Is Caterpillar a good company to work for?

Caterpillar has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 10,061 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 78% of employees would recommend working at Caterpillar to a friend and 74% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Caterpillar have been left by employees working as Summer Intern , Controls Engineer and Corporate Intern .

Does Caterpillar pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Caterpillar employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Caterpillar. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Caterpillar?

78% of Caterpillar employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Caterpillar 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Caterpillar?

Engineer (296) , Software Engineer (143) , Design Engineer (122) , Manufacturing Engineer (115) , Intern (114) , Senior Engineer (103) , Associate Engineer (100) , Manager (98) , Project Manager (74) , Estagiário (72) , Mechanical Engineer (64) , Warehouse Associate (60) , Engineering Manager (58) , Section Manager (57) , Internship (53)

What are the pros of working at Caterpillar according to real employee reviews?

"Good Working Quality and Benefits" ((in 626 reviews)); "Good work life balance and work support" ((in 584 reviews)); "Great people to work with on a daily basis and they make really neat products that help build the world." ((in 507 reviews)); "Good Culture and values." ((in 284 reviews)); "Good work environment and friendly" ((in 162 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Caterpillar according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management and not observant" ((in 297 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs based on business" ((in 165 reviews)); "Managers have too much authority to retaliate based on concerns you may have with compensation." ((in 125 reviews)); "Absolutely zero foresight from upper management." ((in 99 reviews)); "No job security and job always being threatened" ((in 84 reviews))

What are employees saying about Caterpillar layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Caterpillar layoffs and their outlook for job security at Caterpillar in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Caterpillar locations?

Peoria , Mossville , Chicago , Decatur , Aurora , East Peoria , Lafayette , Morton , Seguin , Athens , Joliet , Sanford , Champaign , South Milwaukee , Griffin , Houston , Clayton , Tucson , Victoria , North Little Rock , Clayton , Pontiac , Dallas , Corinth , Nashville , Waco , Mapleton , Brooklyn Park , San Antonio , Atlanta

Caterpillar reviews

4.0

78% would recommend to a friend

(7,325 total reviews)

Joe Creed

68% approve of CEO

74% positive business outlook

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Caterpillar has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 7,325 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Caterpillar employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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7K reviews

4.0

Jul 22, 2016

Rough times and promising future

Project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great People, Products, Dealers, and Customers. Culture is positive overall, with some growing pains. Innovation is increasing and potential is great. Global diversity. Overall good company with a promising future. Great career paths and opportunities.

Cons

Industry impacts the company, but that historical and common knowledge. People not always a high enough priority. Some employees do not do their best. Communication on strategy and tactics not always clear enough. Work / Life balance at times a concern. Reduction in benefits is concerning.

2.0

Jul 6, 2016

Used to be a great company. Admin group is very week now with too much internal focus.

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good products, strong brand. Has a global presence, good technology. Global market leader. Strong distribution network and large machine population.

Cons

Politics has taken over. Very week admin group. Focus on internal issued and metrics has replaced long term customer and employee priorities.

2.0

Jul 5, 2016

Crooked company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

I was liked by most of my supervisors so I had better opportunities.

Cons

Constantly moves workers to new jobs without training Taking days off is punishable Workload is not distributed properly Upper management does not listen to advice or complaints Constant threat of lay-offs Had an education program and quit funding it midway through a semester

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