Does Job Corps pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Job Corps employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Job Corps. This rating has decreased by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Job Corps?

39% of Job Corps employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Job Corps 3.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.8 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Job Corps?

Residential Advisor (43) , Admissions Counselor (42) , Instructor (25) , Career Counselor (24) , Career Transition Specialist (22) , Counselor (13) , Academic Instructor (12) , Career Transition Specialist (CTS) (12) , Teacher (11) , Residential Counselor (10) , Student Worker (9) , Manager (8) , Licensed Practical Nurse (6) , Administrative Assistant (5) , Career Advisor (5)

What are the pros of working at Job Corps according to real employee reviews?

"Staff are GREAT and help when needed" ((in 30 reviews)); "Great people to work for and with" ((in 26 reviews)); "free food and housing" ((in 15 reviews)); "it is a great opportunity for any person of the ages of 16/24 to get career training." ((in 14 reviews)); "There are some good coworkers." ((in 13 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Job Corps according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management, pay, and lots of work." ((in 69 reviews)); "Low pay and sometimes difficult students" ((in 50 reviews)); "Fairly low pay and poor benefits" ((in 19 reviews)); "The communication is poor and the only thing you will find yourself doing is house keeping task verse your actually job ." ((in 18 reviews)); "Poor upper management." ((in 17 reviews))

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3.1

39% would recommend to a friend

(827 total reviews)

Lenita Jacobs-Simmons

38% approve of CEO

40% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.6

Diversity and inclusion

3.1

Work/Life balance

3.1

Career opportunities

2.8

Culture and values

2.8

Senior management

2.7

Compensation and benefits

Job Corps has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 827 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Job Corps employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

827 reviews

3.0

2 June 2026

Helpful staff, but salary is low

Assistant manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

The staff was very nice and helpful.

Cons

The salary was low for the role.

3.0

28 May 2026

Good environment but long commute

Academic instructor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

good environment, good health insurance

Cons

long commute.long working hours and you should be multitask

1.0

24 May 2026

Valuable student advocacy overshadowed by poor management and safety issues

Teacher

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Helping the students learn to self advocate and make their lives better.

Cons

Upper management and HR treat you like a body to supervise students. Not a professional who has value. Unsafe working environment and lack of security for behaviors on site.

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Jobs at Job Corps

USD 29K - USD 39K /yr

Administrative Assistant