CareerBuilder Job Listings Scraper

CareerBuilder Job Listings Scraper

Scrape CareerBuilder job listings by keyword, location, or direct URL, up to a million per run. Every job comes with title, company, location, salary, employment type, and posting date. Export to CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML.

CareerBuilder's job search is a primary source for US job postings, but manually copying listings is slow and error-prone. This Actor reads the public search results directly, filters by keyword, location, job type, date posted, and remote status, and returns each match in one fixed schema. No login or API key required.

Who uses it	What they scrape CareerBuilder for
Recruiters	Monitor competitor job postings and salary benchmarks
Market researchers	Track hiring trends and skill demand by region
Job boards	Aggregate listings from CareerBuilder into their own platform
Data analysts	Build datasets of job postings for labor market analysis

What it does

This Actor collects CareerBuilder job listings by keyword, location, or direct URL, and returns each one as a flat row.

• 🔍 Keyword and location search: Enter a job title and city to get matching listings.
• 🔗 Direct URL support: Paste any CareerBuilder search URL to scrape exactly those results.
• 📅 Date posted filter: Limit results to the last 24 hours, 7, 14, or 30 days.
• 💼 Job type filter: Full-time, part-time, contract, temporary, or internship.
• 🏠 Remote only: Toggle to get only remote positions.
• 📄 Full job details: Optionally fetch the complete description, skills, and benefits from each job page.

Results export to CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML, or straight from the API.

What you can do with CareerBuilder data

📊 Track hiring trends.

A market researcher runs the Actor weekly for 'data scientist' in major metros to see which skills are in demand.

💰 Benchmark salaries.

An HR analyst scrapes listings for 'software engineer' in San Francisco to compare salary ranges across companies.

🏢 Monitor competitors.

A recruiter scrapes all jobs posted by a rival staffing firm to see their active clients and openings.

🌐 Build a job board.

A startup aggregates remote marketing jobs from CareerBuilder into their niche job board using the API.

📈 Analyze labor markets.

An economist collects monthly postings by occupation and region to model employment shifts.

Why choose this scraper

	What you get
No API key	Scrape public CareerBuilder search results without registration or OAuth.
Flexible input	Search by keyword, location, or paste a full URL.
Rich filters	Filter by job type, date posted, remote status, and search radius.
Scalable	Collect up to 1,000,000 listings per run.
Structured output	Get a clean dataset with consistent fields for every job.

How it compares

This Actor focuses on fast, filterable job listing extraction, while the competitor below also includes salary estimates and company profiles.

Feature	ParseForge	CareerBuilder Scraper - Jobs, Salaries & Company Profiles
Keyword and location search	Yes	Yes
Direct URL scraping	Yes	Yes
Job type filter	Yes	Not listed
Remote only filter	Yes	Not listed
Date posted filter	Yes	Yes
Full job description	Yes (optional)	Yes
Salary estimates	Not listed	Yes
Company profiles	Not listed	Yes

Configure the run

Drive the Actor from keywords, location, and direct URLs, alone or together, and filters run as each job is read so only matches reach your dataset. The Input tab lists every parameter.

A first run with the defaults:

{
 "maxItems": 10,
 "keywords": "software engineer",
 "location": "new-york,ny",
 "includeDetails": false
}

A larger pull:

{
 "maxItems": 200,
 "keywords": "software engineer",
 "location": "new-york,ny",
 "includeDetails": false
}

Pricing

Pay-per-result: $0.01999 per result collected. You pay only for the results written to your dataset.

Results collected	Approximate cost
100 results	$2.00
1,000 results	$19.99
10,000 results	$199.90

New Apify accounts start with $5 in free credit.

Free users

Free-plan runs return up to 10 results as a preview. Upgrade your Apify plan to collect up to 1,000,000 results per run.

Run it

1. Create a free Apify account with $5 in credit.
2. Open the CareerBuilder Job Listings Scraper.
3. Set your inputs and any filters, then click Start.
4. Export the results as CSV, Excel, JSON, or XML from the Dataset tab.

Run it programmatically through the Apify API (run-sync-get-dataset-items) or the ApifyClient for JavaScript and Python.

Use with AI agents (MCP)

Give an AI agent live access to CareerBuilder through the Model Context Protocol. Add the Actor to Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client:

claude mcp add --transport http apify "https://mcp.apify.com?tools=parseforge/careerbuilder-scraper"

Then prompt it in plain language to run the scraper and read back the results.

Troubleshooting

Why am I getting no results?

Check your keyword and location filters. Try broadening the search or removing filters like jobType or datePosted. Also verify that the startUrl, if provided, is a valid CareerBuilder search URL.

The Actor is running slowly.

Increase maxConcurrency up to 20 for faster scraping, but be aware of rate limits. If you get blocked, lower concurrency and increase requestDelayMs.

I'm getting rate-limited or blocked.

Reduce maxConcurrency to 1 or 2 and increase requestDelayMs to 1000 or more. You can also run the Actor during off-peak hours.

Some job listings are missing details.

Enable includeDetails to fetch the full job description from each job's detail page. This is slower but returns complete information.

The location filter isn't working as expected.

Use the format 'city,state' (e.g., 'new-york,ny') or 'remote'. The radius field controls the search distance in miles.

FAQ

Question	Answer
Do I need a CareerBuilder API key?	No. This Actor scrapes the public website directly, so no registration or API key is required.
Can I scrape a specific CareerBuilder search URL?	Yes. Paste the full URL into the startUrl field, and the Actor will scrape those exact results, ignoring keyword and location filters.
What data does each job listing include?	Each row includes the job title, company name, location, salary range if listed, employment type, posting date, and a link to the full job posting. If you enable includeDetails, it also fetches the full description, skills, and benefits.
How do I filter for remote jobs?	Set the remoteOnly checkbox to true. You can also set location to 'remote' to search for remote positions nationwide.
Can I limit results to jobs posted in the last 24 hours?	Yes. Set the datePosted field to '1' for the last 24 hours, or choose 7, 14, or 30 days.
What is the maximum number of jobs I can scrape?	You can set maxItems up to 1,000,000. The Actor will stop once it reaches that number or no more results are available.
Does the Actor handle pagination?	Yes, it automatically follows pagination links to collect all matching jobs up to your maxItems limit.
Can I filter by job type?	Yes, use the jobType field to select full-time, part-time, contract, temporary, or internship.
What output formats are supported?	You can export the results as CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML from the Apify dataset.
Is it legal to scrape CareerBuilder?	You should review CareerBuilder's terms of service and comply with applicable laws. This Actor only accesses publicly available data.

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🆘 Need help? Email parseforge@protonmail.com with your run ID, your input, and what you expected.

⚠️ Disclaimer. This Actor is unofficial and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by CareerBuilder, LLC. It collects only publicly available data. You are responsible for using the collected data in compliance with the source's terms of service and applicable data-protection laws, including GDPR, CCPA, and PIPL. Do not use it to collect personal data unlawfully.