Does Oregon Zoo pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Oregon Zoo employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Oregon Zoo. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Oregon Zoo?

65% of Oregon Zoo employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Oregon Zoo 3.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 2.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Oregon Zoo?

Food Service Worker (4) , Admissions (3) , Camp Counselor (2) , Restaurant Worker (2)

What are the pros of working at Oregon Zoo according to real employee reviews?

"Many great people to work with." ((in 5 reviews)); "Decent benefits." ((in 5 reviews)); "Coworkers are great." ((in 4 reviews)); "The staff and supervisors were all friendly, helpful, and knowledgeable." ((in 3 reviews))

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Oregon Zoo Reviews

3.3

65% would recommend to a friend

(59 total reviews)

Tony Vecchio

47% approve of CEO

41% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.3

Culture and values

3.2

Diversity and inclusion

3.1

Work/Life balance

3.1

Compensation and benefits

3.0

Senior management

2.7

Career opportunities

Oregon Zoo has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 59 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Oregon 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).

Reviews by job title

59 reviews

2.0

4 Feb 2015

Inefficient and confusing

Customer/food services

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

They are a part of Metro and it could be easy to transfer or apply to one of their other centers, looks somewhat good on a resume, free admission ( but you'll never want to go).

Cons

Horrible work schedule and is unreliable. The staff is disinterested in treating each other well and terrible at relaying information NEEDED. Bad wages, no set hours, poor management and condescending upper management.

2.0

7 Oct 2014

Sexual abuse that is ignored by management

Admissions

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Fun friends, get to know the animals, admission to special events, great people watching! Awesome warm costs in winter. Variety of jobs. Different every day.

Cons

Awful commute! Can't park there during summer months and they don't pay for max tickets. Shuttle vans/bus makes you late for work even tho you get there an hour before your shift. Creepy boss who on many occassions verbally/ sexually harassed my friend(s). Admission management looked the other way and fired the people who spoke out. And he still works there! Cold in winter. If you make the cut after the summer season that is. No drug testing or background checks = lots of questionable coworkers. Like, don't walk me to my car questionable...

2.0

10 Dec 2013

Poor pay. Fun if you like standing in the rain or sub-freezing weather for hours

Guest services

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Nice employees, free zoo admission, working outside during nice weather, probably a good job for retirees, the animals, free soda

Cons

VERY bad pay- slightly above minimum. No benefits. Considered part-time/seasonal which translates to not enough hours and no benefits. Iffy schedule. $50-$200 bi-weekly paychecks...not enough to live on. Amazing amount of rude children and parents coming to the zoo!

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