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In This Article:

• Overview
• Data Sources
• Versions
• Questions

Overview

We leverage many different data sources but the core of our data comes from the following official United States government sources.

School & Course Data

We maintain our own list of bootcamp providers and the courses they offer that we obtain from our own research on the Internet.

Review Data

We aggregate ratings and reviews from around the web to provide readers a broader perspective on the bootcamps they are considering.

Career Data

We use the Standard Occupation Classification (SOC) system that is the federal statistical standard used by federal agencies to classify workers into occupational categories for the purpose of collecting, calculating, or disseminating data. This allows us to report on the wealth of data occupation and employment data provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and the Department of Labor (DOL).

Data Sources

The data sources we use and what we use them for are documented below.

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)

The United States Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) publishes the following datasets that we use.

Wage Data by Area and Occupation

We use this national wage data for job projections by state, metropolitan area and the nationwide for over 800 different occupations. This data is compiled by the BLS using data from the National Compensation Survey, Occupation Employment Statistics Survey and the Current Population Survey.

Occupation Employment Statistics (OES)

OES data includes U.S. employment data going back as far as 1988. We leverage the data published from their Employment and Wages from Occupational Employment Statistics Survey for some of the following facts:

• Employment Numbers
• Annual and Hourly Wages The above data is provided broken down by the following:
• Occupation
• Industry
• Geographic Area (Nationwide, State/Territory & Metro Area)

U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)

The United States Department of Labor (DOL) publishes the following datasets that we use.

O*NET Database

The Employment & Training Administration (ETA) of the DOL publishes the O*NET Database. The O*NET database contains a rich set of variables that describe work and worker characteristics, including skill requirements. The database includes over 30 datasets with the following types of occupation information:

• Occupation Data / Titles
• Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
• Education, Experience, Training
• Interests, Work Values, Work Styles
• Tasks
• Technology Skills & Tools
• Work Activities
• Work Context
• Related Occupations

We use data from most of these categories to power our careers data.

Versions

We try to incorporate new releases of data as quickly as possible. Due to the time needed to compile such comprehensive data it is worth noting that many sources have a natural lag of a year or two.

Source	Dataset	Version
BLS	Wage Data by Area and Occupation	2016-2026 projections
DOL	O*NET Databse	24.0

Questions & Feedback

We strive to ensure we are providing readers with accurate data. If you think there is an opportunity to improve that then we welcome any feedback on how we can be doing this better by emailing [email protected].

Reporting Inaccuracies

If you represent a school and think we are incorrectly reporting the data that you reported to IPEDS, please let us know by contacting [email protected].