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On average, employees at KBR give their company a 4.1 rating out of 5.0 - which is 5% higher than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. The happiest KBR employees are Laborers submitting an average rating of 5.0 and Senior Subcontract Administrators also with a rating of 5.0.

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4.1
Average Rating
(based on 167 KBR Review Ratings)

Ratings by Category

Company Culture
3.9
Growth Opportunities
3.8
People You Work With
4.5
Person You Work For
4.3
Rewards You Receive
4.1
Support You Get
4.1
Way You Work
4.4
Work Setting
3.9
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Assistant Transient Alert Supervisor

What do you like about working at KBR?

"I like the pay."

What don't you like about working at KBR?

"I dislike the location."

Production Group Leader

"Halliburton is a company with great potential but has pockets of opportunity that will never allow it to reach its potential."

Company-Industry Rating Comparison

4.1
KBR (309)

4.4 Highest Rated in this Industry is The Related Group (7)
2.9 Lowest Rated in this Industry is Vanir Construction Management (7)
3.7 Average of All Companies in this Industry (1,339)
Technical Professional

"It was my first job in the United States."

What do you like about working at KBR?

"I like the good salary, and it's a decent job."

What don't you like about working at KBR?

"It isn't as stable as the one in Battenfeld Grease (Canada)."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I have no suggestions. It is a good company. I wish I could work for them again."

Foreman

What do you like about working at KBR?

"I like just my work and what I do."

What don't you like about working at KBR?

"I dislike the administration."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"They have to be less political."

Senior Software QA Engineer

What do you like about working at KBR?

"I liked the great people."

What don't you like about working at KBR?

"The company wants to own all intellectual properties, even those invented by employees with their own time and resources outside work."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Allow employees to own their own inventions if they created them using their own time and resources outside work."

Construction Supervisor

"Not that great."

What do you like about working at KBR?

"It was a pay check."

What don't you like about working at KBR?

"I disliked the management."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Management should start doing their jobs."

Senior Technical Advisor

"Great company."

What do you like about working at KBR?

"I liked the very high professional skills."

What don't you like about working at KBR?

"We need more jobs around for the gas and oil industry."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Do more sales around the world."

Power Generation Mechanic

"Good money, bad environment."

Master Electrician

"It was in a war-time zone."

What don't you like about working at KBR?

"They use cheap labor with a lot of fatalities to our service men. They don't listen. It is what it is."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"There were some managers who were not managers at all."

Senior Technical Professional

"Good pay, no life."

What do you like about working at KBR?

"I liked the pay and good benefits."

What don't you like about working at KBR?

"There is NO work-life balance."

Site Administrative Specialist

"KBR provides great opportunities to advance, but job locations are strenuous."

What do you like about working at KBR?

"The benefits and pay are excellent."

What don't you like about working at KBR?

"They seem to hire people who are not qualified for their positions."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Verify that all employees are qualified for the position."

Electronics Technician

What do you like about working at KBR?

"I liked the opportunity that it gave me to continue work."

What don't you like about working at KBR?

"I disliked the overseas location, Iraq."

Senior Contracts Engineer

What do you like about working at KBR?

"I liked the system."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I suggest teamwork."

Foreman

What do you like about working at KBR?

"A great opportunity for personal and professional growth!"

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

"Your next step is your only anticipation! Be patient and calm. Go to recruit sessions/events!"

What don't you like about working at KBR?

"HR had no teeth to prevent or manage harassment, which is lack of dignity and respect! There were too many self-absorbed, selfish supervisors!"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Keep Bringing Rejects."

Pipe Fabricator

"It was a learning and growing experience."

KBR Reviews FAQs

Is KBR a good company to work for?

KBR has an overall rating of 4.1 Average Rating out of 5, based on over 167 KBR Review Ratings left anonymously by KBR employees, which is 5% higher than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. 96% of employees would recommend working at KBR.

Does KBR pay their employees well?

KBR 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. 32 KBR employees have shared their salaries on CareerBliss. Find KBR Salaries by Job Title.

How satisfied are employees working at KBR?

96% of employees would recommend working at KBR with the overall rating of 4.1 out of 5. Employees also rated KBR 3.9 out of 5 for Company Culture, 4.1 for Rewards You Receive, 3.8 for Growth Opportunities and 4.1 for support you get.

What is the highest paying job at KBR?

According to our data, the highest paying job at KBR is a Senior Vice President at $251,000 annually. Browse KBR Salaries by Job Profile.

What is the lowest paying job at KBR?

According to our data, the lowest paying job at KBR is a Pest Control Technician at $18,000 annually. Browse KBR Salaries by Job Profile.

What are the pros and cons of working at KBR?

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

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