Job Market Outlook Reference

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Title

The Title content block at the top of the Pathways: Job Market Outlook information shows prospects and students context. The title can be configured to be visible or hidden.

2

Location Search

Prospects and students can search anywhere in the country for occupation data related to the certificate. Searches can be performed by metropolitan area, state, or province, or nationwide to view job market data in their target geographical area.

Prospects and students can also click/tap on the search icon on the right of the location box to allow their browser to access their location.

Schools can select to show data about opportunities in a specific geographical area only as described in Appearance Profile Settings.

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Currently Employed

Calculated based on the supply of jobs for the selected region and based on all occupations that align with the selected career. This data is updated regularly.

4

Average Salary

Calculated based on the average of all relevant occupations tied to the career using the school setting for salary percentile (as described Appearance Profile Settings). This data is updated regularly.

5

Current Job Posting

The demand for jobs for the selected region is based on job board postings for occupations related to this offering.

6

Past Growth

The historical growth or decline by year for a selected career is based on an aggregation of the supply of jobs for the selected region and related occupations.

This can display up to three years of previous job growth (as described in Appearance Profile Settings).

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Projected Growth

Calculated based on a combination of government-published sources at the national, state, and regional levels and a combination of the short-, mid-, and long-term trend lines.

This can display up to seven years of projected job growth (as described in Appearance Profile Settings).

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Top Occupations by Income

Top occupations in the selected area are based on the salary of the selected percentile of workers. Prospects and students can tap or click on each occupation to view its description.

This can display up to eight related occupations and average salaries based on five different salary percentiles (10, 25, 50, 75, and 90) as described in Appearance Profile Settings.

9

About this Data

This dynamic modal window explains where the data in the Pathways: Job Market Outlook information comes from and what specific calculations are performed.

This includes explaining the percentile of salary used in the calculations and attributes of our data partner.

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Call to Action

This section allows prospects and students the option to contact the school for more information.

Schools can configure what they want their call to action to read, the wording of the action button, and the destination of the action. See the Call to Action field in Appearance Profile Settings for more information.