Is Caterpillar hiring? 960 open roles as of Oct 6, 2026

Yes. As of Oct 6, 2026, Caterpillar has about 960 open roles, 0.88% of its 109,000 employees.

Public (CAT)Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage10,000+ employeescaterpillar.comLinkedIn

Open roles: 960
% of headcount: 0.88%
Employees: 109,000
Departments: 12

Snapshot · Oct 6, 2026

Where Caterpillar is hiring

Hiring velocity: Minimal hiring activity for a very large company. When companies with > 5000 employees have open roles less than 2% of headcount, that's considered stability with little expansion. These are hiring signals from open job postings, not job listings. To apply, use the company's careers site.

Caterpillar open roles by department
Department	Open roles	% of headcount	Strength	Sample titles
Engineering	266	0.2%	Low	Backend Software Engineer (Java) · HIL Validation Engineer · Principal Digital Architect - Onboard & Site Data
Production or manufacturing	91	0.1%	Low	Assembler III - Cold Test Operator - 3rd Shift · Water & Oil Pump Assembly I (2nd shift) · Assembler-9
Logistics	63	0.1%	Low	Warehouse Associate – Second Shift · Warehouse Team Lead · Logistics Coordinator I - 2nd Shift
Quality assurance	32	<0.1%	Low	Quality Assurance Analyst · Procurement Quality Engineer · Procurement Quality Engineer
Facilities management	31	<0.1%	Low	Facilities Maintenance Supervisor- Multiple Shifts · Manager Facilities services · Manager Facilities services
Sales	25	<0.1%	Low	Field Representative Development – Marketing & Sales Operations · Market & Sales Operations Representative · Market & Sales Operations Representative
Skilled trades	23	<0.1%	Low	General Maintenance Mechanic · Maintenance Technician II - 2nd Shift · Painter
Procurement	21	<0.1%	Low	Global Technology Category Buyer (m/f) · Category Buyer - Construction Services Category · Global Procurement - 12 Month Placement Scheme
Accounting	20	<0.1%	Low	Accounting Associate (Indirect Tax) · Associate Auditor · Stores Controller Floater-1st Shift
Project management	16	<0.1%	Low	Scrum Master · Lead Digital Project Manager · Engineering Project Team Leader

Showing 10 of 12 departments. The Signal API returns all of them.

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Job locations, not offices

Top job locations

Irving, TX12.1% · 116
Jiangsu, China5.2% · 50
Mossville, IL4.9% · 47
Peoria, IL4.6% · 44
Lafayette, IN3.6% · 35

Seniority mix

Open roles by level

Mid-senior70.6%
Manager19.4%
Junior9.1%
C-level0.5%
Director0.2%
Vice president0.1%

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Track Caterpillar with the Signal API

One POST /v1/companies/enrich call with caterpillar.com returns Caterpillar hiring signals (hiring-velocity, hiring-trends), each with its source. Or ask Claude through MCP.

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curl -X POST https://signals.autobound.ai/v1/companies/enrich \
  -H "X-API-KEY: $AUTOBOUND_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "domain": "caterpillar.com",
    "signal_types": ["hiring-velocity","hiring-trends"],
    "limit": 20
  }'

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Questions about Caterpillar hiring

Is Caterpillar hiring right now?

Yes. The snapshot dated Oct 6, 2026 counts about 960 open roles at Caterpillar. Up 11% over the last 30 days.

Which teams is Caterpillar hiring for?

The departments with the most open roles on Oct 6, 2026: Engineering (266), Production or manufacturing (91) and Logistics (63).

Where is Caterpillar hiring?

The top job locations on Oct 6, 2026: Irving, TX (12.1%), Jiangsu, China (5.2%) and Mossville, IL (4.9%). These are job locations, not office addresses.

Source. Open job postings, counted per department and location. These are hiring signals, not job listings.

Method. The latest weekly snapshot of open roles, compared with the company headcount.

Data as of Oct 6, 2026.

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