Caterpillar reviews

4.0

78% would recommend to a friend

(7,310 total reviews)

Joe Creed

68% approve of CEO

74% positive business outlook

Caterpillar has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 7,310 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
5.0
Apr 12, 2026

Work environment

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Healthy and friendly work environment.

Cons

No work from home is available.

5.0
Apr 11, 2026

Great company

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good culture and teams, smart people

Cons

None from my point of view

1.0
Apr 11, 2026

Front line workers

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

I had a great supervisor

Cons

Terrible hours. Bad pay. Terrible to their “supplemental” employees

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