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Caterpillar is hiring: 961 open roles, 384 new this week

Ashney watches Caterpillar's own careers board all day. Here is what is open right now: where, which teams, what the postings pay, what they ask for and which governments list Caterpillar as a visa sponsor.

Updated 2 Nov 2026, 15:26 UTC · tracked since August 2026
961open roles
384new in the last 7 days
470closed in the last 7 days
~15 daysa role typically stays open

Does Caterpillar sponsor visas?

Caterpillar appears on the official sponsor lists of two countries. These are the governments' own records, checked against the legal entity that hires there.

CountryOfficial recordCaterpillar entityEvidenceTagged open roles
United StatesH-1B sponsorCaterpillar Inc.340 H-1B filings, last 4 quarters19
United KingdomLicensed sponsorCaterpillar UK Holdings LimitedOn the Home Office register2

What this does and doesn't mean. Being on a list shows Caterpillar has sponsored work visas in that country. It doesn't promise a given role will, so ask the recruiter before you apply.

Hiring pace

Roles Caterpillar opened and closed each week since 14 September.

020040060023814 Sept28721 Sept19428 Sept2745 Oct30412 Oct38619 Oct38826 Oct32this week
OpenedClosedLighter bars: this week so far
Caterpillar is opening more roles than it did in September (about 240 a week then, 388 last week), and closed more than it opened last week (520). In the last 30 days: 1,387 opened, 1,174 closed.

Where the open roles are

  • United States479
  • Other countries217
  • India147
  • Rest of Europe37
  • Rest of Asia-Pacific34
  • United Kingdom13
  • Brazil9
  • Singapore7
  • Latin America5
  • Australia3
  • UAE3
  • Japan3
  • + 2 more places, 4 roles

Which teams are hiring

Every open role, sorted into a job type by reading the whole posting, not just the title.

  • Other roles471
  • Engineering (other)117
  • Software Engineering95
  • Data & ML39
  • Finance36
  • Data Analytics28
  • Sales27
  • Hardware / Embedded25
  • IT & Infrastructure15
  • People & HR12
  • Project Management11
  • Security10
  • + 14 more types, 75 roles

What the postings pay

Only what Caterpillar's own postings state, in the currency most of them use.

$140,885

middle of the stated ranges (294 postings, per year)

$72,360–$258,570

the range most postings state (the lowest and highest 5% left out)

What Caterpillar asks for, by team

The Ashney Intelligence Engine read 452 of Caterpillar's 961 open postings and noted every skill they ask for. Shown: the technology each team's postings name most, by Ask Rate, the share of a team's postings that ask for it. Left out: each team's own core practices, everyday office and work-tracking tools, and soft skills. Only teams with 10 or more roles read.

Engineering (other)

117 roles read
  • CAD13%
  • PTC Creo12%
  • Python10%
  • AutoCAD9%
  • C++9%
  • MATLAB8%

Software Engineering

86 roles read
  • C++44%
  • Python40%
  • REST APIs29%
  • AWS23%
  • Git23%
  • Linux23%

Finance

35 roles read
  • Power BI29%
  • SAP17%
  • ERP11%
  • Power Automate9%
  • Salesforce6%
  • Workday6%

Data & ML

32 roles read
  • Python75%
  • SQL44%
  • AWS34%
  • Snowflake28%
  • machine learning28%
  • Azure25%

Data Analytics

26 roles read
  • Power BI42%
  • SQL42%
  • Python31%
  • Snowflake31%
  • Azure DevOps23%
  • Tableau19%

Sales

26 roles read
  • Salesforce8%
  • CRM4%
  • Power BI4%

Hardware / Embedded

18 roles read
  • CAN bus11%
  • GPS11%
  • MATLAB11%
  • computer vision11%
  • Altium Designer6%
  • C6%

IT & Infrastructure

13 roles read
  • Python38%
  • Azure DevOps31%
  • Docker31%
  • Jenkins31%
  • AWS23%
  • Azure23%

People & HR

12 roles read
  • Workday33%
  • Power Apps8%
  • Power BI8%
  • ServiceNow8%

Also 10+ roles read: Project Management (10) and Security (10).

Industries Caterpillar's postings name: manufacturing (16%), robotics (13%), construction (8%), automotive (4%) and autonomous vehicles (3%).

Certifications named: PMP (1%), Chartered Accountant (1%) and CompTIA Security+ (1%).

Source: Ashney Intelligence Engine, 2 Nov 2026, 15:26 UTC.

Newest roles

The 12 newest roles on Caterpillar's careers board.

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Questions people ask about Caterpillar jobs

Answered from the data on this page.

How many jobs is Caterpillar hiring for?

961 open roles as of 2 Nov 2026, 15:26 UTC. 384 were posted in the last 7 days and 470 closed.

Does Caterpillar sponsor visas?

Caterpillar is on the official sponsor records of the United States (340 H-1B filings, last 4 quarters) and the United Kingdom. Being on a record shows Caterpillar has sponsored work visas there; it doesn't promise a given role will.

Where is Caterpillar hiring?

Mostly in the United States (479 roles), then other countries (217), India (147) and the rest of Europe (37).

How long do Caterpillar job postings stay open?

About 15 days typically: that's the median for the 2,295 Caterpillar roles that closed in the last 90 days.

How much does Caterpillar pay?

The 294 Caterpillar postings that state pay mostly range from $72,360 to $258,570 a year, with the middle of the ranges at $140,885.

What skills does Caterpillar look for?

Engineering (other) roles ask most for CAD, PTC Creo and Python; Software Engineering roles ask most for C++, Python and REST APIs.

How Ashney knows

Ashney watches Caterpillar's own careers board all day, the same way for 46,659+ companies, and records when each role appears and when it closes. Each posting is read in full to sort it into a job type and pull out what it states (pay, years, location). Sponsor records come from the governments' published lists: US Labor Department H-1B filings, the UK Home Office register, Ireland's employment permit statistics, Canada's LMIA list and the Dutch IND register. This page is rebuilt every 6 hours.

Ashney is not affiliated with Caterpillar. Job data comes from Caterpillar's public careers board; sponsor data from government records.