Does Utiliquest pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Utiliquest employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Utiliquest. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Utiliquest?

35% of Utiliquest employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Utiliquest 2.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.4 for culture and values and 2.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Utiliquest?

Utility Locator (68) , Utility Locate Technician (47) , Damage Prevention Specialist (16) , Locator (14) , Utility Line Locator (11) , Damage Prevention Technician (10) , Supervisor (7) , Damage Prevention Tech (6) , Field Technician (4) , Line Locator (4) , Underground Utility Locator (4) , Field Check Auditor (3) , Field Supervisor (3) , Operations Manager (3) , Damage Investigator (2)

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

"Good benefits are available to you." ((in 14 reviews)); "Some good supervisors." ((in 12 reviews)); "Great for people with no experience" ((in 8 reviews)); "Coworkers and management were friendly." ((in 3 reviews)); "Way too much work to go around if you're not afraid to sweat a bit." ((in 3 reviews))

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

"Poor work life balance" ((in 15 reviews)); "Long hours and truck camera" ((in 13 reviews)); "Upper management doesn't know your statistics when review comes up." ((in 10 reviews)); "Was told at the interview that training takes 1 week." ((in 9 reviews)); "Could do better with raises." ((in 5 reviews))

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Utiliquest Reviews

2.8

35% would recommend to a friend

(300 total reviews)

Dennis Tarosky

34% approve of CEO

37% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.4

Diversity and inclusion

3.1

Compensation and benefits

2.8

Career opportunities

2.4

Culture and values

2.3

Work/Life balance

2.3

Senior management

Utiliquest has an employee rating of 2.8 out of 5 stars, based on 300 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Utiliquest employee rating is 23% below average for employers within the Energy, mining, utilities industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

300 reviews

4.0

16 Jun 2026

Busy workload and good overtime

Utility locator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Great management and great group of people to work with. Always got lots of work to stay busy and good OT.

Cons

Sometimes got overwhelming with tickets to complete for the day.

2.0

5 Mar 2026

Will work you to the bone

Utility locator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Freedom and weekly pay are decenf

Cons

They will literally work you to the bone and still demand more, on top of the stress of marking critical infrastructure

1.0

16 Feb 2026

Not worth it

Utility locator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Weekly pay, company vehicle, company phone

Cons

Hours, on-call shifts, no balance of work/life even if you have kids

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