Sources

Our factual information comes from a variety of sources, including the U.S. Department of Education’s NCES (National Center for Education Statistics), IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System), O*NET and U.S. Department of Labor.

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Our Job Satisfaction rating methodology

We compared all the 900+ careers (under the SOC code) and divided them into five categories based on their job growth (Very High, High, Average, and Low).

  • Above 74% is categorized under Very High.
  • Above 70% is categorized under High.
  • Above 64% is categorized under Average.
  • Below 63% is categorized under Low.

Our Job Growth rating methodology

We compared all the 900+ careers (under the SOC code) and divided them into five categories based on their job growth (Very High, High, Average, Low, and Declining).

  • Above 15% is categorized under Very High.
  • Above 8.6% is categorized under High.
  • Above 2.9% is categorized under Average.
  • Between -3.2% to 2.8% is categorized under Low.
  • Below 3.3% is categorized under Declining.