elempleo Scraper

elempleo Scraper extracts job offers from elempleo.com, one of Colombia's largest job boards, with thousands of vacancies in accounting, sales, engineering, administration, IT, healthcare, logistics and customer service across Bogotá, Medellín, Cali, Barranquilla, Bucaramanga and the rest of Colombia. For every offer you get the title, company, city, salary range (in COP), related positions, keyword tags, posting age and company logo. Turn on Full job details to also get the full job description, posting and closing dates, employment type and the salary range as numbers (minimum, maximum, currency, period). Search any keyword or job title, filter by city, and export to CSV, Excel or JSON. Ideal for recruiting, salary benchmarking and Colombian labour-market research.

What does elempleo Scraper do?

• 🇨🇴 Colombian jobs from elempleo.com.
• 🔎 Keyword search: contador, ingeniero, vendedor, auxiliar administrativo, desarrollador…
• 🏙️ City filter: Bogotá, Medellín, Cali, Barranquilla, Bucaramanga and more.
• 💰 Salary range as shown (e.g. "$3,5 a $4 millones") and, with details, as numbers in COP per month.
• 🔗 Related positions and keyword tags for each offer.
• 🕒 Posting age ("Hace 1 semana") and, with details, exact posting and closing dates.
• 📝 Full description (optional).
• 🗂️ Employment type (optional).
• 🖼️ Company logo.

What data can you scrape from elempleo?

* With Full job details turned on.

Use cases for Colombian job data

• Recruiters and staffing agencies: find open roles and hiring companies by city and profession.
• Salary benchmarking: compare published salaries for Colombian jobs.
• Labour-market research: track demand by role and city.
• HR tech and job aggregators: syndicate Colombian vacancies.
• Sales teams: identify companies that are hiring.

How to scrape elempleo

1. Click Try for free to open elempleo Scraper in Apify Console.
2. Enter job titles or keywords and optionally a city.
3. Optionally turn on Full job details.
4. Set Max jobs and click Start.
5. Download the jobs as CSV, Excel or JSON.

Input

Example input

{
  "searchTerms": ["contador", "auxiliar administrativo"],
  "city": "Medellín",
  "includeDetails": true,
  "maxItems": 500
}

Output

Job example (with full details)

{
  "jobId": 1886767680,
  "url": "https://www.elempleo.com/co/ofertas-trabajo/bilingue-contador-1886767680",
  "title": "Bilingüe contador",
  "company": "MENTORHUB COLOMBIA",
  "location": "Medellín",
  "salary": "$2,5 a $3 millones",
  "relatedPositions": ["Agente de call center bilingüe", "Auxiliar contable", "Asesor servicio al cliente"],
  "tags": ["contadora", "contable"],
  "posted": "Hace 3 semanas",
  "description": "Brindar soporte integral en atención al cliente, gestión de Cuentas por Cobrar (AR) y procesos administrativos para el mercado internacional…",
  "datePosted": "2026-09-16",
  "validThrough": "2026-11-15",
  "employmentType": ["contract"],
  "salaryMin": 2500001,
  "salaryMax": 3000000,
  "salaryCurrency": "COP",
  "salaryPeriod": "month",
  "directApply": true,
  "search": "contador en Medellín"
}

Output schema

How much does it cost?

elempleo Scraper uses pay-per-job pricing: a small fixed price per job, with automatic discounts on higher Apify plans. See the Pricing tab for the exact price.

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FAQ

Do all offers show a salary? Most offers show a salary range; some say "A convenir" (negotiable).

Can I search a specific city? Yes. Enter it in City.

What formats can I export? CSV, Excel, JSON, XML, HTML and RSS, or read the results through the Apify API.

Can I integrate elempleo Scraper with other apps? elempleo Scraper can be connected with almost any cloud service or web app thanks to integrations on the Apify platform. It works with Make, Zapier, Slack, Airbyte, GitHub, Google Drive and many more, plus the Apify API, JS/Python clients and MCP. Or use webhooks to trigger an action whenever a run finishes.

Is it legal to scrape elempleo? The scraper only collects publicly posted job offers. You are responsible for using the data in line with elempleo's terms and Colombian data protection law.

Notes

Original clean-room implementation. Returns only public data. Not affiliated with elempleo.com.

You pay only for what the run returns. Set a maximum cost per run and it stops cleanly at that limit.