Does Student Works pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Student Works employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Student Works. This rating has improved by 8% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Student Works?

91% of Student Works employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Student Works 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.5 for culture and values and 4.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Student Works?

Owner Operator (137) , Painter (62) , Franchise Owner/Operator (59) , Graduate Student (51) , Operator (33) , Student Worker (28) , Owner/Operator (25) , Working Student (20) , Franchise Owner (19) , Crew Chief (13) , PhD Student (12) , Franchisee (9) , Owner (9) , Business Owner (8) , Window Cleaner (8)

What are the pros of working at Student Works according to real employee reviews?

"The people are great and I made a ton of new friends who are like minded and hardworking through this program." ((in 42 reviews)); "You can make more money here than in most salary based positions so long as you are willing to hustle." ((in 24 reviews)); "Great culture and learning based around many other top performing entrepreneurial and like" ((in 23 reviews)); "Great company culture and excursions" ((in 20 reviews)); "Good learning experience over the summer" ((in 18 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Student Works according to real employee reviews?

"Long hours (self" ((in 25 reviews)); "Painters could be treated better pay is alright but they usually do piece rate so that's annoying" ((in 17 reviews)); "The managers do their best to help out those at the top of the company sales leaderboards leaving 90% of operators being hung out to dry while claiming to "care about your development."" ((in 13 reviews)); "No work life balance at all" ((in 12 reviews)); "Hard work and long hours, however if you delegate your work you can easily fit in time for yourself." ((in 7 reviews))

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Student Works reviews

4.3

91% would recommend to a friend

(634 total reviews)

91% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.5

Culture & values

4.5

Diversity & inclusion

4.4

Career opportunities

4.3

Senior management

4.2

Compensation and benefits

4.0

Work/Life balance

Student Works has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 634 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Student Works employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Construction, Repair & Maintenance Services industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

634 reviews

3.0

May 28, 2026

Good job overall

Production manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good compensation, good experience, looks good on resume

Cons

High intensity, can be stressful, hit or miss coaching

1.0

May 17, 2026

Toxic environment and pyramid scheme

Owner operator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Can’t find a single pro

Cons

Worked for the company for a full year as an owner operator and was the worst experience of my career. My business coach was extremely toxic and used derogatory language to “help motivate us”. This is a pyramid scheme and I warn you to not allow student works to take advantage of you as a young and naive student

Student Works Response

We are truly sorry to hear about your experience — this is not the standard we hold ourselves to, and we sincerely apologize for any distress this may have caused you. We take feedback like this very seriously and would love the opportunity to better understand what happened. Please don't hesitate to reach out to our office directly at bibi@studentworksoffice.com so we can look into this further and make things right.

5.0

Mar 6, 2026

Owner Operator

Owner operator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- learn sales, leadership, organization - great culture and people

Cons

- high stress, high responsibility, high reward

Student Works Response

Thank you so much for this wonderful review! We're thrilled to hear that you found value in developing your sales, leadership, and organizational skills — that's exactly what we strive to provide. We're also glad the culture and people made a positive impact on your experience. You're absolutely right that it comes with high stress and high responsibility, but as you mentioned, the rewards make it all worth it. We appreciate you taking the time to share your experience and wish you all the best in your future endeavors!

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