Does Toronto Zoo pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Toronto Zoo employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Toronto Zoo. This rating has improved by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Toronto Zoo?

70% of Toronto Zoo employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Toronto Zoo 3.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Toronto Zoo?

Cashier (11) , Guest Operations (5) , Sales Associate (4) , Guest Relations (3) , Guest Relations Representative (3) , Retail Sales Associate (3) , Associate Trainer (2) , Carpenter (2) , Curatorial Research Assistant (2) , Custodial (2) , Food Service Worker (2) , Guest Services (2) , Intern (2)

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

"Met some great people" ((in 13 reviews)); "Good team, a lot of fun" ((in 6 reviews)); "Really great environment to work in." ((in 3 reviews)); "Friendly staff" ((in 3 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Toronto Zoo according to real employee reviews?

"Management may work hybrid and you work on site." ((in 7 reviews)); "Fairly low pay if you are college aged or older" ((in 5 reviews)); "long hours and sometimes difficult weather situaiton" ((in 4 reviews))

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Toronto Zoo Reviews

4.0

70% would recommend to a friend

(77 total reviews)

John Tracogna

95% approve of CEO

70% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Culture and values

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Career opportunities

3.4

Diversity and inclusion

3.4

Work/Life balance

3.4

Senior management

Toronto Zoo has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 77 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Toronto Zoo employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Construction, repair and maintenance industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

77 reviews

4.0

18 Feb 2011

Nice place to work, little in way of career advancement

Project coordinator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Great office space, you can go visit the animals anytime you need to clear your head. Pretty cool business card to have. There's always something exciting going on.

Cons

Very silo-ed organisation, often the case that one department has no clue what the other department is up to. Difficult to push new ideas through, internal battles to win approval are far more difficult than external battles - typical government though. Gossip haven.

1.0

15 Mar 2021

Don't work here if you value your mental health

Guest relations

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

part of reciprocal exchange program (get access to other tourist places for free)

Cons

Way too stressful, coworkers are mean and judgemental, management demands a lot but keeps position understaffed

4.0

27 Nov 2016

A lot of great memories

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

- It's a lot of fun and you're guaranteed to make amazing friends and memories - It's unionized - In my department, there wasn't a ton of sitting around - it was nice to be up and doing something the whole day - The animals! And some opportunities to go behind-the-scenes

Cons

- Unless you're a full-time keeper, you don't have a ton of control of when you get sent home on slow days (unless you have high seniority) - Depending on your department, it can be gossipy - Some management/supervisors tend to pick favourites

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Jobs at Toronto Zoo

Director, Wildlife Health

Canada

CA$147K - CA$180K /yr

(Employer provided)

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