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Working at Union Pacific

Zippia score 4.1

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Union Pacific overview

Industry
Transportation
Revenue
$24.3B
Headquarters
Omaha, NE
Employees
30,960
Founded in
1862
Website
Organization type
Public
CEO
Lance M. Fritz
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Union Pacific Railroad is a transportation company focusing on freight services, railway network expansion, and logistics solutions. Founded in 1862 in Washington DC, the company now operates over 31,800 route miles across 23 states in the United States, making it the largest railroad network in the country. Headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, Union Pacific Railroad is the principal operating company of Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE: UNP).

Over the years, Union Pacific Corporation has grown through acquisitions of other railroads, such as Missouri Pacific, Chicago and North Western, Western Pacific, Missouri-Kansas-Texas, and Southern Pacific (including the Rio Grande). The company also owns a 26% interest in Mexico-based Ferromex. Currently led by CEO Lance M. Fritz, Union Pacific Railroad employs approximately 30,960 people and generates annual revenue of $24.9 billion.

Union Pacific's mission statement

The men and women of Union Pacific are dedicated to serve.

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2.0
A zippia user wrote a review on May 2023
Pros of working at Union Pacific

Benefits and pay is descent

Cons of working at Union Pacific

Will not hire more help for track maintenance, using more contractors , and poor management

Union Pacific benefits

Retirement

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A zippia user wrote a review on Feb 2023
Pros of working at Union Pacific

The union employees are extremely proficient at their jobs. There is a high amount of professionalism and training.

Cons of working at Union Pacific

The management is very poor. The senior management lacks a moral compass.

Union Pacific benefits

The health insurance and pension are very good.

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A zippia user wrote a review on Dec 2022
Pros of working at Union Pacific

The retirement

Cons of working at Union Pacific

Not sure I’ll make it to the retirement. Being treated badly gets very old very fast. Plan to never have a holiday off or anything that resembles a weekend job. Plan to be laid off in a mass layoff.

Union Pacific benefits

Hearing loss.

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A zippia user wrote a review on Oct 2020
Pros of working at Union Pacific

Being able to teach new workers how to repair frieght cars for the railroad

Cons of working at Union Pacific

Slow time waiting for trains

Union Pacific benefits

Working a straight 8 hr. shift

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A zippia user wrote a review on Oct 2020
Pros of working at Union Pacific

Worked on Computers, Networking, Training, and Control Systems. There's always some electronic hardware in need of troubleshooting, tuning, or upgrading. There's never a boring Day!

Cons of working at Union Pacific

When I was hired by the railroad it was one of the most secure jobs in the country. Now just like many jobs in this nation the job security suffers at the cost of valuable labor assets.

Union Pacific benefits

Company Safety Conferences, Company Provided Healthcare, and the Teamwork.

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A zippia user wrote a review on Sep 2020
Pros of working at Union Pacific

the challenge

Cons of working at Union Pacific

There is no job security with Union Pacific

Union Pacific benefits

the pay is very good

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A zippia user wrote a review on Feb 2020
Pros of working at Union Pacific

Pay

Cons of working at Union Pacific

How it's all based on seniority and not the individual work ethic or knowledge

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A zippia user wrote a review on Jan 2020
Pros of working at Union Pacific

Pay

Cons of working at Union Pacific

Leadership, layoffs, no job security. Long hours, the possibility of moving at any time. Being treated like a number rather than a person. The good ole boy system is in full effect here.

Union Pacific benefits

None

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A zippia user wrote a review on Oct 2019
Pros of working at Union Pacific

Proud to work for Union Pacific. It is one of those icon American companies. It has traditionally been a great place to work with excellent pay, benefits and job security.

Cons of working at Union Pacific

Things have drastically changed at Union Pacific. The organization has gone through several RIFs in its workforce in the past 5 years resulting in chaos, increased work load and stress among the employees who remain.

Union Pacific benefits

The pay and benefits.

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A zippia user wrote a review on Sep 2019
Pros of working at Union Pacific

Great pay. Free gym. Knowing you are working for a company that is important to America.

Cons of working at Union Pacific

The corporate culture. Always cutting managers. Major cuts 5 times in the last seven years.

Union Pacific benefits

Pay.

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A zippia user wrote a review on Sep 2019
Pros of working at Union Pacific

The work is fun and the job is outside.

Cons of working at Union Pacific

The people there are so negative. Managers try to hold it together, but everyone is so negative. There are a lot of cuts and you have to be ready when they come, but if you know that going in you can make some good money.

Union Pacific benefits

Gym Membership, Health Benefits.

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A zippia user wrote a review on Jun 2019
Pros of working at Union Pacific

Omaha headquarters offers flexible work schedules

Cons of working at Union Pacific

Deep cuts and lots of chaos

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A zippia user wrote a review on Jan 2019
Pros of working at Union Pacific

The pay and benefits. Hard to find anything else that can compare in this town.

Cons of working at Union Pacific

Treated like you're in prison is the best way to describe it. I have been with UP for 15 years and still can not get anything close to summer for vacation. Work with your eyes closed because it don't matter what you say they will run it anyways.

Union Pacific benefits

Pay

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A zippia user wrote a review on Jan 2019
Pros of working at Union Pacific

Good pay and comparable benefits to other companies.

Cons of working at Union Pacific

In the last 5 years the value of the employee has declined drastically and the Glassdoor rating shows it. They don't care about work life balance, mental health, stress levels, etc. It's very heavy with the good ole boy network with zero compassion or value for the people doing the work.

Union Pacific benefits

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The team at Union Pacific

  • The founders of Union Pacific are Abraham Lincoln and John Koraleski.
  • The key people at Union Pacific are Lance M. Fritz, Abraham Lincoln and John Koraleski.
Key people
Lance M. Fritz
Abraham Lincoln
John Koraleski

Union Pacific rankings

Union Pacific is ranked #24 on the Best Transportation companies to work for in America 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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Union Pacific salaries

Average Union Pacific salary
$58,205
yearly
$27.98 hourly
Updated March 14, 2024

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Union Pacific diversity

9.6
Diversity score
We calculated Union Pacific’s diversity score by measuring multiple factors, including the ethnic background, gender identity, and language skills of Union Pacific’s workforce.
Union Pacific diversity summary. Zippia estimates Union Pacific'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 Union Pacific's diversity score by measuring multiple factors, including the ethnic background, gender identity, and language skills of Union Pacific's workforce.
  • Union Pacific has 30,960 employees.
  • 16% of Union Pacific employees are women, while 84% are men.
  • The most common ethnicity at Union Pacific is White (65%).
  • 16% of Union Pacific employees are Hispanic or Latino.
  • 9% of Union Pacific employees are Black or African American.
  • The average employee at Union Pacific makes $58,205 per year.
  • Union Pacific employees are most likely to be members of the republican party.
  • Employees at Union Pacific stay with the company for 7.1 years on average.

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Union Pacific office locations

Union Pacific is headquartered in Omaha, NE

Biggest Union Pacific locations

RankCityJob countAvg. salary
1Omaha, NE10$58,641
2Chicago, IL3$60,772

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Union Pacific financial performance

10.0
Performance score

We calculated the performance score of companies by measuring multiple factors, including revenue, longevity, and stock market performance.

Union Pacific currently has 24.9B in revenue. Union Pacific's most recent quarter produced 5.9b (q3'2023).

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Highest paying Union Pacific competitors

Compare Union Pacific salaries to competitors, including Loup Logistics, Genesee & Wyoming, and Kansas City Southern. Employees at Loup Logistics earn the highest average yearly salary of $79,870. The salaries at Genesee & Wyoming average $68,647 per year, and the salaries at Kansas City Southern come in at $67,910 per year.
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2$68,6470
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5$60,0700
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8$55,7380
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    Union Pacific may also be known as or be related to Union Pacific, Union Pacific Corporation and Union Pacific Railroad.