EdJoin Scraper: K-12 Teaching, Certificated and Classified Job Listings

Get instant, structured access to K-12 education jobs across US school districts. Extract direct HR contact emails, salary ranges, deadlines, locations, and requirements in bulk with zero visual DOM fragility.

What does EdJoin Scraper do?

The EdJoin Scraper is a fast web crawling tool that extracts complete education vacancy listings from EdJoin (edjoin.org), the largest job board for public and private school districts in the United States.

It pulls data from two main sources:

1. Listing Search API: Queries EdJoin's backend JSON search index directly to discover postings based on keywords and locations. This allows high-concurrency, fast walks of thousands of records with zero web browser overhead.
2. Detail Page JSON-LD Parsing: Loads the detail page of each discovered vacancy to extract structured Schema.org JobPosting JSON-LD blocks containing direct school contact emails, full credential requirements, and required skills.

With Apify, you can run this scraper via a simple REST API, schedule it to run daily or weekly to monitor new postings, and automatically integrate the results with Google Sheets, Airtable, Make, or webhooks.

Why use EdJoin Scraper?

• Find High-Intent HR & Recruiting Leads: For staffing agencies, B2B marketers, and recruiting firms looking to discover direct contact emails of hiring managers and school district coordinators.
• Keep Your Education Career Board Updated: Keep your own education career board up-to-date with complete vacancy metadata, direct links, salary structures, and expiration dates.
• Benchmark Teacher Salaries & Benefits: Analyze teacher salaries, work schedules, required certifications, and posting volumes across districts, counties, and states.
• Set Up Daily Automated Alerts: Schedule the scraper to run daily to detect fresh vacancies matching your criteria (e.g. "Special Education Teacher" in "Los Angeles") and send instant notifications to your teams.

How to use EdJoin Scraper

1. Set Up: Open the EdJoin Scraper page in the Apify Console.
2. Configure Input: Set the search keyword (e.g., Special Education) and location (e.g., California).
3. Limit Output: Set maxItems to restrict the number of results collected to control costs.
4. Choose Mode: Enable includeDescription to visit detailed pages for direct emails and qualifications, or disable it for a super-fast, cheap listing-only query.
5. Run: Click the Start button. Once completed, download your data in JSON, CSV, Excel, or HTML format in the Output tab.

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Input Parameters

The scraper accepts these input configuration settings:

Field	Type	Description	Default
startUrls	Array	Optional pre-filtered EdJoin search URLs to scrape.	[]
keyword	String	Search keyword for role, specialty, or district (e.g. "Teacher", "Secretary").	"Teacher"
location	String	Geographic area (e.g. "California", "San Diego", "90210").	"California"
maxItems	Integer	Maximum number of job records to collect.	100
includeDescription	Boolean	Whether to fetch detailed pages for HR emails, requirements, and logos.	true
dateWithinDays	Integer	Only include postings created within the last N days (0 = any time).	0
maxConcurrency	Integer	Maximum parallel page requests.	8
proxyConfiguration	Object	Proxy routing. Standard open WAF allows running without proxies.	{"useApifyProxy": false}

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Output Structure

The scraper outputs fully normalized flat job rows with empty fields omitted. Here is a sample JSON representation:

{
  "posting_id": 2234074,
  "title": "Secretary II (School) at Cajon Park - Pos#30024578",
  "district_name": "Santee School District",
  "city": "Santee",
  "county_name": "San Diego",
  "state_name": "California",
  "postal_code": "92071-2674",
  "address": "9625 Cuyamaca St.",
  "job_type": "Clerical / Secretarial Staff / Office Tech.",
  "employment_type": "FULL_TIME",
  "salary_info": "Salary Classification: 27",
  "pay_range_from": "Salary Classification: 27/ Step A",
  "pay_range_to": "Salary Classification: Step E",
  "pay_range_unit": "Monthly",
  "single_rate": null,
  "single_rate_unit": null,
  "contact_email": "brandi.medrano@santeesd.net",
  "date_posted": "2026-06-06T07:00:00.000Z",
  "deadline": "2026-06-12T23:00:00.000Z",
  "work_hours": "203 work days / 8.0 hrs. / 7:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.",
  "requirements": "MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS / CERTIFICATIONS / AND APPLICATION PROCEDURE: See job description for a complete list of qualifications and requirements at www.santeesd.net; under the Human Resources department. Applications, transcripts, certification(s), and / or documentation MUST be submitted for each position...",
  "required_skills": "First Aid, CPR and AED Certificate (All three trainings required) Online training certificates accepted. Typing Certificate 50 nwpm (net words per minute)",
  "logo": "https://edjoinprodstoragewest.blob.core.windows.net/customerlogos/logo133892042317467324.png",
  "url": "https://www.edjoin.org/Home/JobPosting/2234074",
  "scraped_at": "2026-06-07T05:22:15.341Z"
}

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Output Fields Explanation

Field Name	Type	Description
posting_id	Number	Unique identifier for the vacancy posting.
title	String	Job position title.
district_name	String	School district or hiring agency name.
city	String	Primary city.
county_name	String	County name where the position resides.
state_name	String	State name (e.g. California).
postal_code	String	Location ZIP or postal code.
address	String	Physical street address of the district.
job_type	String	Broad classification group.
employment_type	String	Full Time, Part Time, or other employment status.
salary_info	String	Raw salary text.
pay_range_from	String	Stated lower bound of the pay schedule.
pay_range_to	String	Stated upper bound of the pay schedule.
pay_range_unit	String	Unit rate of the pay range (Monthly, Hourly, Annually).
single_rate	String	Stated flat pay rate if no range is given.
contact_email	String	Direct HR contact email address.
date_posted	String	ISO formatted publication date.
deadline	String	ISO formatted application closing date.
work_hours	String	Work shift, day, or calendar schedules.
requirements	String	Detailed qualifications description.
required_skills	String	Explicit certificates or typing requirements.
logo	String	Hiring organization logo URL.
url	String	Link to the original posting.
scraped_at	String	Scraping execution timestamp.

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Cost Estimation & Pricing

Because this Actor uses an API-driven listing crawl and lightweight Cheerio detail fetch, it does not require running dynamic browser instances (Playwright/Puppeteer), which reduces compute overhead. It can be run successfully on standard datacenter IPs.

• Standard platform rate: $1.99 per 1,000 results (excludes micro platform execution fees).
• Running a 5,000 vacancy crawl will cost approximately $9.95 in bandwidth and compute units combined.

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FAQ, Disclaimers, and Support

• Is scraping EdJoin legal? Yes. This scraper extracts publicly available recruitment listings that districts intend to share with the public. It does not access private applicant data or require logging in. Ensure you comply with local regulations and respect server load limits by setting standard concurrency.
• Can I run this on a schedule? Yes. In the Apify Console, create a Schedule to trigger the actor daily, weekly, or monthly.
• How can I submit suggestions or bugs? Open an issue in the Issues tab on this Actor's page, or contact us through the Apify Console.