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Caterpillar Employee Job Reviews in the United States

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3.9
Average Rating
(based on 257 Caterpillar Review Ratings)

Ratings by Category

Company Culture
3.8
Growth Opportunities
3.5
People You Work With
4.3
Person You Work For
4.1
Rewards You Receive
3.7
Support You Get
3.8
Way You Work
4.0
Work Setting
3.9
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Contractor
Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Engineering Intern
Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 4.9 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3.9 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 3 / 5
Press Operator
Person You Work For 4.9 / 5 People You Work With 4.9 / 5 Work Setting 4.8 / 5
Support You Get 4.9 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4.9 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4.9 / 5
Company Culture 4.9 / 5 Way You Work 4.9 / 5
Programmer
Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Supervisor
Person You Work For 3 / 5 People You Work With 3.9 / 5 Work Setting 3.9 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3.9 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4.8 / 5
Engineering Specialist
Person You Work For 4.6 / 5 People You Work With 4.6 / 5 Work Setting 3.8 / 5
Support You Get 3.9 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3.5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3.5 / 5
Company Culture 3.3 / 5 Way You Work 4.3 / 5
Caterpillar Employee
Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4.8 / 5 Work Setting 3.9 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4.8 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Mechanical Design Engineer

"Caterpillar doesn't value innovators and hardworking professionals. Caterpillar doesn't have any value for ethics or morals."

Business Analyst

What do you like about working at Caterpillar?

"Caterpillar is a good company, but the Joliet facility is an awful place to work."

Web Content Manager

What suggestions do you have for management?

"This like many other companies are limiting their America experiences and taking their jobs elsewhere. I wonder If they are looking for new markets and in the process building the revenue to create them."

IT Technician

"Working at CAT Logistics helped me get a stepping stone at work experience in the IT field."

What don't you like about working at Caterpillar?

"Use of my creativity was limited at best. Demands of management without proper compensation were constant."

Forklift Operator

"At Caterpillar I was a Forklift Operator, I drove sit down and stand up lifts, gas and electric."

What do you like about working at Caterpillar?

"I like working with Caterpillar because it gave me a chance to learn more about the equipment and tractors they was building."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Do your best and answer as many questions you can right, during testing for employment."

Test Engineer

What do you like about working at Caterpillar?

"Stable business model. Large sustained Market share."

What don't you like about working at Caterpillar?

"Temporary contract position."

Caterpillar Employee

What do you like about working at Caterpillar?

"They're always ready to train and care for good employees."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Always tell the truth. (The San Leandro plant was closed. Most jobs are midwest.)"

What don't you like about working at Caterpillar?

"It takes a while to get to work on 1st shift."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Upper management was excellent. A few shop floor foremen were not people persons. However, I did get along with all foremen I worked for. I always gave more than 100%"

Engine Builder

"It was a nice place to work."

What do you like about working at Caterpillar?

"Everybody was good to work with, quality was number one to them, they would work with you if you needed time off for family or personal."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Good luck and be yourself. They will guide you to what you need to know and do."

What don't you like about working at Caterpillar?

"Their wasn't much to hate about it. I lost my job due to the economy, not them."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Not much. The ones I got to know were very good at what they did."

Caterpillar Reviews FAQs

Is Caterpillar a good company to work for?

Caterpillar has an overall rating of 3.9 Average Rating out of 5, based on over 257 Caterpillar Review Ratings left anonymously by Caterpillar employees, which is equal to the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. 92% of employees would recommend working at Caterpillar.

Does Caterpillar pay their employees well?

Caterpillar employees earn $60,000 annually on average, or $29 per hour, which is 9% lower than the national salary average of $66,000 per year. 115 Caterpillar employees have shared their salaries on CareerBliss. Find Caterpillar Salaries by Job Title.

How satisfied are employees working at Caterpillar?

92% of employees would recommend working at Caterpillar with the overall rating of 3.9 out of 5. Employees also rated Caterpillar 3.8 out of 5 for Company Culture, 3.7 for Rewards You Receive, 3.5 for Growth Opportunities and 3.8 for support you get.

What is the highest paying job at Caterpillar?

According to our data, the highest paying job at Caterpillar is a Marketing Division Manager at $215,000 annually. Browse Caterpillar Salaries by Job Profile.

What is the lowest paying job at Caterpillar?

According to our data, the lowest paying job at Caterpillar is a Lead After School Teacher at $14,000 annually. Browse Caterpillar Salaries by Job Profile.

What are the pros and cons of working at Caterpillar?

According to reviews on CareerBliss, employees commonly rated the pros of working at Caterpillar to be Company Culture, Growth Opportunities, People You Work With and Person You Work For, and no cons.

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