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Burning Man is an event focused on community, art, self-expression, and self-reliance held annually in the western United States.
The staff at Burning Man come from unusually diverse demographic backgrounds. The organization is 60.5% female and 38.0% ethnic minorities. Despite its diversity in other areas, Burning Man employees are noticeably lacking in political diversity. It has an unusually high proportion of employees who are members of the Democratic Party, at 90.0%. Employees seem to enjoy working in an otherwise diverse workplace that is dominated by members of the Democratic Party. Burning Man has great employee retention with staff members usually staying with the organization for 7.4 years.
Based in San Francisco, CA, Burning Man is a medium-sized non profits organization with 467 employees and a revenue of $46.2M.

Burning Man's mission statement

To produce the annual event known as Burning Man and to guide, nurture and protect the more permanent community created by its culture.

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Pros of working at Burning Man

Everyone under the upper management is awesome but underlaid.

Cons of working at Burning Man

Upper management is difficult to work with, no career upward movement.

Burning Man benefits

Driving an air conditioned vehicle at the event

What do you like best about Burning Man's CEO and the leadership team?

Nothing, they should be replaced.

How would you improve Burning Man's culture?

Firing the upper management

How did you prepare for the Burning Man interview?

Was my authentic self and focused on talking about my previous experience that was applicable to the role

How does your compensation at Burning Man compare to the industry average?

Below average.

What's the diversity at Burning Man like?

Not diverse enough

What brings you the most joy at Burning Man?

Not having to work directly with upper management

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The team at Burning Man

  • The founders of Burning Man are Harley Dubois, Larry Harvey, Crimson Rose, Jerry James and John Law.
  • The key people at Burning Man are Ms. Marian Goodell, Harley Dubois and Larry Harvey.
Key people
Ms. Marian Goodell
Harley Dubois
Larry Harvey
Crimson Rose
Jerry James
John Law

Burning Man rankings

Burning Man is ranked #44 on the Best Non Profits companies to work for in California list. Zippia's Best Places to Work lists provide unbiased, data-based evaluations of companies. Rankings are based on government and proprietary data on salaries, company financial health, and employee diversity.

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Burning Man diversity

9.2
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We calculated Burning Man’s diversity score by measuring multiple factors, including the ethnic background, gender identity, and language skills of Burning Man’s workforce.
Burning Man diversity summary. Zippia estimates Burning Man's demographics and statistics using a database of 30 million profiles. Zippia verifies estimates with BLS, Census, and current job openings data for accuracy. We calculated Burning Man's diversity score by measuring multiple factors, including the ethnic background, gender identity, and language skills of Burning Man's workforce.
  • Burning Man has 467 employees.
  • 60% of Burning Man employees are women, while 40% are men.
  • The most common ethnicity at Burning Man is White (62%).
  • 17% of Burning Man employees are Hispanic or Latino.
  • 10% of Burning Man employees are Asian.
  • The average employee at Burning Man makes $51,884 per year.
  • Burning Man employees are most likely to be members of the democratic party.
  • Employees at Burning Man stay with the company for 7.4 years on average.

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Burning Man may also be known as or be related to BURNING MAN PROJECT, Burning Man, Burning Man Project and The Burning Man Project.