Data Sources
Career Atlas USA is built entirely on free, official U.S. government and federally funded data. No scraped numbers, no paid data vendors. See /methodology for how these are combined and calculated.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Wages and employment by occupation, nationally, by state and by metro area.
Current release: May 2025
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
10-year employment growth, annual job openings, and typical entry education by occupation.
Current release: 2024-2034
U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development
Occupation descriptions, top skills, and related occupations. Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Current release: O*NET 30.3
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
Regional cost-of-living index by state, used for cost-adjusted salary.
Current release: 2024
U.S. Department of Education
School directory: location, cost, admission rate, completion rate, and graduate earnings.
Current release: most-recent-cohorts
U.S. Department of Education
Per-program (school + field of study) completions, earnings, and debt.
Current release: most-recent-cohorts
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
Maps fields of study (CIP codes) to the careers they typically lead to (SOC codes).
Current release: CIP2020-SOC2018
Sponsored by the U.S. DOL Employment and Training Administration (DOLETA), developed by the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED)
Occupational licenses by state, professional certifications, professional associations, and industry employment patterns.
Current release: not yet imported