Data Dictionary

Dictionary contains explanations and examples of all data fields available in the Indeed Companies dataset.

All personal/company information mentioned within this context is entirely fictional and is solely intended for illustrative purposes.

Data points by category

1. Metadata

2. Social media and websites

3. Firmographics

4. Open jobs

5. Ratings

6. Other companies

The data points in the example snippets have been rearranged for better grouping. To see where a specific data point stands, check the full data sample here.

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Metadata

Record metadata

Data point	Description	Data type
meta	Contains metadata about the record	Object
created_at_date	Date when the record was initially scraped	Array of numbers (integer)
created_at_timestamp	Unix timestamp for when the record was first scraped	Float
updated_at_date	Date when the record was last updated	Array of numbers (integer)
updated_at_timestamp	Unix timestamp for when the record was last updated	Float
version_id	Identifier for the dataset version	String
source	Source from which the record was obtained	String
object	Data object type	String
is_deleted	Indicates if the record is available on Indeed	Boolean

See a snippet of the dataset for reference:

Record metadata

"_meta": {
	"source": "indeed",
	"object": "company",
	"created_at_date": [
		2022,
		10,
		5
	],
	"created_at_timestamp": 1664956954.841329,
	"updated_at_date": [
		2024,
		5,
		1
	],
	"updated_at_timestamp": 1714532086.606747,
	"version_id": "8f97449e",
	"is_deleted": false
},

Profile metadata

Data point	Description	Data type
doc	Dataset starting point	Object
id	Record identifier in our database	String
source_id	Record identifier on Indeed	String
url	Indeed profile URL	String

Profile metadata

"doc": {
    "id": "indeed_company_Example Company",
    "source_id": "Example Company",
    "url": "https://indeed.com/cmp/Example-Company",

Social media and websites

Data point	Description	Data type
facebook	Facebook profile URL	String
twitter	Twitter page URL	String
link	Company's website	String

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Social media and websites

"facebook": "https://www.facebook.com/example-company",
"twitter": "https://twitter.com/example-company",
"link": "https://www.example-company.com"

Firmographics

Data point	Description	Data type
name	Name	String
description	Description Note: contains control characters	String
logo	Logo URL	String
founded	Founding year	Integer
industry	Associated industry	String
revenue	Revenue **Note: **contains control characters	String

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Firmographics

"name": "Example Company",
"description": "Example Company is an online platform that allows freelancers and entrepreneurs to create and maintain a website.",
"logo": "https://d2q79iu7y748jz.cloudfront.net/s/_squarelogo/96x96/d9f06665561041b5640fb55150f86d28cc6ec",
"founded": 1906,
"industry": "IT Services",
"revenue": "less than $1M (USD)",

Company size and location

Data point	Description	Data type
location	Main location	String
headquarters	Headquarters location	String
country	Location (country)	String
company_size	Company size	String

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Company size and location

"location": "Frankfurt am Main",
"headquarters": "Frankfurt",
"country": "Germany",
"company_size": "more than 10,000",

CEO

Data point	Description	Data type
ceo	Details on the company's CEP	Object
name	Name	String
image_url	Avatar URL	String
approval_rating	Approval rating	Float

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CEO

"ceo": {
    "name": "John Doe",
    "image_url": "https://d2q79iu7y748jz.cloudfront.net/s/_ceophoto/512x512/93930776785f0637262af7f86f7fb2115d9",
    "approval_rating": 27.0
},

Open jobs

Data point	Description	Data type
open_job_count	Active job postings on Indeed	Integer

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Available jobs

"open_job_count": 1885,

Ratings

Overall rating

Data point	Description	Data type
rating	Average star rating	Float
review_count	Number of reviews	Integer

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Rating

"rating": 3.7,
"review_count": 396,

Interview ratings

Data point	Description	Data type
interview_difficulty	Interview difficulty score derived from user reviews	String
interview_difficulty_count	Number of reviews mentioning interview difficulty	Integer
interview_duration	Interview process length according to user reviews	String
interview_duration_count	Number of reviews mentioning interview process length	Integer
interview_experience	Interview experience according to user reviews	String
interview_experience_count	Number of reviews mentioning interview experience	Integer

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Interview ratings

"interview_difficulty": "MEDIUM",
"interview_difficulty_count": 106,
"interview_duration": "More than one month",
"interview_duration_count": 96,
"interview_experience": "FAVORABLE",
"interview_experience_count": 90,

Employment and corporate ratings

Data point	Description	Data type
review_compensation_benefit	Compensation and benefits rating	Float
review_culture	Company culture rating	Float
review_job_security_advancement	Job security and advancement at the company rating	Float
review_management	Company's management rating	Float
review_worklife_balance	Work-life balance rating	Float

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Employment and corporate ratings

"review_compensation_benefit": 3.6,
"review_culture": 3.5,
"review_job_security_advancement": 3.6,
"review_management": 3.2,
"review_worklife_balance": 3.6,

Other companies

Data point	Description	Data type
people_also_viewed	Other company profiles viewed by users	Array of objects
url	Profile URL	String
logo	Logo URL	String
name	Name	String
rating	Overall rating	Float
review_count	Total number of reviews	Integer

See a snippet of the dataset for reference:

Other companies

"people_also_viewed": [
    {
        "url": "https://www.indeed.com/cmp/competitor-company",
        "logo": "https://d2q79iu7y748jz.cloudfront.net/s/_squarelogo/64x64/ff544466e666575fbfc635ea21c00b1eae284f",
        "name": "Competitor Company",
        "rating": 4.2,
        "review_count": 5
    }
]