💼 CareerBuilder Job Listings Scraper

The CareerBuilder Job Listings Scraper pulls detailed job data, with 30+ fields per listing, plus salary, skills, and benefits extraction.

✨ What Does It Do

This scraper collects job listings directly from CareerBuilder.com. Search by keyword, location, job type, and more — then export structured data including job titles, companies, salaries, skills, benefits, and posting dates.

Each listing comes back with over 30 fields, giving you a complete picture of the job market in your target area.

🔧 Input

Field	Type	Description
keywords	String	Job title, skills, or keywords to search for
location	String	City and state (e.g. "new-york,ny") or "remote"
startUrl	String	Direct CareerBuilder search URL (overrides keywords/location)
maxItems	Number	Maximum number of jobs to collect (free users: max 100)
jobType	Select	Full-time, Part-time, Contract, Temporary, or Internship
remoteOnly	Boolean	Only show remote job listings
datePosted	Select	Filter by posting date (24h, 7d, 14d, 30d)
radius	Number	Search radius in miles (5–100, default 30)
includeDetails	Boolean	Fetch full descriptions, skills, and benefits from each job page
maxConcurrency	Number	Parallel requests (1–20, default 5)
requestDelayMs	Number	Delay between requests in milliseconds
proxyConfiguration	Object	Proxy settings for reliable access

📊 Output

Each job listing includes:

{
    "jobId": "4e4d26d1-6fac-467e-a6fc-37466bd2740d",
    "title": "Full Stack Software Engineer",
    "company": "Axelon Services Corporation",
    "location": "New York, NY",
    "addressLocality": "New York",
    "addressRegion": "NY",
    "addressCountry": "US",
    "postalCode": "10001",
    "latitude": 40.714,
    "longitude": -74.006,
    "jobUrl": "https://www.careerbuilder.com/job-details/...",
    "applyUrl": "https://www.careerbuilder.com/job-details/...",
    "applyType": "external",
    "datePosted": "2025-03-10",
    "dateRecency": "1 day ago",
    "validThrough": "2025-04-10",
    "employmentType": "Full-time",
    "isRemote": false,
    "isPromoted": false,
    "salary": "120000-160000",
    "salaryFormatted": "$120,000 - $160,000",
    "salaryCurrency": "USD",
    "salaryBaseType": "Yearly",
    "shortDescription": "We are looking for a Full Stack Engineer...",
    "description": "Full HTML job description...",
    "skills": ["JavaScript", "Python", "AWS"],
    "benefits": ["Health Insurance", "401k", "Remote Options"],
    "occupationalCategory": "Software Development",
    "scrapedAt": "2025-03-11T12:00:00.000Z"
}

💎 Why Choose This Scraper

• 30+ fields per listing — far more detail than manual browsing
• Salary data extraction — get min/max salary, currency, and pay period
• Skills and benefits — toggle includeDetails to pull full job descriptions with skills and benefits lists
• Geo-coordinates — latitude and longitude for every listing with location data
• Smart filtering — narrow results by keyword, location, job type, date posted, and search radius
• Free and paid tiers — free users get up to 100 jobs, paid users can collect up to 1 million

📋 How to Use

1. Open the scraper on Apify
2. Enter your search keywords (e.g. "data analyst") and location (e.g. "chicago,il")
3. Set maxItems to control how many jobs you want
4. Toggle includeDetails if you need full descriptions, skills, and benefits
5. Click Start and wait for your data
6. Export results as JSON, CSV, Excel, or connect via API

🎯 Business Use Cases

• Recruitment agencies — monitor job openings across industries and regions
• Market research — analyze hiring trends, salary ranges, and in-demand skills
• Job aggregators — feed CareerBuilder listings into your own job board
• HR analytics — track competitor hiring patterns and compensation benchmarks
• Career coaching — provide clients with data-backed salary and skills insights
• Academic research — study labor market dynamics with structured job data

❓ FAQ

How many jobs can I scrape? Free users can collect up to 100 jobs per run. Paid users can set maxItems up to 1,000,000.

Do I need a CareerBuilder account? No. The scraper works without any login or account.

What's the difference between basic and detailed mode? By default, the scraper collects data from search results pages (fast). When includeDetails is enabled, it visits each job's detail page to extract full descriptions, skills, and benefits (slower but more complete).

How fresh is the data? The scraper pulls live data directly from CareerBuilder.com at the time you run it.

Can I filter by salary? CareerBuilder's search doesn't support salary filters, but you can filter the output data after collection.

🔗 Integrate

Connect this scraper to your workflow:

• REST API — call the scraper programmatically and fetch results as JSON
• Webhooks — trigger actions when a run completes
• Zapier / Make — automate data flows to Google Sheets, Slack, email, and more
• Google Sheets — export results directly to a spreadsheet
• Python / Node.js — use the Apify client library in your own code

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🚀 Ready to Start?

Click Start to begin collecting job listings from CareerBuilder. Your data will be ready in minutes.

🆘 Need Help?

Having trouble or need a custom solution? Reach out to us and we'll help you get the data you need.

⚠️ Disclaimer

This scraper is provided for educational and research purposes. Users are responsible for ensuring their use complies with CareerBuilder's terms of service and applicable laws. The authors are not responsible for any misuse of this tool.