Google for Jobs (often called Google Jobs) is the job search box that appears at the top of Google results for searches like "marketing manager jobs near me". It isn't a job board you log into. Google collects jobs from websites that describe them with JobPosting structured data, and links candidates back to the source page to apply.
Google for Jobs pricing
Google's documentation describes no fee and no paid placement. Your job becomes eligible because of the markup on your page, not because you paid. Job boards that send their listings to Google charge for their own products, but appearing in Google's job results doesn't cost anything.
Google Jobs isn't available everywhere. It covers North America, Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa, plus a list of countries in Europe, Asia and the Middle East. Check Google's documentation for the current list before you rely on it outside the US.
How to get your job on Google for Jobs
- Publish each job on its own public page: one job per page, readable without logging in.
- Add JobPosting structured data with the required fields: job title, full description, date posted, hiring organization and location. For remote roles, mark the job as remote and list where applicants can be based. Add salary, employment type and closing date where you can.
- Test the page with Google's Rich Results Test.
- Submit a sitemap so Google finds new jobs quickly.
- When the job is filled, take it down: set the closing date in the past, remove the page or remove the markup.
Google is strict about quality. The title has to be the job title only, the description has to be the full job, salary has to be the real figure, and fake or pay-to-apply jobs are banned.
The easy way: a Jobspage careers page
Jobspage does all of the above for you. Every job you publish gets its own page on your careers site, with JobPosting structured data built in. Your careers page also has a sitemap that lists open jobs and drops closed ones, so Google can find new roles and remove filled ones. You write the job once and Google can pick it up, at no cost, on every plan including the free one.
