diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 1398b80..37fea7f 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "python-jobspy"
-version = "1.1.4"
+version = "1.1.5"
 description = "Job scraper for LinkedIn, Indeed & ZipRecruiter"
 authors = ["Zachary Hampton <zachary@zacharysproducts.com>", "Cullen Watson <cullen@cullen.ai>"]
 homepage = "https://github.com/cullenwatson/JobSpy"
diff --git a/src/jobspy/__init__.py b/src/jobspy/__init__.py
index 2569758..37e44f4 100644
--- a/src/jobspy/__init__.py
+++ b/src/jobspy/__init__.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ def scrape_jobs(
     location: str = "",
     distance: int = None,
     is_remote: bool = False,
-    job_type: JobType = None,
+    job_type: str = None,
     easy_apply: bool = False,  # linkedin
     results_wanted: int = 15,
     country_indeed: str = "usa",
@@ -44,6 +44,14 @@ def scrape_jobs(
     :return: results_wanted: pandas dataframe containing job data
     """
 
+    def get_enum_from_value(value_str):
+        for job_type in JobType:
+            if value_str in job_type.value:
+                return job_type
+        raise Exception(f"Invalid job type: {value_str}")
+    job_type = get_enum_from_value(job_type) if job_type else None
+
+
     if type(site_name) == str:
         site_type = [_map_str_to_site(site_name)]
     else:  #: if type(site_name) == list