💼 RemoteOK Jobs Scraper

🚀 Collect remote job listings with salary parsing and skill extraction. Search by keyword. Get job titles, companies, salaries, skills, apply URLs, and posting dates. No coding required.

🕒 Last updated: 2026-04-16 · 📊 18+ fields per job · 💰 Salary parsing (min/max/currency) · 🛠️ Skills extracted · 🌍 Remote-first listings

The RemoteOK Jobs Scraper extracts remote job listings with up to 18 structured data fields per job, including parsed salary ranges, skills extraction, and job categorization. It connects directly to the public API for fast, reliable results.

Whether you are a job seeker building a custom remote work feed, a recruiter monitoring remote talent pools, or a data analyst researching the remote work market, this tool delivers structured job data without manual browsing.

🎯 Target Audience	💡 Primary Use Cases
Job seekers, recruiters, market researchers, data analysts, job aggregator platforms, career coaches	Remote job monitoring, salary benchmarking, skill demand analysis, job feed enrichment, hiring trend tracking

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📋 What the RemoteOK Scraper does

• 📝 Job titles. Track exact positions to identify hiring trends for specific roles.
• 💼 Company data. See which companies are actively hiring with logos and URLs.
• 💰 Salary parsing. Collect minimum and maximum salary with currency extraction.
• 🛠️ Skills extraction. Identify technical skills in demand across current openings.
• 📋 Full descriptions. Read complete job posting text for deeper market research.
• 📅 Posting dates. Track freshness of listings and hiring cycles.

Each record includes apply URLs, employment type, location info, and company logos.

💡 Why it matters: manually browsing job boards to track remote work trends, salary ranges, and skill demand means visiting dozens of pages daily. This Actor exports structured job data in seconds via direct API access.

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🎬 Full Demo

🚧 Coming soon: a 3-minute walkthrough.

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⚙️ Input

Input	Type	Default	Behavior
keyword	string	"python"	Job search keyword (title or skill). Leave empty for all jobs.
maxItems	integer	10	Max jobs to collect. Free: 10, Paid: up to 1,000,000.
proxyConfiguration	object	-	Proxy settings if needed.

Example: Python developer jobs.

{
    "keyword": "python",
    "maxItems": 50
}

Example: all remote jobs (no keyword filter).

{
    "keyword": "",
    "maxItems": 100
}

⚠️ Good to Know: Free users are limited to 10 items per run. The API returns results in a single request, so runs complete in seconds. No proxy is typically needed.

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📊 Output

🧾 Schema

Field	Type	Example
📋 title	string	"Senior Backend Engineer"
💼 company	string	"RemoteTech Inc"
🌍 location	string	"Worldwide"
💰 salary	string	"$100,000 - $150,000"
📊 salaryMin	number	100000
📊 salaryMax	number	150000
💱 salaryCurrency	string	"USD"
🛠️ skills	array	["Python", "Django", "PostgreSQL"]
📋 description	string	Full job description
📅 datePosted	string	"2026-04-01"
📌 locationType	string	"Remote"
👔 employmentType	string	"Full-time"
🔗 jobUrl	string	Direct job listing URL
🔗 applyUrl	string	Application URL
🆔 jobId	string	Unique job identifier
🏢 companyLogo	string	Company logo URL
🌐 companyUrl	string	Company website URL
📍 sourceBoard	string	"RemoteOK"
🕒 scrapedAt	ISO 8601	"2026-04-08T10:00:00.000Z"

📦 Sample records

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✨ Why choose this Actor

	Capability
⚡	Fast API access. No browser needed, results in seconds.
💰	Salary parsing. Min, max, and currency extracted automatically.
🛠️	Skill extraction. Technical skills and categories identified.
👔	Job type classification. Full-time, part-time, contract detected.
🔗	Apply URLs. Direct application links included.
🏢	Company data. Logos, URLs, and names for every listing.
📅	Posting dates. Track listing freshness and hiring cycles.

📊 18+ fields per job with parsed salaries, skills, apply URLs, and company data.

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📈 How it compares to alternatives

Approach	Cost	Speed	Salary parsing	Skills	Setup
⭐ RemoteOK Scraper (this Actor)	$5 free credit	Seconds	Yes (min/max/currency)	Yes	⚡ 2 min
Manual browsing	Free	Slow	No	No	🕒 Ongoing
Generic web scraper	Varies	Varies	No	No	🕒 30+ min
RSS feed	Free	Minutes	No	No	🕒 10 min

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🚀 How to use

1. 📝 Sign up. Create a free account with $5 credit (takes 2 minutes).
2. 🌐 Open the Actor. Go to the RemoteOK Scraper page on Apify.
3. 🎯 Set input. Enter a search keyword (or leave empty for all jobs).
4. 🚀 Run it. Click Start and get results in seconds.
5. 📥 Download. Grab results in JSON, CSV, or Excel from the Dataset tab.

⏱️ Total time: 2 minutes. No coding required.

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💼 Business use cases

📊 Market Research Monitor salary trends across 100+ tech roles Track remote job growth week over week Analyze skill demand by category Build quarterly compensation benchmarks

💼 Recruiting & Career Collect active developer listings daily Identify passive candidates before competitors Build custom remote job feeds for clients Advise on salary negotiations with real data

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🌟 Beyond business use cases

Data like this powers more than commercial workflows. The same structured records support research, education, civic projects, and personal initiatives.

🎓 Research and academia Empirical datasets for papers, thesis work, and coursework Longitudinal studies tracking changes across snapshots Reproducible research with cited, versioned data pulls Classroom exercises on data analysis and ethical scraping	🎨 Personal and creative Side projects, portfolio demos, and indie app launches Data visualizations, dashboards, and infographics Content research for bloggers, YouTubers, and podcasters Hobbyist collections and personal trackers
🤝 Non-profit and civic Transparency reporting and accountability projects Advocacy campaigns backed by public-interest data Community-run databases for local issues Investigative journalism on public records	🧪 Experimentation Prototype AI and machine-learning pipelines with real data Validate product-market hypotheses before engineering spend Train small domain-specific models on niche corpora Test dashboard concepts with live input

🤖 Ask an AI assistant about this scraper

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• 💬 ChatGPT
• 🧠 Claude
• 🔍 Perplexity
• 🅒 Copilot

💰 How much does it cost?

Apify gives you $5 in free monthly credits on the Apify Free plan, enough to test RemoteOK Jobs Scraper and pull a real sample dataset. For ongoing usage:

• Starter plan ($49/month) — Recommended for individuals running RemoteOK Jobs Scraper regularly. Includes higher concurrency and larger datasets.
• Scale plan ($499/month) — Recommended for teams running RemoteOK Jobs Scraper at production scale.

Pay-Per-Event pricing means you only pay for what you actually use. Failed runs are never charged. See the Pricing tab on this Actor's page for exact event prices.

💡 Tips for using RemoteOK Jobs Scraper

• Start with a small maxItems (3-10) to validate output format before running larger jobs.
• Use Apify Schedules to run RemoteOK Jobs Scraper on a recurring basis and keep your dataset fresh.
• Export via Integrations: Apify connects to Google Sheets, Airbyte, Make, Zapier, and direct webhooks — pipe your data anywhere.
• Monitor with webhooks: trigger downstream workflows the moment a run finishes.
• Re-run failed items: if any individual records error out, re-run with their inputs only. Failed events are not charged.

⚖️ Is it legal to use RemoteOK Jobs Scraper?

Yes. RemoteOK Jobs Scraper only collects publicly available data. Web scraping public data has been confirmed as legal by US courts (see hiQ Labs v. LinkedIn) and is widely used for research, market analysis, and business intelligence.

However, you are responsible for:

• Respecting the source website's Terms of Service.
• Complying with GDPR, CCPA, and other applicable data-protection laws when personal data is involved.
• Not republishing copyrighted content without permission.

If you have specific compliance concerns, consult your legal team. See the Apify legal docs for more.

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

🔌 Automating RemoteOK Scraper

• 🟢 Node.js. Install the apify-client NPM package.
• 🐍 Python. Use the apify-client PyPI package.
• 📚 See the Apify API documentation for full details.

🔌 Integrate with any app

• Make - Automate job monitoring workflows
• Zapier - Connect 5,000+ apps
• Slack - Get notifications for new jobs
• Airbyte - Data pipelines
• GitHub - Trigger from commits
• Google Drive - Export to Sheets

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⚠️ Disclaimer: Independent tool, not affiliated with RemoteOK.com or any of its subsidiaries. Only publicly available data is collected through the public API.