# SEEK Scraper | Australia & NZ Job Listings with Salary (`haketa/seek-scraper`) Actor Scrape seek.com.au & seek.co.nz jobs. Salary + super parsing, visa sponsorship flag, work arrangement, classification & company hiring intelligence. 157K+ active listings. - **URL**: https://apify.com/haketa/seek-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Haketa](https://apify.com/haketa) (community) - **Categories:** Jobs, Automation, Developer tools - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $1.50 / 1,000 results This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events. Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours, and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store. In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server. Actors are written with capital "A". ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## 💼 SEEK Scraper — Australia & NZ Jobs with Salary Intelligence Extract job listings from **[seek.com.au](https://au.seek.com/)** and **[seek.co.nz](https://www.seek.co.nz/)** — Australia's #1 job portal with **157,000+ active listings**. Not just another SEEK scraper. This one has **salary + super parsing**, **visa sponsorship detection**, and **description-based salary extraction** that doubles disclosure rates. --- ### ⚡ What Makes This Different? 10+ SEEK scrapers exist on Apify. None do what this one does: | Feature | Other Scrapers | This Scraper | |---|---|---| | **Salary disclosure** | ~20-30% | ✅ **~50-60%** (description regex) | | **Super detection** | ❌ | ✅ "plus super" vs "inc. super" | | **Total comp calc** | ❌ | ✅ base + 11.5% super | | **Visa sponsorship** | ❌ | ✅ 482/TSS/186/ENS detection | | **Work arrangement** | Partial | ✅ Onsite/Hybrid/Remote | | **No browser** | Some use Playwright | ✅ Cheerio HTTP (5x faster) | --- ### 🇦🇺 Australia-Specific Features #### Salary + Super Parsing (3-Tier) Australia's superannuation system means "$120k + super" ≠ "$120k inc super": **Tier 1 — Structured field**: `$120,000 – $150,000 plus super` **Tier 2 — Super flag**: Detects "plus super", "inclusive of super", "excl. super" **Tier 3 — Description regex**: Finds hidden salary in job descriptions that cards don't show. Doubles the salary disclosure rate from ~25% to ~55%. Total comp auto-calculated: `$120k + super` → `totalComp: $133,800` (at 11.5%) #### Visa Sponsorship Detection 3-level classification from description text: - **explicit_sponsorship** — "482 visa sponsorship available" - **open_to_sponsorship** — "may consider international candidates" - **no_sponsorship** — "must have Australian working rights" 1.2M+ skilled migration applicants per year search for this filter. #### Work Arrangement Post-COVID filter: On-site, Hybrid, Remote — extracted from both structured fields and description. #### Classification System 28 SEEK industries with sub-classifications. IT, Healthcare, Engineering, Mining, Finance and more — all structured. --- ### 🔧 Quick Start #### Software engineering jobs in Sydney: ```json { "keyword": "software engineer", "location": "sydney", "maxRecords": 100 } ```` #### All remote jobs with full details: ```json { "keyword": "", "location": "", "workArrangement": "remote", "scrapeDetails": true, "maxRecords": 200 } ``` #### Recent nursing jobs in Melbourne: ```json { "keyword": "registered nurse", "location": "melbourne", "dateRange": 7, "maxRecords": 100 } ``` *** ### 📦 Sample Output ```json { "jobId": "82347591", "title": "Senior Software Engineer - Platform", "company": "Atlassian", "location": "Sydney NSW 2000", "city": "Sydney", "state": "NSW", "classification": "Information & Communication Technology", "subClassification": "Developers/Programmers", "workType": "Full Time", "workArrangement": "Hybrid", "salaryRaw": "$140,000 – $180,000 plus super", "salaryMin": 140000, "salaryMax": 180000, "salaryPeriod": "annual", "salaryHasSuper": true, "visaSponsorship": "explicit_sponsorship", "bullets": ["Modern stack: Python, Go, AWS", "Hybrid: 2 days/week"], "skills": ["Python", "Go", "AWS", "Kubernetes"], "isFeatured": true, "listingUrl": "https://au.seek.com/job/82347591" } ``` *** ### 🎯 Use Cases #### 💰 Salary Benchmarking Description-based salary extraction doubles disclosure from ~25% to ~55%. Compare across roles, cities and industries. Cheaper alternative to Mercer/AON surveys. #### ✈️ Visa Sponsorship Job Search Filter the 157K+ listings to find the ~5% offering 482/TSS visa sponsorship. Immigration consultancies and overseas candidates pay for this filter. #### 📊 Labor Market Intelligence Track job posting volumes by classification, state and work type. Hiring spikes signal company growth. Scheduled runs build trend data. #### 🏢 Competitive HR Intelligence Monitor competitor hiring: which roles, which cities, what salary ranges. Feed into talent acquisition strategy. *** ### ⚠️ Technical Notes - **No browser needed** — Cheerio HTTP, 128MB memory, very fast - **Datacenter proxy works** — No residential proxy required - **~22 results per page**, max ~550 per search (SEEK limit) - **Session rotation** for stability on large scrapes - **Multi-country ready** — AU and NZ supported, JobStreet/JobsDB planned *** ### 📜 Changelog | Version | Date | Notes | |---|---|---| | 1.0.0 | 2026-05-12 | Initial — Salary 3-tier parsing, super detection, visa sponsorship flag, work arrangement, classification, AU + NZ | # Actor input Schema ## `startUrls` (type: `array`): Direct SEEK search URLs. Overrides other filters. Example: 'https://au.seek.com/software-engineer-jobs/in-sydney' ## `country` (type: `string`): SEEK country site. ## `keyword` (type: `string`): Job title or keyword. Example: 'software engineer', 'registered nurse', 'data analyst' ## `location` (type: `string`): City, state or region. Examples: 'sydney', 'melbourne', 'all-nsw', 'all-vic', 'remote'. Leave empty for all. ## `workType` (type: `string`): Employment type. ## `workArrangement` (type: `string`): On-site, hybrid or remote. ## `dateRange` (type: `string`): Only listings from last N days. ## `scrapeDetails` (type: `boolean`): Visit each job for full description, skills, screening questions, visa sponsorship detection from description text, and salary parsing from description. ## `maxRecords` (type: `integer`): Maximum total jobs. SEEK limits searches to ~550 results. Set 0 for unlimited. ## `maxPages` (type: `integer`): Maximum pages. ~22 results per page. Set 0 for unlimited. ## `requestDelay` (type: `integer`): Delay between requests. 1000-2000ms recommended. ## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`): Datacenter proxy works for SEEK. Residential not required. ## Actor input object example ```json { "startUrls": [], "country": "au", "workType": "all", "workArrangement": "all", "dateRange": "0", "scrapeDetails": false, "maxRecords": 50, "maxPages": 0, "requestDelay": 1000, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true } } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `jobId` (type: `string`): No description ## `title` (type: `string`): No description ## `company` (type: `string`): No description ## `city` (type: `string`): No description ## `salaryRaw` (type: `string`): No description ## `workType` (type: `string`): No description ## `classification` (type: `string`): No description ## `visaSponsorship` (type: `string`): No description ## `listingUrl` (type: `string`): No description ## `scrapedAt` (type: `string`): No description # API You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup. ## JavaScript example ```javascript import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client'; // Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token // Replace the '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "startUrls": [], "country": "au", "keyword": "", "location": "", "scrapeDetails": false, "maxRecords": 50, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true } }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("haketa/seek-scraper").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`); const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems(); items.forEach((item) => { console.dir(item); }); // 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs ``` ## Python example ```python from apify_client import ApifyClient # Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token # Replace '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "startUrls": [], "country": "au", "keyword": "", "location": "", "scrapeDetails": False, "maxRecords": 50, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": True }, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("haketa/seek-scraper").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "startUrls": [], "country": "au", "keyword": "", "location": "", "scrapeDetails": false, "maxRecords": 50, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true } }' | apify call haketa/seek-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=haketa/seek-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "SEEK Scraper | Australia & NZ Job Listings with Salary", "description": "Scrape seek.com.au & seek.co.nz jobs. Salary + super parsing, visa sponsorship flag, work arrangement, classification & company hiring intelligence. 157K+ active listings.", "version": "0.0", "x-build-id": "yWxOYWElEeM9NgF7u" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/haketa~seek-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-haketa-seek-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/haketa~seek-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-haketa-seek-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/haketa~seek-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-haketa-seek-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "startUrls": { "title": "Start URLs", "type": "array", "description": "Direct SEEK search URLs. Overrides other filters. Example: 'https://au.seek.com/software-engineer-jobs/in-sydney'", "items": { "type": "object", "required": [ "url" ], "properties": { "url": { "type": "string", "title": "URL of a web page", "format": "uri" } } } }, "country": { "title": "Country", "enum": [ "au", "nz" ], "type": "string", "description": "SEEK country site.", "default": "au" }, "keyword": { "title": "Keyword", "type": "string", "description": "Job title or keyword. Example: 'software engineer', 'registered nurse', 'data analyst'" }, "location": { "title": "Location", "type": "string", "description": "City, state or region. Examples: 'sydney', 'melbourne', 'all-nsw', 'all-vic', 'remote'. Leave empty for all." }, "workType": { "title": "Work Type", "enum": [ "all", "full-time", "part-time", "contract", "casual" ], "type": "string", "description": "Employment type.", "default": "all" }, "workArrangement": { "title": "Work Arrangement", "enum": [ "all", "onsite", "hybrid", "remote" ], "type": "string", "description": "On-site, hybrid or remote.", "default": "all" }, "dateRange": { "title": "Date Range", "enum": [ "0", "1", "3", "7", "14", "31" ], "type": "string", "description": "Only listings from last N days.", "default": "0" }, "scrapeDetails": { "title": "Scrape Detail Pages", "type": "boolean", "description": "Visit each job for full description, skills, screening questions, visa sponsorship detection from description text, and salary parsing from description.", "default": false }, "maxRecords": { "title": "Max Records", "minimum": 0, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum total jobs. SEEK limits searches to ~550 results. Set 0 for unlimited.", "default": 0 }, "maxPages": { "title": "Max Pages", "minimum": 0, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum pages. ~22 results per page. Set 0 for unlimited.", "default": 0 }, "requestDelay": { "title": "Request Delay (ms)", "minimum": 500, "maximum": 10000, "type": "integer", "description": "Delay between requests. 1000-2000ms recommended.", "default": 1000 }, "proxyConfiguration": { "title": "Proxy Configuration", "type": "object", "description": "Datacenter proxy works for SEEK. Residential not required." } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```