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Question 1 of 3Hiring now
610
open professional roles
829
opened in the last 90 days
829 in the last 12 months
0%
of roles are remote
26
states hiring
Illinois, Texas, North Carolina, Indiana, Georgia, Arizona
What it hires for: Engineering (490), Operations (74), Finance (40), Data & Analytics (26), Human Resources (24). By level: early career (308), senior ic (173), manager (157), mid level (114), senior manager (26).
Where: Irving, Texas (96), Mossville, Illinois (50), Irving, TX (41), Mossville, IL (39), Peoria, IL (34), Lafayette, Indiana (25), Wuxi, Jiangsu (23), East Peoria, IL (22).
Main hubs: Irving, TX (41), Mossville, IL (39), Peoria, IL (34), East Peoria, IL (22). Open a city for its job market, layoffs and training.
Where Irving, TX ranks
Where Irving, TX placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #3Cities with the most hybrid jobs in the Southwest17% · of 43
- #4Best cities for entry-level jobs that want AI skills in the Southwest9% · of 39
- #4Best all-round cities for mid-career professionals in the Southwest72 / 100 · of 15
- #4Best all-round cities for AI careers in the Southwest76 / 100 · of 15
- #5Best cities for AI-skill jobs in the Southwest15% · of 44
- #5Best cities for pay after cost of living in the Southwest$138k · of 15
Rankings about engineering jobs
- Best cities for software and engineering jobs #1 San Francisco (3,412 openings)
- Best cities for engineering pay after cost of living #1 San Mateo ($216k)
- Most requested AI skills in engineering jobs #1 AI tools in daily work (6.1%)
- AI tools named most often in engineering jobs #1 Claude (1.7%)
- Employers with the most engineering jobs #1 Amazon (2,992 roles)
Caterpillar in the industry job lists
Where Caterpillar places in our weekly lists of the employers hiring in each industry, kept month by month.
November 2026
- #8Entry-level utility and power jobs and who is hiring13 entry-level · of 25
- #11Entry-level robotics and automation jobs and who is hiring9 entry-level · of 25
Caterpillar hiring at a glance
- We have tracked Caterpillar's career site since Oct 2026; it has opened 830 professional roles in that time.
- 185 of Caterpillar's 474 open roles (39%) are entry-level or early-career; 1 of them say people without experience are welcome and 2 describe structured training.
- 64 open roles (14%) ask for a specific AI skill; tools named include Claude, CUDA, GitHub Copilot, LangChain/LangGraph.
- Of the 83 open roles that state where the work happens, 32 remote, 51 on-site.
- Among open roles, 243 say the employer cannot sponsor a visa.
- 33% of its roles post a salary range, against a median of 11% for Manufacturing & Industrial employers.
- 33 roles were posted in the last 7 days; the median open role was posted 26 days ago.
- By open professional roles, Caterpillar ranks #7 of 583 Manufacturing & Industrial employers we track.
What Caterpillar asks for
Skills named most often in open roles
- project management 86
- logistics 69
- supply chain 62
- lean 60
- python 59
- procurement 45
- excel 39
- agile 38
- ci/cd 37
- c++ 35
AI tools named: Claude (11), CUDA (10), GitHub Copilot (9), LangChain/LangGraph (6), PyTorch (5), Microsoft Copilot (M365) (4).
Entry-level roles, in the employer’s words
Phrases from open postings that say people without experience are welcome or that training is provided.
- “Candidates do not need experience across all three focus areas, but should bring strong manufacturing engineering, process development, project execution, and p…”Manufacturing Engineer – Sanford Advanced Manufacturing
- “…nt Leadership and Technical Development Program (LTDP) is a three-year rotational program designed to accelerate development of entry-level talent and provide a…”2027 Leadership & Technical Development Program (LTDP) - Procurement (training provided)
How Caterpillar compares with Manufacturing & Industrial employers
| Measure | Caterpillar | Median employer |
|---|---|---|
| Open professional roles | 474 | 34 |
| Roles that post a salary range | 33% | 11% |
Median across 579 Manufacturing & Industrial employers with 3 or more open roles. Updated daily.
Similar employers hiring
Open roles
- Administrative AssistantPeoria, IL
- Sr. Associate Engineer-Test/ValidationSpringfield, IL · $130k–$134k
- 2027 Leadership & Technical Development Program (LTDP) - ProcurementMossville, IL · $81k–$134k
- Aftertreatment Manufacturing Engineer - NPIPontiac, IL · $98k–$146k
- Engineering ManagerDeer, AR · $148k–$222k
- Remote Electrical Power Systems Engineer: Generator ControlsUnited States
- Brand ManagerOxford, MS · $91k–$133k
- Electrical Controls Engineer - Critical Power Systems (Remote)Pennsylvania
- Automation & Controls Engineer - Critical Power Systems (Remote)Virginia
- Electrical Controls Engineer - Critical Power Systems (Remote)Illinois
What Caterpillar pays
Across 273 postings with a posted range, pay is above the market range for the same roles. 33% of its roles post a salary range.
| Level | Function | Typical posted range | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|
| IC | Engineering | $113,940–$140,050 | 2 |
Only salary ranges the employer posted. No estimates.
Caterpillar news from SEC filings
Acquisitions, leadership changes and capital raised by Caterpillar, from its SEC filings in the last 12 months.
- Leadership change · Executive or director change · SEC filing
Conferences where Caterpillar appears
Listed as an exhibitor, sponsor or speaker on the event’s own pages.
Common questions
- Is Caterpillar hiring?
- Caterpillar has 610 open professional roles on its career site as of the last check. 829 opened in the last 90 days and 829 in the last 12 months. The most common function is engineering.
- How well does Caterpillar pay?
- Across 273 postings with a posted salary range, Caterpillar's pay is above the market range for the same roles. We compare each posted range with the market range for the same title, function and area.
- Does Caterpillar hire entry-level candidates?
- Yes. 185 of Caterpillar's 474 open roles (39%) are entry-level or early-career; 1 of them say people without experience are welcome and 2 describe structured training. Entry-level means roughly 0 to 3 years of experience, read from the title, the employer and the full posting.
- Does Caterpillar offer remote or hybrid jobs?
- Of the 83 open roles that state where the work happens, 32 remote, 51 on-site.
- What skills does Caterpillar ask for?
- Across its open roles the skills named most often are project management (86), logistics (69), supply chain (62), lean (60), python (59), procurement (45).
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