Job data is one of the most important and least talked about foundations in AI. Whether you’re using it for retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) or training, job data helps models make accurate inferences that influence real human policy decisions.
By the time you’ve finished reading this article, you’ll be able to answer the following questions.
- What types of job data APIs are available?
- Why are real-time job data APIs important?
- What do historical datasets offer that real-time data doesn’t?
- Which job data API is right for your project?
What does the ideal job API look like?
Before we move into the actual list, we need to create a solid picture of what a good provider actually looks like. When we’re using it for AI purposes, job data really falls into two categories: real-time and historical.
- Real-time data: Run collection operations on demand for up-to-date results that reflect the current state of job data. This data shows us currently available job postings.
- Historical data: If you’re using AI for analysis — and most serious companies are (at least to a degree), you need to reveal macro patterns in the data. We can look at posting trends across years or sometimes even decades.
When you’ve got both, you get a complete picture of the trends that occur in job data and how they impact today. We will also look at G2 and Trustpilot ratings for each provider. Delivery formats used to be a major factor in choosing a company. Today, things are different. We live in the era of agentic and generative AI. AI agents now take in raw data and convert it into whatever you need: JSON, CSV, SQL, XML and even new custom formats.
Best job data APIs for AI
Now, let’s dive in and take a look at the best job data APIs for AI. Most providers fall into one of two categories: industrial web data provider or employment-centric data provider.
1. Bright Data
Bright Data’s been providing public web data since 2014. Originally known for scraping infrastructure under the name Luminati, they grew into one of the largest public web data providers in the world. Today, their scraping infrastructure doesn’t just get rented out, it builds enterprise datasets and real-time APIs. They offer both real-time and historical data APIs. Their job data sources include LinkedIn, Glassdoor and Indeed. Bright Data holds a 4.6 rating on G2 and a 4.5 on Trustpilot.
Real-time data
- LinkedIn Scraper API: Collect data from LinkedIn profiles, posts, jobs and companies.
- Glassdoor Scraper API: Collect company ID, size, employees, industry, location and more.
- Indeed Scraper API: Job openings, company details with reviews and ratings.
- Pricing: $1.50 per 1,000 records to $1,999 per 1,000,000 records
Historical data
- LinkedIn Job Listings: Collect key details about job openings, job titles, company names and locations.
- Indeed Job Listings: A comprehensive dataset including job titles, company names, job descriptions, salary info and company ratings.
- Glassdoor Job Listings: Detailed company information including company overviews, job listings, employee reviews, titles, locations and employee recommendations.
- Pricing: Starts $250/100,000 records and scales up to $5,000/5,000,000 records
Company Ratings
2. Coresignal
Coresignal home page
Coresignal operates primarily in the employment and business intelligence space. They offer comprehensive real-time APIs and datasets for jobs, companies and employees. They have not been rated on G2 or Trustpilot. Their pricing and level of detail position them as an excellent choice for teams needing comprehensive job data for highly specialized research and business intelligence.
Real-time data
- Jobs API: Real-time job data with up to 20 different fields including title, time posted, description and a variety of other attributes.
- Employee API: View detailed employee profile data. They offer three tiers: Base, Clean and Multi-Source.
- Company API: Detailed company profile data with three tiers: Base, Clean and Multi-Source.
- Pricing: $49/month (250 collect credits, 500 search credits) to $1,500/month (50,000 collect credits, 150,000 search credits)
Historical data
- Job posting dataset: Access highly detailed historical job data.
- Employee dataset: Comes in three tiers, like the API listed above. Access up to 300 separate data fields for individual employees.
- Company Dataset: Base, Clean and Multi-Source datasets. Access over 500 fields per company when using Multi-Source.
- Pricing: Starting at $1,000. Contact Coresignal for access. They do not give a set $X/record quote.
Company ratings
3. Theirstack
Theirstack home page
Theirstack specializes in job and technology data. They offer APIs and datasets for job postings and technographics. Pricing is very high compared to other providers. They source their data from Indeed, Glassdoor, LinkedIn and “323K other sites”. The full list is available here. Theirstack has a 4.8 G2 rating and has not been rated on Trustpilot. Teams needing extreme detail should consider Theirstack.
Real-time data
- Job Postings API: Search LinkedIn, Glassdoor, Indeed and 323,000 other sites simultaneously with 30+ different data fields.
- Pricing: $59/month (1,500 API credits) to $1,500/month (1,000,000 credits). 1 API credit/job or 3 credits/company
Historical data
- Jobs Dataset: Access historical job and company data with over 30 fields.
- Pricing: Not stated. Contact for quote.
Company ratings
4. Oxylabs
Oxylabs home page
Oxylabs sits in the same tier as Bright Data. They’re built on top of enterprise scraping infrastructure. They offer a job data scraper that uses Google Jobs as its primary source. Oxylabs also offers a historical jobs dataset. They have a 4.5 rating on G2 and a 3.7 rating on Trustpilot. If you’re already in the Oxylabs ecosystem, this is a solid choice. Teams looking for multiple data sources and more comprehensive coverage should consider alternatives.
Real-time data
- Google Jobs scraper: Online job postings sourced from Google Jobs.
- Pricing: $49/month (98,000 results) to $249/month (622,000 results)
Historical data
- Job Posting dataset
- Pricing: Not stated. Contact for quote.
Company ratings
5. Apify
Apify home page
Apify maintains a marketplace where developers can create, publish and sell their own scraping infrastructure. These modular pieces are called Actors. When Actors perform well enough on the Apify store, Apify will maintain them directly. Due to independent development, Actors can vary in quality. Apify maintains an Indeed scraper. They also offer a variety of other job data scrapers from independent publishers. Apify holds a 4.7 on G2 and a 4.8 on Trustpilot. Apify does not offer historical datasets.
Real-time data
- Indeed Scraper: Extract job titles, descriptions, salary info, reviews, ratings, posting times, company information and employment type.
- Pricing: $6.00/1,000 records (standard tier) to $3.00/1,000 records (gold tier)
- Third party scrapers: Scrape Indeed, LinkedIn, Glassdoor, Craigslist and much more. Please note that quality varies based on the publisher.
Historical data
- Not available
Company ratings
6. SerpApi
SerpApi home page
SerpApi is a major SERP tracking API provider. It’s primarily known for search engine results. They offer a variety of comprehensive Google APIs, including Google Jobs. SerpApi has excellent ratings on G2 (4.8) and Trustpilot (4.9). SerpApi is a reliable option for teams needing light tracking and teams looking to build historical datasets themselves.
Real-time data
- Google Jobs API
- Pricing: $25/month (1,000 searches) to $275/month (30,000 searches)
Historical data
- Not available
Company Ratings
7. Job Datafeeds by Techmap
Job Datafeeds home page
Job Datafeeds aggregates data from a variety of places. On their front page, they note Indeed, LinkedIn, Monster and Glassdoor. The Job Postings API provides the backbone of their service. Teams can subscribe to custom feeds built on the Job Postings API. They also offer historical datasets. Techmap, the company in charge of Job Datafeeds has not been reviewed on G2 or Trustpilot. The Job Postings API pricing compares to companies like Bright Data and Oxylabs. Job Datafeeds sits somewhere between enterprise platforms and niche providers, offering structured feeds without the complexity of full enterprise scraping platforms.
Real-time data
- Job Postings API/Datafeeds: Access aggregated job postings with customizable filters and delivery formats.
- Pricing: $1.00/1,000 for Job Postings API and $400/country/month for Datafeeds
Historical data
- Job Postings Datasets: Historical job datasets listed by country.
- $2,400 to $4,800 per country
Company ratings
8. LinkUp
LinkUp home page
LinkUp is a bit different than other providers mentioned in this list. They offer raw job data, custom job feeds and market reports. Datasets are updated daily — not quite as fresh as other real-time APIs although LinkUp refers to it as real-time. Their website doesn’t give a direct quote for any of these services. LinkUp is rated 3.4 on G2 and has not been rated on Trustpilot. Their datasets and APIs are bundled in the same product.
Real-time data
- RAW: Job data going back to 2007. It covers over 80,000 companies with 38 unique job attributes and 14 unique company attributes. Updated daily.
- Feeds: Create custom feeds based on your desired parameters and formats. Updated daily.
- Market Reports: Polished reports highlighting trends at the macro level. Can be updated daily, weekly, monthly or quarterly.
- Pricing: Not stated. Contact for quote.
Historical data
- RAW: See above.
- Feeds: See above.
- Market reports: See above.
- Pricing: Not stated. Contact for quote.
Company ratings
9. Revelio Labs
Revelio Labs home page
Revelio Labs is a comprehensive research suite for job data. Their flagship product is the COSMOS job posting dataset. They also offer public labor statistics and custom generated sets. Revelio Labs has not been reviewed on G2 or Trustpilot. Pricing is not publicly listed. Revelio Labs is designed for researchers and academic institutions. If your team is doing labor market analysis and economic modeling, Revelio Labs is built for you.
Real-time data
- COSMOS Job Postings: Access structured job posting data for labor market analysis and economic research.
- Pricing: Not stated. Contact for quote.
Historical data
- Public Labor Statistics: Free job, company and hiring datasets for public research. Revelio Labs offers these datasets for free to make trustworthy job data more accessible.
- Pricing: Not stated. Contact for quote.
Company ratings
Key breakdown of job data APIs for AI
| Provider | Real-time data | Historical data | Data sources | Pricing model | G2 rating | Trustpilot rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bright Data | Yes (API scraping) | Yes (datasets) | LinkedIn, Indeed, Glassdoor | Usage-based (per record) | 4.6 | 4.5 |
| Coresignal | Yes (API) | Yes (datasets) | Jobs, employee, company data | Subscription + enterprise | N/A | N/A |
| Theirstack | Yes (API) | Yes (datasets) | LinkedIn, Indeed, Glassdoor + 323K sites | Subscription + enterprise | 4.8 | N/A |
| Oxylabs | Yes (Google Jobs scraper) | Yes (datasets) | Google Jobs | Subscription + enterprise | 4.5 | 3.7 |
| Apify | Yes (Actors / scrapers) | No | Indeed + community sources | Usage-based (per record) | 4.7 | 4.8 |
| SerpApi | Yes (Google Jobs API) | No | Google Jobs (SERP) | Subscription (monthly) | 4.8 | 4.9 |
| Job Datafeeds | Yes (API / feeds) | Yes (datasets) | Indeed, LinkedIn, Glassdoor, Monster | Usage-based + subscription | N/A | N/A |
| LinkUp | Daily-updated (quasi real-time) | Yes (bundled datasets) | 80,000+ company career pages | Enterprise (custom quote) | 3.4 | N/A |
| Revelio Labs | Limited (research access) | Yes (datasets) | Aggregated labor market data | Enterprise (custom quote) | N/A | N/A |
Conclusion
Job data APIs might look the same at first glance. In reality, they serve all sorts of different roles. Some providers are built for general purpose job data. Some offer only real-time access. Other services provide access to research and academic data.
Bright Data, Coresignal, Theirstack and Oxylabs are solid choices for real-time and historical datasets. Job Datafeeds provides a similar offering. SerpApi and Apify are real options for teams who only need real-time data. For research purposes, products like LinkUp and Revelio Labs really stand out.
