Make better career decisions with real labor market data.
Career Decision compares careers, salaries, skills, locations and career paths using official US government datasets — so your next move is based on published figures, not guesswork.
Free to explore — no account required.
Published datasets, turned into decisions you can act on.
Official datasets only
Every figure comes from published BLS, O*NET and Census data — each page shows its source and data year.
Real salary ranges
Median and percentile wages for each occupation, nationally and by metro area.
Location comparisons
See how local median pay measures against the national median in the same dataset.
Skills that matter
Skill importance and level ratings published in O*NET, mapped to each occupation.
Side-by-side careers
Compare occupations on pay, skills and outlook to see which move actually pays off.
Salary change alerts
Premium members get notified when newly published official figures change their numbers.
The four questions every career move comes down to.
What is the market pay?
Median and percentile wages for an occupation, by metro area and nationally.
How does my area compare?
Local median wages measured against the national median in the same dataset.
What skills matter?
Skill importance and level ratings published in O*NET for each occupation.
Where could I move next?
Related occupations recorded in the dataset, with published transition links.
Built on published government datasets.
Figures come from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, O*NET and U.S. Census Bureau datasets loaded into the product's own database. Each page shows its data year and source. Values are periodic snapshots, not live market rates.
Free to research. Premium for planning.
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Full access to every career, salary and location page, basic skill-gap analysis and a personal profile with limited saved work.
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Unlimited saved careers, comparisons and plans, advanced transition analysis, printable decision reports and official salary alerts.