{
  "slug": "caterpillar",
  "month": "2026-09",
  "status": "current",
  "themes": {
    "Inclusion": {
      "rank": 10,
      "score": 33.3
    },
    "Innovation": {
      "rank": 6,
      "score": 66.7
    },
    "Leadership": {
      "rank": 1,
      "score": 100
    },
    "Onboarding": {
      "rank": 3,
      "score": 66.7
    },
    "Compensation": {
      "rank": 8,
      "score": 33.3
    },
    "Job Security": {
      "rank": 3,
      "score": 66.7
    },
    "Company Culture": {
      "rank": 6,
      "score": 33.3
    },
    "Candidate Feedback": {
      "rank": 7,
      "score": 33.3
    },
    "Wellbeing & Balance": {
      "rank": 6,
      "score": 33.3
    },
    "Career Opportunities": {
      "rank": 14,
      "score": 33.3
    },
    "Interview Experience": {
      "rank": 4,
      "score": 33.3
    },
    "Mission, Purpose & Impact": {
      "rank": 6,
      "score": 33.3
    },
    "Application & Communication": {
      "rank": 3,
      "score": 66.7
    }
  },
  "company": "Caterpillar",
  "country": "United States",
  "history": [
    {
      "rank": 1,
      "month": "2026-01",
      "visibilityScore": 60
    },
    {
      "rank": 1,
      "month": "2026-02",
      "visibilityScore": 55.8
    },
    {
      "rank": 2,
      "month": "2026-03",
      "visibilityScore": 100
    },
    {
      "rank": 1,
      "month": "2026-04",
      "visibilityScore": 54.3
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Caterpillar is tracked across AI employer visibility rankings in the Manufacturing & Industrial sector. When candidates research the company through AI, it appears frequently in employer-related queries — ranking #5 out of 102 Manufacturing & Industrial companies in the PerceptionX index.\n\nAI models most frequently position Caterpillar alongside GE Aerospace, Lockheed Martin, and Boeing when discussing Manufacturing & Industrial employers.\n\nThe company shows strongest employer visibility in Application & Communication, Candidate Feedback and Career Opportunities.\n\nCaterpillar's Visibility Score has fallen from 60 to 48.7 across its last 5 measurements (since January 2026), slipping 4 places in the Manufacturing & Industrial rankings. GE Aerospace and Lockheed Martin have moved ahead of it. It now trails Boeing by 2.6 points.\n\nThis analysis is based on AI-generated responses from ChatGPT, Google Gemini, and Perplexity. Data is refreshed regularly to reflect changes in AI employer perception.",
  "website": "caterpillar.com",
  "industry": "Manufacturing & Industrial",
  "profileUrl": "https://employers.perceptionx.ai/company/caterpillar",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-09-20",
  "modelScores": {
    "chatgpt": 92.3,
    "googleAi": 38.5,
    "perplexity": 15.4
  },
  "overallRank": 125,
  "industryRank": 5,
  "mentionCount": 19,
  "topCompetitors": [
    {
      "rank": 1,
      "slug": "ge-aerospace",
      "company": "GE Aerospace",
      "visibilityScore": 66.7
    },
    {
      "rank": 2,
      "slug": "3m",
      "company": "3M",
      "visibilityScore": 61.5
    },
    {
      "rank": 3,
      "slug": "lockheed-martin",
      "company": "Lockheed Martin",
      "visibilityScore": 56.4
    },
    {
      "rank": 4,
      "slug": "boeing",
      "company": "Boeing",
      "visibilityScore": 51.3
    },
    {
      "rank": 6,
      "slug": "honeywell",
      "company": "Honeywell",
      "visibilityScore": 46.2
    }
  ],
  "otherIndustries": [],
  "visibilityScore": 48.7,
  "totalCompaniesInCountry": 1451,
  "totalCompaniesInIndustry": 102,
  "methodology": {
    "version": "1.0",
    "url": "https://employers.perceptionx.ai/api-docs/#methodology",
    "description": "Visibility Score (0-100) is the share of AI model × candidate-experience-theme combinations within an industry and country where the company was mentioned in AI-generated answers to candidate-style questions. Ranks are computed per industry and country; ties break by mention count, then company name. Responses from other assistants (e.g. Claude, DeepSeek) are collected for research but not included in index scoring.",
    "models": [
      "ChatGPT",
      "Google Gemini",
      "Perplexity"
    ]
  }
}