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On average, employees at UC San Diego give their company a 4.3 rating out of 5.0 - which is 10% higher than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. The happiest UC San Diego employees are Postdoctoral Scholars submitting an average rating of 4.9 and Programmer Analysts with a rating of 4.8.

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4.3
Average Rating
(based on 99 UC San Diego Review Ratings)

Ratings by Category

Company Culture
4.4
Growth Opportunities
3.8
People You Work With
4.5
Person You Work For
4.5
Rewards You Receive
3.8
Support You Get
4.2
Way You Work
4.4
Work Setting
4.3
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"UCSD is a great environment for cutting edge technical innovation and provides unique and challenging projects. My colleagues are world class scientists and engineers and create an extremely engaging environment for my work."
Posted 10 years ago in San Diego, CA
UC San Diego Employee

"Great place to work. Research intensive."

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

"It was great until the pandemic. I was laid off and I developed new skills."

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

Company-Industry Rating Comparison

4.3
UC San Diego (112)

4.9 Highest Rated in this Industry is Northwest Missouri State University (6)
2.9 Lowest Rated in this Industry is Vatterott College (8)
4.0 Average of All Companies in this Industry (12,293)
Student

"I worked for top bucket as APM and it was great experience"

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 San Diego Employee

"UCSD is a constructive and supportive environment with many resources available to its employees."

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 2 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
UC San Diego Employee

"Great Program and great approach to java code"

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 San Diego Employee

"Great benefits and great people. Pay could be more, typical state job."

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 2 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Student

"Velocity info sys LLC is a FRAUD. They promised me that they will place me in a job after the training but they just lied and wasted my time. They also wrote reviews for their own company as me and that is wrong. I never wrote those reviews. Whoever come across this company, stay away, they will just waste your time and your money. They are a fraud. STAY AWAY! FRAUD AND SCAM."

Person You Work For 1 / 5 People You Work With 1 / 5 Work Setting 1 / 5
Support You Get 1 / 5 Rewards You Receive 1 / 5 Growth Opportunities 1 / 5
Company Culture 1 / 5 Way You Work 1 / 5
Senior Curriculum Designer

"I worked for University of California Extension developing the a SAT curriculum as part of their community extension educational program. The two other UCSD authors on the team were highly professional and skilled with the subject matter. The administration was supportive in our process and provided access to resources we needed to complete the job."

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 3 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Postdoctoral Scholar

"I've worked at UC San Diego in the past 10 years and have found it an inclusive environment where anyone can thrive intellectually regardless of their race, gender, cultural background, etc."

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

"Really friendly and inclusive environment."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 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
UC San Diego Employee

"UCSD is a very collaborative environment, a great place to grow as an individual, and a great place to work."

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

"That was a wonderful position not only because I got to help more than 100 international students but also they offered opportunities to grow professionally such as public speaking, adaptability, and resilience. I wish I had more time to work with amazing colleagues."

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

"The Moores Cancer Center is a great place to work. If you enjoy being pushed to do work that matters, working in the healthcare field is a good way to develop skills and accomplish goals that help people live better lives. Statistical and computing services are necessary for cancer researchers because they can quickly conclude what studies and tests to run, leading to better healthcare for their patients."

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

"Working as a student intern at UCSD OSI has offered me hands-on experiences that I never would have considered in the first place. On top of that, this department is very flexible to student needs, while also giving us opportunities to really learn about process improvement."

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 2 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Statistical Programmer

"I am currently working for a professor in the UCSD School of Medicine to analyze, parse, and display cancer genomics data gathered from clinical reports, molecular medicine reports, and demographic information. My supervisor has high standards and is driven to make rapid progress in research. The culture is very competitive but still encourages collaboration and group success."

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

UC San Diego Reviews FAQs

Is UC San Diego a good company to work for?

UC San Diego has an overall rating of 4.3 Average Rating out of 5, based on over 99 UC San Diego Review Ratings left anonymously by UC San Diego employees, which is 10% higher than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. 96% of employees would recommend working at UC San Diego.

Does UC San Diego pay their employees well?

UC San Diego 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. 81 UC San Diego employees have shared their salaries on CareerBliss. Find UC San Diego Salaries by Job Title.

How satisfied are employees working at UC San Diego?

96% of employees would recommend working at UC San Diego with the overall rating of 4.3 out of 5. Employees also rated UC San Diego 4.4 out of 5 for Company Culture, 3.8 for Rewards You Receive, 3.8 for Growth Opportunities and 4.2 for support you get.

What is the highest paying job at UC San Diego?

According to our data, the highest paying job at UC San Diego is a Senior Director at $140,000 annually. Browse UC San Diego Salaries by Job Profile.

What is the lowest paying job at UC San Diego?

According to our data, the lowest paying job at UC San Diego is a Student Manager at $16,000 annually. Browse UC San Diego Salaries by Job Profile.

What are the pros and cons of working at UC San Diego?

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

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