Houston Zoo Reviews

3.7

71% would recommend to a friend

(109 total reviews)

Deborah M. Cannon

78% approve of CEO

58% positive business outlook

Houston Zoo has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 109 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Houston Zoo employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Arts, entertainment and recreation industry (3.9 stars).

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109 reviews
3.0
10 Feb 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Working with animals is incredible and having physical work is rewarding

Cons

Management is old school and does not listen to employees

1.0
17 Oct 2025

HR literally does not care

Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

You get to work with some AMAZING animals

Cons

Management is more interested in playing favorites and HR straight up told me that complaints don’t have to be real for people to get fired, if someone complains and it’s a lie, they do not care

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