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Top 15 job sites in the US
The job boards and job search sites people in the US use most, with what each costs a job seeker and what it is for.
These are 15 of the job sites people in the US turn to most, from big general boards such as Indeed and LinkedIn to sites for one kind of work, such as Dice for tech jobs and USAJOBS for federal jobs.
Most job sites are free for job seekers; a few remote-work boards charge a subscription. What sets them apart is the kind of jobs each one carries, how big it is and the tools it gives you, such as job alerts, salary pages and company reviews.
If you work in one field, it is worth pairing a general board with that field's own site. Costs are in US dollars, and live job counts change every day.


1. Indeed
- Size
- Works in over 60 countries
- Run by
- Recruit Holdings
Indeed is a general job site for every kind of work, operating in over 60 countries. Job seekers can search jobs, post a resume and research companies before they apply.

2. LinkedIn Jobs
- Size
- Over 50 million job seekers search for jobs each week
LinkedIn Jobs is the job board inside the LinkedIn professional network. You can search jobs and internships, see jobs picked for you, and use Open To Work to tell recruiters, privately or publicly, that you are looking.

3. ZipRecruiter
- Cost to job seekers
- No fees for job seekers
- Size
- Nearly 20 million job seekers a month
- Run by
- ZipRecruiter, Inc. (NYSE: ZIP)
ZipRecruiter is an online employment marketplace that connects people to jobs. On job postings and company pages, job seekers can also read anonymous employee reviews and typical salaries by department.

4. Glassdoor
- Cost to job seekers
- Free: job seekers never pay
- Size
- Over 55 million unique visitors a month
- Run by
- Part of Indeed
Glassdoor pairs open jobs with employee reviews of companies and salary data. Job matching, company reviews, salary information and its anonymous community are all free to job seekers.

5. Wellfound
- Cost to job seekers
- Free
- Size
- Over 130k remote and local startup jobs
- Run by
- AL Talent, Inc. (formerly AngelList Talent)
Wellfound is a job marketplace built for startup and tech jobs, including remote roles. It began as AngelList Talent and became an independent company under the Wellfound name.

6. FlexJobs
- Cost to job seekers
- A subscription is needed to see and apply for its jobs
- Size
- 194,997 remote and flexible jobs; 10,000,000+ job seekers served
- Run by
- Bold LLC
FlexJobs lists only remote and flexible work, such as remote, part-time, freelance and flexible-schedule jobs. Its job information pages are free, but the job database itself needs a paid subscription.

7. Monster
- Cost to job seekers
- Free to upload a resume and use the resume builder
- Size
- Millions of listings
Monster is a general job site with job alerts and a free resume builder with templates. It has been used by job seekers for over 30 years.

8. Dice
- Cost to job seekers
- Free for tech professionals
- Size
- Millions of tech jobs a year
- Run by
- DHI Group, Inc.
Dice lists tech jobs only, for software engineers, IT staff and other technology roles. After you upload a resume, Dice Match uses your skills and experience to connect you to the most relevant tech jobs as they are posted.

9. Remote.co
- Cost to job seekers
- $2.95 for a 14-day trial, then $23.95 every four weeks
- Size
- More than 100k jobs in 100+ categories
- Run by
- Bold, LLC
Remote.co lists remote jobs and charges job seekers a subscription. It has advanced filters, saved searches and alerts for new roles that match what you want.

10. CareerBuilder
- Cost to job seekers
- Free to search for jobs
- Size
- 3 million jobs posted each month
- Run by
- MCB Puerto Rico LLC
CareerBuilder is a general job site. You can search for jobs, upload your resume, get notifications, read career advice and apply for the work you want.

11. Handshake
- Cost to job seekers
- Free account
- Size
- 62,662 positions available (October 2026)
- Run by
- Stryder Corp. (doing business as Handshake)
Handshake is a career network for students. It is a place to find an internship, a full-time or part-time job, or flexible gig work, and to connect with employers and get career advice.

12. Built In
- Size
- More than 800,000 open roles
- Run by
- Co-founders Maria Christopolous Katris (CEO) and Adam Calica
Built In is a job board for tech jobs at companies from startups to large enterprises. It adds Match Mode for job matches, a job application tracker and an AI application assistant.

13. SimplyHired
- Run by
- Recruit Holdings, which also owns Indeed
SimplyHired is a job search engine: one search shows jobs gathered from many sites in one place, searched by job title, skills or company and by city, state, ZIP code or remote.

14. USAJOBS
- Cost to job seekers
- Free and open to everyone
- Size
- 6,431,345 active profiles
- Run by
- U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
USAJOBS is the federal government's official employment site. With a profile you can create or upload up to five resumes, search jobs by agency, occupation and location, and get automatic notifications for saved searches.

15. We Work Remotely
- Cost to job seekers
- Free to use; paid extras available
- Size
- 42,284 jobs posted (October 2026)
We Work Remotely is a job board for remote jobs. A free job seeker account lets you save remote jobs, follow companies and get a feed tailored to your settings.
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