Company Menu

National Renewable Energy Laboratory Employee Job Reviews in the United States

Browse National Renewable Energy Laboratory Reviews by Job Title →

On average, employees at National Renewable Energy Laboratory give their company a 3.8 rating out of 5.0 - which is 3% lower than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. The happiest National Renewable Energy Laboratory employees are Postdoctoral Research Associates submitting an average rating of 5.0.

30%
50%
5%
15%
0%
3.8
Average Rating
(based on 20 National Renewable Energy Laboratory Review Ratings)

Ratings by Category

Company Culture
3.8
Growth Opportunities
3.3
People You Work With
4.2
Person You Work For
4.2
Rewards You Receive
3.5
Support You Get
4.0
Way You Work
3.9
Work Setting
3.9
Advertisement
Communications Strategist

"If this is related to my current employer, I enjoy it but am seeking more challenging content to cover."

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

"good place, nice office, friendly people."

Person You Work For 5 / 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 5 / 5

Company-Industry Rating Comparison

3.8
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (24)

4.8 Highest Rated in this Industry is Right Direction Crisis Intervention (5)
2.0 Lowest Rated in this Industry is Wave2Wave Communications (10)
3.6 Average of All Companies in this Industry (10,807)
Research Technician

"Very nice place to work, upward movement is difficult without time and education. overall great work experience."

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 3 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Intern

"I have worked with NREL for almost one year. It a huge organization with 2000 employees. It gives amazing internship opportunities to the graduate and undergraduate students to polish their research, analytical and laboratory skills. I had a very good experience working in this company with lots of skills to add to my profile."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 3 / 5
National Renewable Energy Laboratory Employee

"The company was an open space with full freedom to approach, design and simulate your test experiments. There are lot of opportunities to collaborate withing different labs at the company."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
National Renewable Energy Laboratory Employee

"This company provided great mentorship opportunities. I worked there for one summer, where I was able to work with technicians and learn how to engineer real world devices. There were great professional enrichment programs, where I was able to learn how to communicate and write more effectively."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Postdoctoral Research Associate

"Great place to work, make friends!"

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
National Renewable Energy Laboratory Employee

"Good place to work. You will have helpful and polite people around you."

Person You Work For 5 / 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 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
National Renewable Energy Laboratory Employee

"I've worked at NREL for 19 months doing research and web development and have not been eligible for a single day of PTO or sick leave due to being hired as an intern and the employee conversion process taking almost a year. The environment is okay but it's federal government and very slow moving. Merit-based advancement is rare. For example, one of the project managers I work under has not been promoted in over 10 years. I'm looking to move to a private company that is modern, forward-thinking, and changing lives for the better."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 2 / 5 Growth Opportunities 1 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 3 / 5
National Renewable Energy Laboratory Employee

"NREL has been a great step along my career path. I have provided significant mechanical support in research projects centered around grid optimization and renewable technologies that support that. However, my true passion lies in electric vehicles and my current position does not align with that passion."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 3 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
National Renewable Energy Laboratory Employee

"It is a good place to work. I have enjoyed working at this place except for the low salary."

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 3 / 5
National Renewable Energy Laboratory Employee
Person You Work For 3 / 5 People You Work With 3 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 3 / 5
Software Developer

"Awesome company with awesome employees! Friendly and cool atmosphere. You can swing by the higher officials desk any time and they too are very friendly. College atmosphere makes it even more great!"

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

"It has provided lessons I don't believe I would have had anywhere else"

What do you like about working at National Renewable Energy Laboratory?

"It is a relaxed, low pressure environment that has a positive mission"

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

"I had a manager here that often said that it was a entertaining and opportunity rich environment - I believe that was true, while he was here. Make sure you ask good questions."

What don't you like about working at National Renewable Energy Laboratory?

"The environment has a lot of challenges that are (will) not be easily overcome."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Identifing key individuals, and enabling those individuels would go a long way toward enabling the mission and encourge the talent"

Person You Work For 2 / 5 People You Work With 3 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 2 / 5 Rewards You Receive 2 / 5 Growth Opportunities 1 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 2 / 5
Research Assistant

"Got chance to work with experienced people"

What do you like about working at National Renewable Energy Laboratory?

"To get experince, challenges, deadlines and knowledge by working in company."

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

"Give your interview with full of confidence. If your profile is very good only then expect to get chance."

What don't you like about working at National Renewable Energy Laboratory?

"The process of decisions were slow. The complete facilities for fabrication were not available."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"They must be aware and utilize the talent of his subordinates."

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

National Renewable Energy Laboratory Reviews FAQs

Is National Renewable Energy Laboratory a good company to work for?

National Renewable Energy Laboratory has an overall rating of 3.8 Average Rating out of 5, based on over 20 National Renewable Energy Laboratory Review Ratings left anonymously by National Renewable Energy Laboratory employees, which is 3% lower than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. 85% of employees would recommend working at National Renewable Energy Laboratory.

Does National Renewable Energy Laboratory pay their employees well?

National Renewable Energy Laboratory employees earn $60,000 annually on average, or $29 per hour, which is 9% lower than the national salary average of $66,000 per year. 13 National Renewable Energy Laboratory employees have shared their salaries on CareerBliss. Find National Renewable Energy Laboratory Salaries by Job Title.

How satisfied are employees working at National Renewable Energy Laboratory?

85% of employees would recommend working at National Renewable Energy Laboratory with the overall rating of 3.8 out of 5. Employees also rated National Renewable Energy Laboratory 3.8 out of 5 for Company Culture, 3.5 for Rewards You Receive, 3.3 for Growth Opportunities and 4.0 for support you get.

What is the highest paying job at National Renewable Energy Laboratory?

According to our data, the highest paying job at National Renewable Energy Laboratory is a Program Manager at $121,000 annually. Browse National Renewable Energy Laboratory Salaries by Job Profile.

What is the lowest paying job at National Renewable Energy Laboratory?

According to our data, the lowest paying job at National Renewable Energy Laboratory is a Subcontractor at $30,000 annually. Browse National Renewable Energy Laboratory Salaries by Job Profile.

What are the pros and cons of working at National Renewable Energy Laboratory?

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

We noticed that your web browser is outdated!

Update your browser to have a more positive job search experience.

Upgrade My Browser

×