LKQ: jobs, salaries and hiring

Hiring now

• 54

  open professional roles

• 79

  opened in the last 90 days

  79 in the last 12 months

• 1%

  of roles are remote

• 20

  states hiring

  Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina

What it hires for: Sales (32), Operations (9), Finance (8), Human Resources (6), Engineering (4). By level: manager (25), early career (18), entry level (18), mid level (11), senior ic (6).

Where: 3102 Nashville, TN - Corporate Office (9), Crystal River, FL (7), Exeter, PA (6), Newnan, GA (4), Plano, TX (3), 1100 Crystal River, FL (2), 1140 Salisbury, NC (2), 1882 Grand Prairie, TX - ATK (2).

Main hubs: Crystal River, FL (7), Exeter, PA (6), Newnan, GA (4), Plano, TX (3). Open a city for its job market, layoffs and training.

LKQ hiring at a glance

• We have tracked LKQ's career site since Oct 2026; it has opened 80 professional roles in that time.
• 21 of LKQ's 39 open roles (54%) are entry-level or early-career; 2 of them say people without experience are welcome and 2 describe structured training.
• 1 open roles (3%) ask for a specific AI skill; tools named include Microsoft Copilot (M365).
• Of the 20 open roles that state where the work happens, 3 remote, 5 hybrid, 12 on-site.
• 3% of its roles post a salary range, against a median of 7% for Automotive & Mobility employers.
• 7 roles were posted in the last 7 days; the median open role was posted 28 days ago.
• By open professional roles, LKQ ranks #89 of 188 Automotive & Mobility employers we track.

What LKQ asks for

AI tools named: Microsoft Copilot (M365) (1).

Entry-level roles, in the employer’s words

Phrases from open postings that say people without experience are welcome or that training is provided.

• “willing to train the right person”Inside Sales Representative - Automotive Aftermarket
• “willing to train the right person”Inside Sales Representative - Marine
• “willing to train the right person”Inside Sales Representative - Automotive Aftermarket (training provided)

How LKQ compares with Automotive & Mobility employers

Median across 186 Automotive & Mobility employers with 3 or more open roles. Updated daily.

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Open roles

• Accounting ManagerGrand Prairie, TX
• Sales Operations ManagerPlano, TX · $95k–$118k
• Quality EngineerNewnan, GA
• Inside Sales ManagerCrystal River, FL
• Inside Sales Representative - Automotive AftermarketPittston, PA
• Inside Sales RepresentativeVenice, FL
• Inside Sales Representative - Automotive AftermarketGreensboro, NC
• Inside Sales RepresentativePortland, OR
• Database Administrator ITUSA
• Dispatch Supervisor1140 Salisbury, NC

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LKQ news from SEC filings

Acquisitions, leadership changes and capital raised by LKQ, from its SEC filings in the last 12 months.

• Leadership change · Executive or director changeOct 23, 2026 · SEC filing

Conferences where LKQ appears

Listed as an exhibitor, sponsor or speaker on the event’s own pages.

• Collision Industry Conference (CIC)

Common questions

Is LKQ hiring?

LKQ has 54 open professional roles on its career site as of the last check. 79 opened in the last 90 days and 79 in the last 12 months. The most common function is sales.

Does LKQ hire entry-level candidates?

Yes. 21 of LKQ's 39 open roles (54%) are entry-level or early-career; 2 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 LKQ offer remote or hybrid jobs?

Of the 20 open roles that state where the work happens, 3 remote, 5 hybrid, 12 on-site.

What skills does LKQ ask for?

Across its open roles the skills named most often are excel (23), powerpoint (21), crm (3), sql (3), audit (2), inventory management (2).