Firmographic Data Dictionary
Contains explanations and examples for all data fields available in the Glassdoor Companies dataset. All personal/company information mentioned in this data dictionary is fictional and is solely intended for illustrative purposes.
Data points in the example snippets are rearranged for better grouping. To see where a specific data point stands, check the full data sample below:
Data point | Description | Data type |
meta | Contains information about the record | object |
source | The record source | string |
object | The data object/entity | string |
created_at_date | The date when we first scraped the record | array of numbers |
created_at_timestamp | The date we first scraped the record (Unix time) | number |
updated_at_date | The date when we last scraped the record | array of numbers |
version_id | Dataset version ID | string |
updated_at_timestamp | The date when we last scraped the record (Unix time) | number |
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A null value means that the information was not available on the profile.
Data point | Description | Data type |
doc | Start of the dataset: contains the first set of information points about the company | object |
source_id | Unique identifier of the record on Glassdoor | string |
id | Unique identifier of the company record in our database | string |
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Data point | Description | Data type |
url | Company's profile on Glassdoor | string |
image | Company's logo | string |
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Data point | Description | Data type |
description | Company's description Note: contains control characters | string |
mission | Company's mission statement | string |
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Data point | Description | Data type |
location | Company's HQ location | string |
name | Company's name | string |
website | Company's website | string |
type | Company type | string |
founded | Company founding year | number |
industry | Industry the company operates in | string |
employee_count | Company size based on the employee number | string |
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Data point | Description | Data type |
contact_info | Contains the company's social media profiles | object |
Company's Twitter profile | string | |
Company's Facebook page | string |
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Data point | Description | Data type |
revenue | Company's revenue | string |
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Data point | Description | Data type |
ceo | Full name of the company's CEO | string |
ceo_approval_count | The number of reviews of the company's CEO | number |
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Data point | Description | Data type |
job_count | The number of active job postings in the company | number |
salary_count | The number of employee comments/ratings on the company salaries | number |
benefit_count | The number of employee comments/ratings on the benefits in the company | number |
review_count | The number of employee reviews | number |
interview_count | The number of employee comments on conducted job interviews | number |
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Data point | Description | Data type |
rating | Contains the information on the company ratings | object |
aggregated | Overall company rating derived from the employee reviews | number |
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Data point | Description | Data type |
star_distribution | The total number of stars given to the review, separated by the star count (e.g., one star given thirteen times) | object |
1 - 5 | The number of reviews that gave one/two/three/four/five stars to the company | number |
percentage_distribution | The percentages of a certain number of starts given to the company in the employee reviews | object |
1 - 5 | The percentage distribution by the total number of stars given to the review (e.g., one-star reviews stand for 6.13% of all the reviews) | number |
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Data point | Description | Data type |
rating | Contains the information on the company's ratings. These ratings are optional and might not be visible in the data | object |
culture_values | The average rating for the culture and values in the company | number |
career_opportunities | The average rating for the career opportunities in the company | number |
compensation_benefits | The average rating for the compensation and benefits in the company | number |
senior_management | The average rating for the company's senior management | number |
work_life_balance | The average rating for the work-life balance in the company | number |
diversity_inclusion | The average rating for diversity and inclusion in the company | number |
biz_outlook | Percentage of employee reviews that marked "positive business outlook" | number |
ceo | Percentage of employee reviews that marked "approve of CEO" | number |
recommend | Percentage of employee reviews that marked "recommend to a friend" | number |
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