Where our numbers come from.
The labor-market figures on our résumé example pages, median pay, pay ranges, employment, projected growth, and typical education, are pulled from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. They are real published statistics, not estimates we made up.
Wage and employment data
Median pay, the 10th-to-90th percentile pay range, and the number of people employed in each occupation come from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey, national cross-industry estimates, May 2025 release. Figures are matched to each role by its Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) code.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics .
Projected growth and typical education
Projected employment change and the typical level of education needed to enter an occupation come from the BLS Employment Projections program, 2024–34 projections.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections .
A note on accuracy
BLS publications are in the public domain. We map each job title to its closest detailed SOC occupation and show the official figures for that occupation. Where a specific or emerging title has no clean match in the federal classification, we leave the numbers off that page rather than guess. Wage and employment data reflect a national average; pay in your city, industry, and at your level of experience can differ.
Last updated June 2026, using the May 2025 OEWS release.