Applied Materials reviews

3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(4,570 total reviews)
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Gary Dickerson

86% approve of CEO

72% positive business outlook

Applied Materials has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 4,570 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Applied Materials employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Produktion industry (3.5 stars).

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5K reviews
4.0
Aug 27, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Working at Applied Materials provides great exposure to advanced semiconductor manufacturing and reliability engineering. I have had the opportunity to work with broad cutting-edge processes, while applying structured quality tools. The environment fosters collaboration with engineering, operations, and supplier teams, and there are real chances to drive measurable improvements in yield and reliability. Recognition for performance is possible—high-impact contributions are noticed.

Cons

Heavy workload, bureaucracy, work-life balance challenges, growth can be slow.

2.0
Aug 26, 2025

Culture

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

People are friendly easy going

Cons

No training system , no growing up opportunity

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