Propulsion Laboratory Review Ratings)

Ratings by Category

Company Culture
4.4
Growth Opportunities
3.8
People You Work With
4.5
Person You Work For
4.2
Rewards You Receive
4.2
Support You Get
4.3
Way You Work
4.3
Work Setting
4.2
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Senior Secretary

"To many managers making to may different decisions"

What do you like about working at Jet Propulsion Laboratory?

"The variety of work on an everyday basis."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"To much gossip and not enough work."

What don't you like about working at Jet Propulsion Laboratory?

"No communication with staff."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Managers do not listen to the employees or staff."

Systems Test Support Engineer

"Great place, good people, campus atmosphere."

Company-Industry Rating Comparison

4.2
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (79)

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2.2 Lowest Rated in this Industry is Polara Engineering (6)
3.9 Average of All Companies in this Industry (20,231)
Analog Design Engineer

What do you like about working at Jet Propulsion Laboratory?

"Interesting projects"

What don't you like about working at Jet Propulsion Laboratory?

"slow"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"to invigorate projects by better organizing R& D work"

Project Resource Analyst

"Good place to work."

Senior Security Engineer

"great for a number of years"

What do you like about working at Jet Propulsion Laboratory?

"good environment in the past"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"hard to say"

What don't you like about working at Jet Propulsion Laboratory?

"poor managment changes"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"acquire technical people for management positions"

Associate Engineer

"A great opportunity to work with very smart people."

What do you like about working at Jet Propulsion Laboratory?

"It was an opportunity to work with the brightest scientific minds in the world on experiments that had the potential to change the way we look at the universe."

What don't you like about working at Jet Propulsion Laboratory?

"The pay was substandard compared to the private sector."

Research Intern

"It was a great experience."

QA Engineer

What do you like about working at Jet Propulsion Laboratory?

"Great Challenge, and very satisfying!!"

What don't you like about working at Jet Propulsion Laboratory?

"Long commute."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"More communication as to what's going on with the Projects."

Software Engineer

"Great place to work with a lot of cool technologies, but slow career growth like other government agencies."

What do you like about working at Jet Propulsion Laboratory?

"Working with incredibly smart people on projects with world impact."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Maintain a good attitude and display scientific curiosity."

What don't you like about working at Jet Propulsion Laboratory?

"Slow career growth and difficulty transitioning among departments."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Be less bureaucratic."

Senior Programmer Analyst

"Good place to work"

What do you like about working at Jet Propulsion Laboratory?

"Have good work atmosphere"

Intern

"Great environment"

What do you like about working at Jet Propulsion Laboratory?

"Almost everything"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Go for it!"

What don't you like about working at Jet Propulsion Laboratory?

"Lack of true job security"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Give more adequate warning before layoffs"

Export Administrator

"Classifying the export regualations & train the lab (scientist & engineers) with the regulations"

What do you like about working at Jet Propulsion Laboratory?

"Flexible working hours, assisting & training people with the export regulations"

What don't you like about working at Jet Propulsion Laboratory?

"Not enough challenges"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"They didn't properly managed the staffs with their daily work"

Software Engineer

"One of the best work experiences of my life; to bad it is goverment"

What do you like about working at Jet Propulsion Laboratory?

"The wide array of projects and the hands-on experience of hardware to software configuration"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Most likely the original role you sign up for will change and you will do somethign completely different"

What don't you like about working at Jet Propulsion Laboratory?

"Compensation! non-profit organization does not lend itself well to compensating for the vast roles and responsibilities"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Probably to many cheifs and not enough workers."

Web Application Developer

"Good place to work."

Technical Specialist

"Was wondering what's the purpose of filling out a review for a previous place of employment"

What do you like about working at Jet Propulsion Laboratory?

"the environment was excellent, the people fantastic and new technology was always on the leading edge."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Positive attitude and willingness to be open to new technology and be adaptable to change and just, go with the flow."

What don't you like about working at Jet Propulsion Laboratory?

"I liked working there, but I got married and had to relocate to New Zealand, due to child custody issues with my new husband's child."

Jet Propulsion Laboratory Reviews FAQs

Is Jet Propulsion Laboratory a good company to work for?

Jet Propulsion Laboratory has an overall rating of 4.2 Average Rating out of 5, based on over 62 Jet Propulsion Laboratory Review Ratings left anonymously by Jet Propulsion Laboratory employees, which is 8% higher than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. 98% of employees would recommend working at Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Does Jet Propulsion Laboratory pay their employees well?

Jet Propulsion Laboratory employees earn $81,000 annually on average, or $39 per hour, which is 23% higher than the national salary average of $66,000 per year. 23 Jet Propulsion Laboratory employees have shared their salaries on CareerBliss. Find Jet Propulsion Laboratory Salaries by Job Title.

How satisfied are employees working at Jet Propulsion Laboratory?

98% of employees would recommend working at Jet Propulsion Laboratory with the overall rating of 4.2 out of 5. Employees also rated Jet Propulsion Laboratory 4.4 out of 5 for Company Culture, 4.2 for Rewards You Receive, 3.8 for Growth Opportunities and 4.3 for support you get.

What is the highest paying job at Jet Propulsion Laboratory?

According to our data, the highest paying job at Jet Propulsion Laboratory is a Director of HR at $201,000 annually. Browse Jet Propulsion Laboratory Salaries by Job Profile.

What is the lowest paying job at Jet Propulsion Laboratory?

According to our data, the lowest paying job at Jet Propulsion Laboratory is a Engineering Assistant at $16,000 annually. Browse Jet Propulsion Laboratory Salaries by Job Profile.

What are the pros and cons of working at Jet Propulsion Laboratory?

According to reviews on CareerBliss, employees commonly rated the pros of working at Jet Propulsion Laboratory to be Company Culture, Growth Opportunities, People You Work With and Person You Work For, and no cons.

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