Data Sources

For Skills

Lightcast (2021–2023), www.lightcast.io, accessed June 28, 2024

For Median Wages

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
(May 2023)

For Education and Experience Required

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections (2022–2032), table 5.4; Lightcast (2021–2023), www.lightcast.io, accessed June 28, 2024

For Projected Growth Rate

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections (2022–2032), table 1.2

For the Zip Code Lookup Table

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2023); U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, HUD-USPS ZIP Code Crosswalk (4th Quarter 2023); Missouri Census Data Center, Geocorr 2022: Geographic Correspondence Engine

For Skills-Based Resume Builder

Jobs for the Future, “Resume-Building Tool: Skill My Resume”
(April 12, 2024), accessed August 19, 2024

For Employer Journey Map

Jobs for the Future, “Skills-Based Practices: An Employer Journey Map”
(November 23, 2023), accessed August 19, 2024

For Job Listings Resource

National Labor Exchange, (n.d.), accessed August 20, 2024

For Occupation Information

O*Net OnLine, accessed September 16, 2024

Research Improving People’s Lives, Sockit, accessed September 16, 2024

CREDIT: The “Build Your Path” design was inspired by the PLANEXT tool, used under license, developed by MaRS Discovery District.