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On average, employees at University of Illinois at Chicago 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 University of Illinois at Chicago employees are Graduate Research Assistants submitting an average rating of 4.5 and Teaching Assistants also with a rating of 4.5.

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4.2
Average Rating
(based on 89 University of Illinois at Chicago Review Ratings)

Ratings by Category

Company Culture
4.1
Growth Opportunities
3.8
People You Work With
4.4
Person You Work For
4.5
Rewards You Receive
3.8
Support You Get
4.2
Way You Work
4.5
Work Setting
4.1
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University of Illinois at Chicago Employee

"As a research assistant at the University of Illinois at Chicago, the job was challenging, and the salary was competitive. The work environment was supportive, and the colleagues were always willing to help each other out. The university provides various opportunities for training and development, which helps in career growth. However, the workload can be overwhelming at times, which can be stressful. Overall, it's a great place to work for those who want to pursue a career in research."

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

"Proud alum of my university. Apart from developing the research mindset and skills, formed lifelong connections here."

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

4.2
University of Illinois at Chicago (97)

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)
University of Illinois at Chicago Employee

"A great place to get started in a career in technology"

Person You Work For 3 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 1 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
University of Illinois at Chicago Employee

"I have been working at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign as a postdoctoral research fellow in Chemistry and I enjoy working with my current supervisor to address energy challenges by developing electrocatalysts for fuel cell technologies or converting CO2 into liquid fuels."

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 4 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Front End Developer

"I have worked as a Front-End Developer since Jan 2020 at the University of Illinois at Chicago. It is a Graduate Assistant position. I have learned new technologies and improved myself professionally and personally."

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
engineer specialist

"I worked for the Civil and Materials Dept. at UIC, and while it started off in a positive way, things changed when the Department Head who hired me retired. I persevered because that is my nature but left after 4 years of service."

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

"Good University in the heart of Chicago."

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
University of Illinois at Chicago Employee

"I have worked for the University on three different occasions. I have over 12 years of experience in the Accounting field. I currently specialize in running financial reports monthly as well as pervious years reports for four units in the department. I then take to information to my supervisor and we discuss budgeting strategy."

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

"My work here includes modeling trustworthiness all news and social media posts for every pandemic from past 100 years. This includes extensive data mining and NLP tasks such as annotations, inter annotation meeting, deploying machine learning classifier."

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 4 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Animal Caretaker

"I worked for the UIC BRL for a civil service term in 2018. The line animal research is fascinating but I no longer wanted to pursue a career working in a wet lab where I could be exposed to hazardous chemicals or conditions."

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
University of Illinois at Chicago Employee

"I studied at the University of Illinois and worked there for over a year. I have had a great experience the whole time I worked there. They really care about their employee and the research that they do there. Everyone is always willing to help a fellow coworker out and is always there is you need them."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
University of Illinois at Chicago Employee

"Working for the university was a great experience to not only gain a better understanding of academic research, but also how funding, allocation of resources, and red-tape exists within the institution."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
University of Illinois at Chicago Employee

"I have worked at UIS for one and a half year and found everyone very helping and supportive there, I have learnt so much during my time there."

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
Graduate Teaching Assistant

"Great work place and study"

Person You Work For 5 / 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
University of Illinois at Chicago Employee

"I currently work for the University of Illinois at Chicago as a Graduate Teaching Assistant with the Department of Physics and the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering. It's been a good experience working with Faculty members and most especially students. My Employers have been really good to me."

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

University of Illinois at Chicago Reviews FAQs

Is University of Illinois at Chicago a good company to work for?

University of Illinois at Chicago has an overall rating of 4.2 Average Rating out of 5, based on over 89 University of Illinois at Chicago Review Ratings left anonymously by University of Illinois at Chicago employees, which is 8% higher than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. 99% of employees would recommend working at University of Illinois at Chicago.

Does University of Illinois at Chicago pay their employees well?

University of Illinois at Chicago employees earn $32,000 annually on average, or $15 per hour, which is 52% lower than the national salary average of $66,000 per year. 65 University of Illinois at Chicago employees have shared their salaries on CareerBliss. Find University of Illinois at Chicago Salaries by Job Title.

How satisfied are employees working at University of Illinois at Chicago?

99% of employees would recommend working at University of Illinois at Chicago with the overall rating of 4.2 out of 5. Employees also rated University of Illinois at Chicago 4.1 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 University of Illinois at Chicago?

According to our data, the highest paying job at University of Illinois at Chicago is a Division Manager at $151,000 annually. Browse University of Illinois at Chicago Salaries by Job Profile.

What is the lowest paying job at University of Illinois at Chicago?

According to our data, the lowest paying job at University of Illinois at Chicago is a GED Instructor at $11,000 annually. Browse University of Illinois at Chicago Salaries by Job Profile.

What are the pros and cons of working at University of Illinois at Chicago?

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

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