UC Merced Employee Job Reviews in the United States

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On average, employees at UC Merced 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 UC Merced employees are Research Assistants submitting an average rating of 4.5.

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4.2
Average Rating
(based on 16 UC Merced Review Ratings)

Ratings by Category

Company Culture
4.1
Growth Opportunities
3.9
People You Work With
4.4
Person You Work For
4.4
Rewards You Receive
4.1
Support You Get
4.2
Way You Work
4.4
Work Setting
4.0
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UC Merced Employee

"it is a great place to work"

Person You Work For 4 / 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
UC Merced Employee

"Working here has helped me find a home within my work place and let me know that I am a human being, not only a worker at this facility."

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

"I was a research assistant for the university of California Merced and worked on my senior thesis with my professor and my brother. We mainly worked on supervised learning, and generated our own data."

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
Research Assistant

"I was a research assistant in the University of California Merced for my senior thesis. I work on simulating random walk models with machine learning and I was able to learn python and sci kit learned in about a year."

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
Research Assistant

"I have been a Research Assitant at UC Merced for 2 years.My advisor is very supportive and the pay is decent."

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
UC Merced Employee

"Great growing university with a strong emphasis on research."

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

"The University of California, Merced is continuously expanding job opportunities as it grows. Everyone is treated well and the atmosphere is professional."

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

"Rapidly improved school on the research and education goal."

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 4 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 3 / 5
Postdoctoral Associate

"I recommend it, Thank 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 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Research Assistant

"I worked at the University of California Merced for 4 years. I am a graduate researcher for the state/federal-funded project. I am overall happy with my advisor. Also, I am close to finishing my Ph.D. and looking for a job in the industry."

Person You Work For 5 / 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 4 / 5
UC Merced Employee

"Great team with a collaborative environment. Fun work place."

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
Student Research Assistant

"I started working in Jennifer Lu's Research Lab in UC Merced in 2013 until July 2014. I started knowing little to nothing in this lab, however Dr. Lu encouraged me to advance my knowledge and experience in material science."

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
UC Merced Employee

"To be perfectly clear. I did not work at University of California, Merced. I was a student there from August 2009 to May 2013. The site here did not give me an option to say that I have not had any actual job experience of today yet. On the other hand, it was a great school and I learned much from it. I will use the skills it taught me to wherever I end up."

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
Professor

What do you like about working at UC Merced?

"Teaching, working with students, publishing,advising and otherwise helping children and students"

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

"Forget it and cover your self. They are out for themselves and only themselves."

What don't you like about working at UC Merced?

"It is top heavy in management, and changes requirements every semester creating inordinate work loads."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would place the teacher above making money for the university."

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

"Horrible Applied Math department, but the Social Sciences are exceptional."

Person You Work For 3.3 / 5 People You Work With 3.9 / 5 Work Setting 2 / 5
Support You Get 2 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 1.5 / 5 Way You Work 3.8 / 5

UC Merced Reviews FAQs

Is UC Merced a good company to work for?

UC Merced has an overall rating of 4.2 Average Rating out of 5, based on over 16 UC Merced Review Ratings left anonymously by UC Merced employees, which is 8% higher than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. 94% of employees would recommend working at UC Merced.

Does UC Merced pay their employees well?

UC Merced employees earn $30,000 annually on average, or $14 per hour, which is 55% lower than the national salary average of $66,000 per year. 13 UC Merced employees have shared their salaries on CareerBliss. Find UC Merced Salaries by Job Title.

How satisfied are employees working at UC Merced?

94% of employees would recommend working at UC Merced with the overall rating of 4.2 out of 5. Employees also rated UC Merced 4.1 out of 5 for Company Culture, 4.1 for Rewards You Receive, 3.9 for Growth Opportunities and 4.2 for support you get.

What is the highest paying job at UC Merced?

According to our data, the highest paying job at UC Merced is a Postdoctoral Associate at $90,000 annually. Browse UC Merced Salaries by Job Profile.

What is the lowest paying job at UC Merced?

According to our data, the lowest paying job at UC Merced is a Student Lab Technician at $12,000 annually. Browse UC Merced Salaries by Job Profile.

What are the pros and cons of working at UC Merced?

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

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