Question 1

Does Mission Essential pay their employees well?

Accepted Answer

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Mission Essential employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Mission Essential. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

Question 2

How satisfied are employees working at Mission Essential?

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63% of Mission Essential employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Mission Essential 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

Question 3

What are the top reviewed jobs at Mission Essential?

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Linguist (32), Intelligence Analyst (11), Analyst (9), Geolocation Operator (7), All Source Analyst (5), Interpreter (5), Passive Geolocation Operator (5), Interpreter/Translator (4), Recruiter (4), Senior Counterintelligence Analyst (4), Translator (4), Arabic Linguist (3), Contractor (3), Program Manager (3), Senior Analyst (3)

Question 4

What are the pros of working at Mission Essential according to real employee reviews?

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"Great pay and very much a family company!" ((in 22 reviews)); "good benefits for long term employees" ((in 19 reviews)); "Apart from good salary it was a mission to keep American and the world safe by hunting donw the terrorist and hard liner." ((in 14 reviews)); "great people at the corporate office in Columbus" ((in 14 reviews)); "Great Leadership who cares about their relationships with workforce." ((in 12 reviews))

Question 5

What are the cons of working at Mission Essential according to real employee reviews?

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"Rotating shift schedules made it hard to plan time off more than 3 months in advance." ((in 9 reviews)); "These HRs and site managers do nothing." ((in 5 reviews)); "Bad site managers that treat you like a # number." ((in 5 reviews)); "Shift work" ((in 5 reviews)); "Overtime, Benefits would get worse or outright disappear (Commuter, PTO, 401k, etc)" ((in 5 reviews))

Question 6

What are employees saying about Mission Essential redundancies in 2026?

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Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Mission Essential redundancy and their outlook for job security at Mission Essential in 2026.

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