harryalways317 / jobspy

Jobs scraper library for LinkedIn, Indeed, Glassdoor & ZipRecruiter

JobSpy is a simple, yet comprehensive, job scraping library.

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Features

• Scrapes job postings from LinkedIn, Indeed, Glassdoor, & ZipRecruiter simultaneously
• Aggregates the job postings in a Pandas DataFrame
• Proxy support (HTTP/S, SOCKS)

Video Guide for JobSpy - Updated for release v1.1.3

Installation

pip install python-jobspy

Python version >= 3.10 required

Usage

from jobspy import scrape_jobs

jobs = scrape_jobs(
    site_name=["indeed", "linkedin", "zip_recruiter", "glassdoor"],
    search_term="software engineer",
    location="Dallas, TX",
    results_wanted=10,
    country_indeed='USA'  # only needed for indeed / glassdoor
)
print(f"Found {len(jobs)} jobs")
print(jobs.head())
jobs.to_csv("jobs.csv", index=False) # to_xlsx

Output

SITE           TITLE                             COMPANY_NAME      CITY          STATE  JOB_TYPE  INTERVAL  MIN_AMOUNT  MAX_AMOUNT  JOB_URL                                            DESCRIPTION
indeed         Software Engineer                 AMERICAN SYSTEMS  Arlington     VA     None      yearly    200000      150000      https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=5e409e577046...  THIS POSITION COMES WITH A 10K SIGNING BONUS!...
indeed         Senior Software Engineer          TherapyNotes.com  Philadelphia  PA     fulltime  yearly    135000      110000      https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=da39574a40cb...  About Us TherapyNotes is the national leader i...
linkedin       Software Engineer - Early Career  Lockheed Martin   Sunnyvale     CA     fulltime  yearly    None        None        https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/3693012711      Description:By bringing together people that u...
linkedin       Full-Stack Software Engineer      Rain              New York      NY     fulltime  yearly    None        None        https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/3696158877      Rain’s mission is to create the fastest and ea...
zip_recruiter Software Engineer - New Grad       ZipRecruiter      Santa Monica  CA     fulltime  yearly    130000      150000      https://www.ziprecruiter.com/jobs/ziprecruiter...  We offer a hybrid work environment. Most US-ba...
zip_recruiter Software Developer                 TEKsystems        Phoenix       AZ     fulltime  hourly    65          75          https://www.ziprecruiter.com/jobs/teksystems-0...  Top Skills' Details• 6 years of Java developme...

Parameters for scrape_jobs()

Required
├── site_type (List[enum]): linkedin, zip_recruiter, indeed, glassdoor
└── search_term (str)
Optional
├── location (int)
├── distance (int): in miles
├── job_type (enum): fulltime, parttime, internship, contract
├── proxy (str): in format 'http://user:pass@host:port' or [https, socks]
├── is_remote (bool)
├── results_wanted (int): number of job results to retrieve for each site specified in 'site_type'
├── easy_apply (bool): filters for jobs that are hosted on LinkedIn
├── country_indeed (enum): filters the country on Indeed (see below for correct spelling)
├── offset (num): starts the search from an offset (e.g. 25 will start the search from the 25th result)

JobPost Schema

JobPost
├── title (str)
├── company (str)
├── job_url (str)
├── location (object)
│   ├── country (str)
│   ├── city (str)
│   ├── state (str)
├── description (str)
├── job_type (str): fulltime, parttime, internship, contract
├── compensation (object)
│   ├── interval (str): yearly, monthly, weekly, daily, hourly
│   ├── min_amount (int)
│   ├── max_amount (int)
│   └── currency (enum)
└── date_posted (date)
└── emails (str)
└── num_urgent_words (int)
└── is_remote (bool)

Exceptions

The following exceptions may be raised when using JobSpy:

• LinkedInException
• IndeedException
• ZipRecruiterException
• GlassdoorException

Supported Countries for Job Searching

LinkedIn

LinkedIn searches globally & uses only the location parameter. You can only fetch 1000 jobs max from the LinkedIn endpoint we're using

ZipRecruiter

ZipRecruiter searches for jobs in US/Canada & uses only the location parameter.

Indeed / Glassdoor

Indeed & Glassdoor supports most countries, but the country_indeed parameter is required. Additionally, use the location parameter to narrow down the location, e.g. city & state if necessary.

You can specify the following countries when searching on Indeed (use the exact name, * indicates support for Glassdoor):

Argentina	Australia*	Austria*	Bahrain
Belgium*	Brazil*	Canada*	Chile
China	Colombia	Costa Rica	Czech Republic
Denmark	Ecuador	Egypt	Finland
France*	Germany*	Greece	Hong Kong*
Hungary	India*	Indonesia	Ireland*
Israel	Italy*	Japan	Kuwait
Luxembourg	Malaysia	Mexico*	Morocco
Netherlands*	New Zealand*	Nigeria	Norway
Oman	Pakistan	Panama	Peru
Philippines	Poland	Portugal	Qatar
Romania	Saudi Arabia	Singapore*	South Africa
South Korea	Spain*	Sweden	Switzerland*
Taiwan	Thailand	Turkey	Ukraine
United Arab Emirates	UK*	USA*	Uruguay
Venezuela	Vietnam

Glassdoor can only fetch 900 jobs from the endpoint we're using on a given search.

Frequently Asked Questions

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Q: Encountering issues with your queries?
A: Try reducing the number of results_wanted and/or broadening the filters. If problems persist, submit an issue.

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Q: Received a response code 429?
A: This indicates that you have been blocked by the job board site for sending too many requests. All of the job board sites are aggressive with blocking. We recommend:

• Waiting a few seconds between requests.
• Trying a VPN or proxy to change your IP address.

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Q: Experiencing a "Segmentation fault: 11" on macOS Catalina?
A: This is due to tls_client dependency not supporting your architecture. Solutions and workarounds include:

• Upgrade to a newer version of MacOS
• Reach out to the maintainers of tls_client for fixes