Careerbuilder Scraper | $3.99 / 1k | Fast & Reliable

Slug: fatihtahta/careerbuilder-scraper

1. Overview

Careerbuilder.com hosts one of the most extensive U.S. job marketplaces, covering roles across industries, locations, seniority levels, and employment types. The Careerbuilder Scraper automatically collects structured listings so you can analyze hiring trends, monitor competitors, or build pipelines without manual copy/paste.

Each run captures clean job metadata—titles, companies, locations, pay ranges, descriptions, posting dates, recommended skills, and application options. Runs are tuned for reliability, meaning you can schedule frequent refreshes or large exports without micromanagement.

2. Why Use This Actor

• Market and talent researchers monitor hiring velocity, compensation bands, and emerging skills.
• Recruiters and agencies build lead lists and personalized outreach pipelines.
• Developers and analysts power dashboards, alerts, or downstream enrichment workflows.
• Business development teams spot companies expanding in specific regions or functions.

Typical applications include lead generation, labor-market intelligence, compensation benchmarking, product monitoring, directory building, and trend analysis. Results arrive normalized and ready for spreadsheets, BI tools, or databases—saving hours per week compared to manual browsing.

3. Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description	Default
startUrls	Array of strings	Paste one or more Careerbuilder search, category, or listing URLs to scrape directly.	–
queries	Array of strings	Provide raw search keywords (e.g., "data engineer remote"). Each query is converted into a Careerbuilder search run.	–
location	Array of strings	Optional city, state, or ZIP filters applied to every query. Combine with queries for precise regional targeting.	–
limit	Integer	Maximum number of listings to save per input before the run stops. Minimum 10.	50000

Legacy single keyword/location inputs are still accepted for backwards compatibility, but arrays unlock multi-query fan-out and are what the actor optimizes for.

Tip: Start with a smaller limit while testing new searches, then scale up.

4. Example Input

{
  "queries": ["Senior Data Analyst"],
  "location": ["Remote", "New York, NY"],
  "startUrls": [
    "https://www.careerbuilder.com/jobs?keywords=Marketing+Manager&location=Chicago%2C+IL"
  ],
  "limit": 250
}

5. Example Output

{
  "title": "ALM Analyst II",
  "url": "https://www.careerbuilder.com/job/J3P7GF64ZRTFW91NCFY",
  "company": "Jobot",
  "location": "Lakewood, CA, US",
  "employmentType": "FULL_TIME",
  "snippet": "ALM Analyst need for well-established California bank...",
  "salary": "$31.00 - $51.00/Hour",
  "description": "ALM Analyst need for well-established California bank...",
  "datePosted": "2025-11-01",
  "validThrough": "2025-11-30",
  "jobId": "J3P7GF64ZRTFW91NCFY",
  "salaryMin": 31,
  "salaryMax": 51,
  "salaryCurrency": "USD",
  "salaryUnit": "HOUR",
  "recommendedSkills": [
    "Artificial Intelligence",
    "Asset Liability Management",
    "Finance"
  ],
  "directApply": true
}

• title, company, location, and employmentType define the role basics.
• snippet and description provide short and full text for quick previews or NLP processing.
• salary plus the numeric salary fields support benchmarking and filtering.
• datePosted, validThrough, and jobId enable deduplication and historical tracking.
• recommendedSkills highlights key qualifications extracted from the listing.
• directApply signals whether candidates can apply directly via Careerbuilder.

6. Notes & Limitations

• Use this actor responsibly and respect Careerbuilder’s terms of service.
• Public listings can change or expire quickly; schedule recurring runs to keep datasets fresh.
• Always store and handle personal data in line with applicable privacy regulations.

7. Support

Questions or custom needs? Open an issue on the Issues tab of the actor page in Apify Console and it will be resolved around the clock.

Happy Scraping,

• Fatih