Is Keyence a good company to work for?

Keyence has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 2,172 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months. 66% of employees would recommend working at Keyence to a friend and 67% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Keyence have been left by employees working as Sales Manager , Sales Representative and Technical Sales Intern .

Does Keyence pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Keyence employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Keyence. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Keyence?

66% of Keyence employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Keyence 2.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 3.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Keyence?

Sales Engineer (622) , Senior Sales Engineer (147) , Sales (59) , Technical Sales Engineer (58) , Ingénieur Technico-commercial (51) , Sales Manager (41) , Sales Specialist (39) , Sales Representative (36) , Consulting Sales Engineer (31) , ASM (Area Sales Manager) (23) , Technical Marketing Engineer (23) , Sales Executive (22) , Sales Associate (21) , Sales Engineer II (21) , Technical Support Engineer (19)

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

"Good pay and increase in salary depends on how hard you work." ((in 189 reviews)); "Great training and gradute level job" ((in 115 reviews)); "good salaries but not the best you have to wait few years to get more." ((in 113 reviews)); "Good benefits for the most part and get mileage reimbursed." ((in 60 reviews)); "Great people to work with" ((in 48 reviews))

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

"No work life balance and a lot of stress" ((in 105 reviews)); "Too much micro management" ((in 87 reviews)); "time managment and japanese culture" ((in 51 reviews)); "Risk of having a bad manager" ((in 43 reviews)); "Long hours and very metric based" ((in 41 reviews))

What are employees saying about Keyence layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Keyence locations?

Chicago , Itasca , Boston , Detroit , Los Angeles , San Francisco , Raleigh , Dallas , Nashville , Tampa , Elmwood Park , San Jose , Minneapolis , Cincinnati , Atlanta , Grand Rapids , Austin , Denver , Seattle , Philadelphia , Birmingham , Kansas City , Indianapolis , Cleveland , Charlotte , Louisville , Irvine , Portland , Farmington Hills , Rochester

Keyence reviews

Item: Keyence
Rating: 4
Author: Former employee - Senior Sales Executive

3.7

66% would recommend to a friend

(521 total reviews)

Tetsuya Nakano

Not enough data to show CEO approval

67% positive business outlook

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3.0

Jul 25, 2013

Great place to work out of college.

Sales executive

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Pros

You will gain a valuable sales skill set here. There is an 80 cold calls per day minimum, this will be a great tool and foundation to take with you to your next job. There is a good deal of travel involved, but the products are top notch and will sell.

Cons

You will burn out very fast, and they know that. The burnout factor is built into their hiring system.... the goals are often unrealistic and if they are not met you will meet financial penalties. Your bonuses are actually decreased.

4.0

Jul 21, 2013

Keyence Corp - Sales Exec Review

Senior sales executive

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CEO approval

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Pros

Great first job, competitive starting salary, teaches hard work ethic that pays off in other companies, great health and 401k benefits, manufacture the best products in the industry.

Cons

lots of travel (all sales calls are face to face), heavy focus on high activity, excessive micromanagement, typically sales people are burned out in a few years, not much room for advancement.

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