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On average, employees at Los Alamos National Laboratory give their company a 4.0 rating out of 5.0 - which is 3% higher than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. The happiest Los Alamos National Laboratory employees are Member of Technical Staffs submitting an average rating of 4.6 and Research Assistants with a rating of 4.5.

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4.0
Average Rating
(based on 38 Los Alamos National Laboratory Review Ratings)

Ratings by Category

Company Culture
3.8
Growth Opportunities
3.5
People You Work With
4.4
Person You Work For
4.5
Rewards You Receive
4.0
Support You Get
4.1
Way You Work
4.2
Work Setting
3.8
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Programmer

"Top Employer of Northern NM."

Member of Technical Staff

"Los Alamos was an excellent place to work with many career opportunities. Wish I hadn't retired"

What do you like about working at Los Alamos National Laboratory?

"Exciting research on state of the art projects. Intellectually stimulating at all times."

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

"Do your job especially well."

What don't you like about working at Los Alamos National Laboratory?

"The confused management and lack of professionalism."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Take an interest in managing and don't try to remain a practicing scientist when employed as a manager."

Company-Industry Rating Comparison

4.0
Los Alamos National Laboratory (51)

4.5 Highest Rated in this Industry is Fleming Foods (16)
3.0 Lowest Rated in this Industry is Wireless Advocates (20)
3.7 Average of All Companies in this Industry (6,899)
Metallurgist

"Great place to work!"

Systems Administrator

"Remarkable growth experience."

What do you like about working at Los Alamos National Laboratory?

"Constant exposure to the lastest and greatest in technology. Access to incredibly brilliant people."

What don't you like about working at Los Alamos National Laboratory?

"Too many managers. Micro managed."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Trust their employees."

Visiting Scientist

"Excellent government lab."

Research Technologist

"Good questions"

What do you like about working at Los Alamos National Laboratory?

"Flexibility and many opportunities for learning new career paths."

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

"Watch your back against managers. Always follow procedures."

What don't you like about working at Los Alamos National Laboratory?

"Managements retaliation when making mistakes that are not malicious intended."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Show mercy on employees, support employees when accidents or mistakes happen."

Professor

"Great place to work"

What do you like about working at Los Alamos National Laboratory?

"Bosses were great and the enviroment to work at was great."

What don't you like about working at Los Alamos National Laboratory?

"There is little feedback from mentors."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Better fedback on tasks completed"

Journeyman Wireman

What do you like about working at Los Alamos National Laboratory?

"being at a government facility"

What don't you like about working at Los Alamos National Laboratory?

"not a very consistent tenure"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"need better educated management"

Systems Administrator

"Dont work here"

What do you like about working at Los Alamos National Laboratory?

"The pay and benefits."

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

"Don't do it"

What don't you like about working at Los Alamos National Laboratory?

"the management"

Member of Technical Staff

What do you like about working at Los Alamos National Laboratory?

"The research and the collaborators."

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

"Avoid working for the library at all cost."

What don't you like about working at Los Alamos National Laboratory?

"Huge government waste. If you like to see money burn, this is the place to work."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Need to implement accountability."

R&D Engineer

"If you have the opportunity, give LANL a try."

What do you like about working at Los Alamos National Laboratory?

"The technical challenges are extraordinary and the facilities are top-notch."

What don't you like about working at Los Alamos National Laboratory?

"The administration of work is burdensome and the senior management is weak."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Start working for the employee and stop lumping addition administrative responsibilities on them."

Research Assistant

What do you like about working at Los Alamos National Laboratory?

"While I was interning at LANL, I got to work with incredibly intelligent, dedicated people doing work that I loved. It was intellectually stimulating, and I had the support necessary to do complicated tasks."

What don't you like about working at Los Alamos National Laboratory?

"Los Alamos is a small community located in the middle of nowhere. (It was chosen intentionally for its isolation. It's almost an hour to the nearest Walmart!) Many people, myself included, have trouble adjusting to that."

Intern
Person You Work For 4.7 / 5 People You Work With 4.8 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4.8 / 5
Company Culture 3.9 / 5 Way You Work 4.9 / 5
Research Assistant
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
Student
Person You Work For 4.7 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 4.6 / 5
Support You Get 4.8 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4.2 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4.7 / 5
Company Culture 4.4 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5

Los Alamos National Laboratory Reviews FAQs

Is Los Alamos National Laboratory a good company to work for?

Los Alamos National Laboratory has an overall rating of 4.0 Average Rating out of 5, based on over 38 Los Alamos National Laboratory Review Ratings left anonymously by Los Alamos National Laboratory employees, which is 3% higher than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. 97% of employees would recommend working at Los Alamos National Laboratory.

Does Los Alamos National Laboratory pay their employees well?

Los Alamos National Laboratory employees earn $75,000 annually on average, or $36 per hour, which is 14% higher than the national salary average of $66,000 per year. 11 Los Alamos National Laboratory employees have shared their salaries on CareerBliss. Find Los Alamos National Laboratory Salaries by Job Title.

How satisfied are employees working at Los Alamos National Laboratory?

97% of employees would recommend working at Los Alamos National Laboratory with the overall rating of 4.0 out of 5. Employees also rated Los Alamos National Laboratory 3.8 out of 5 for Company Culture, 4.0 for Rewards You Receive, 3.5 for Growth Opportunities and 4.1 for support you get.

What is the highest paying job at Los Alamos National Laboratory?

According to our data, the highest paying job at Los Alamos National Laboratory is a CIO at $196,000 annually. Browse Los Alamos National Laboratory Salaries by Job Profile.

What is the lowest paying job at Los Alamos National Laboratory?

According to our data, the lowest paying job at Los Alamos National Laboratory is a Student Engineer at $30,000 annually. Browse Los Alamos National Laboratory Salaries by Job Profile.

What are the pros and cons of working at Los Alamos National Laboratory?

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

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