Is Keyence a good company to work for?

Keyence has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 2,165 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 1% 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 3.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Keyence?

Sales Engineer (618) , Senior Sales Engineer (147) , Sales (59) , Technical Sales Engineer (58) , Ingénieur Technico-commercial (51) , Sales Manager (41) , Sales Specialist (37) , 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 working with other young people" ((in 196 reviews)); "good salaries but not the best you have to wait few years to get more." ((in 118 reviews)); "Good training and introduction to sales" ((in 108 reviews)); "Good benefits for the most part and get mileage reimbursed." ((in 62 reviews)); "Great people to work with" ((in 46 reviews))

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

"No Work life balance and a lot of stress" ((in 102 reviews)); "Micro management from Japanese company" ((in 89 reviews)); "time managment and japanese culture" ((in 53 reviews)); "Long hours and very metric based" ((in 40 reviews)); "Risk of having a bad manager" ((in 40 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 , Denver , Seattle , Philadelphia , Birmingham , Kansas City , Austin , Cleveland , Charlotte , Indianapolis , Louisville , Irvine , Portland , Farmington Hills , Rochester

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3.7

66% would recommend to a friend

(1,553 total reviews)

Tetsuya Nakano

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67% positive business outlook

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4.1

Compensation and benefits

3.9

Career opportunities

3.3

Culture & values

3.3

Diversity & inclusion

3.2

Senior management

2.7

Work/Life balance

Keyence has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 1,553 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Keyence 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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2K reviews

2.0

Dec 12, 2024

Busy

Sales engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

They provide very good training

Cons

Takes up all of your free time

4.0

Dec 12, 2024

Great experience

Sales engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

great pay, great people, great experience

Cons

- hard work but worth the effort

2.0

Dec 11, 2024

its a machine

Sales engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pros are the people you work with on a daily basis. The products are good as well. The pay is good coming right out of college, but can stagnate

Cons

Keyence is a machine. All the company cares about is numbers, and that is what you are. Promotion heavily depends on what area/product line you were assigned. The Sensors product line has over 300 sales reps, meaning there is heavy competition for about 15 promotions. Whereas the Machine Vision line has a lot less people therefore a lot more room for growth. Nothing managers/directors can do to help you get promoted. All based on metrics. No such thing as a work life balance if you want to succeed. Very little diversity here at keyence as well. Office was 90 percent caucasian

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