Accreditation Evidence Package

Regional Labor Market Evidence for Program Review

External labor market demand analysis for institutional self-study and program accreditation documentation

Institution: —

Program: —

CIP Code: —

Region: —

MSA Code: —

Accrediting Body: —

Report Date: —

Primary SOC Code: —

Target Occupation: —

Data Period: —

Executive Summary

Labor Market Demand Finding

This report provides external labor market evidence to support program review and accreditation self-study documentation. The analysis presents regional employer demand data, employment projections, wage benchmarks, and workforce skills requirements for the target occupation associated with this academic program. This evidence is intended to supplement — not replace — the institution's internal curriculum review, student outcomes data, and program assessment processes.

Demand Finding

Report data loading...

Section 1

Program-to-Occupation Alignment

The federal CIP-SOC crosswalk maintained by the National Center for Education Statistics identifies the following occupational alignments for this program's Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) code.

SOC Code	Occupation Title	Relationship	O*NET Zone

Source: CIP-SOC Crosswalk (2020), National Center for Education Statistics; O*NET OnLine v30.1

Alignment Note

—

Section 2

Regional Labor Market Demand

Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) data confirms active employment in this region.

—

Regional Employment

OEWS

—

Location Quotient

vs. national avg (1.0)

—

Active Employers

Posting in analysis period

—

Job Postings

Analyzed

Top Regional Employers

Employer	Sector	Job Postings

Source: Regional job posting analysis via Semantic Insight

Regional Demand Evidence

—

Section 3

National Employment Projections

The Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections program provides national-level long-range occupational outlook data. The following projections cover the 2024–2034 period. Note: These are national figures; see Section 2 for regional indicators.

—

Projected Growth

2024–2034 (national)

—

Annual Openings

National avg. per year

—

Total Employment (2024)

National

Metric	Occupation	All Occupations Avg.

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2024–2034. Validated against BLS source files ›

Growth Outlook

—

Section 4

Wage & Earnings Analysis

Wage data provides evidence of economic viability for program graduates and supports institutional claims regarding graduate economic mobility — a key consideration in current federal accreditation reform discussions.

—

Regional Median Wage

Annual

—

National Median Wage

Annual

—

vs. Area Median Income

—

Wage Metric	Regional	National

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Economic Mobility Evidence

—

Section 5

Employer Skills Requirements

Analysis of regional job postings reveals the specific skills, credentials, and competencies employers are actively seeking. This data provides evidence-based employer demand to replace anecdotal input in curriculum review processes.

Required Credentials

Credential / Licensure	% of Postings	Requirement Type

Source: Semantic Insight job posting analysis

Top Skills Requested

Source: Semantic task matching against O*NET occupational profile, Semantic Insight

Technology & Software Requirements

Technology / System	% of Postings

Source: Semantic Insight job posting analysis. Institutions may use this data to evaluate technology exposure in training settings.

Section 6

Workforce Gap Indicators

The following indicators assess whether the regional labor market shows signs of workforce shortage — a key consideration for program justification, expansion requests, and resource allocation decisions.

Indicator	Finding	Interpretation

Sources: Semantic Insight job posting analysis; Bureau of Labor Statistics

Supply-Demand Assessment

—

Section 7

Data Sources & Methodology

This report was generated using publicly available federal data sources and proprietary job posting analysis. All sources are cited below to support the evidence standards expected in accreditation self-study documentation.

Data Source	Publisher	Data Used
Employment Projections 2024–2034	Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. DOL	National growth rates, annual openings, employment counts
Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics (OEWS)	Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. DOL	Regional/state/national employment levels, wage data, location quotient
O*NET OnLine (Version 30.1)	U.S. Department of Labor / ETA	Occupational skills, tasks, knowledge areas, education requirements
CIP-SOC Crosswalk (2020)	National Center for Education Statistics	Program-to-occupation mapping
Regional Job Posting Analysis	Semantic Insight	Employer requirements, skills extraction, credential analysis, gap indicators

Methodology Notes

Job Posting Collection: Job postings were collected from major job boards and employer career sites. Postings were filtered using occupational classification algorithms. Duplicate and expired listings were removed.

Skills Extraction: Each job posting was processed using large language model (LLM) assisted extraction to identify required skills, credentials, technology requirements, and hiring conditions. Results were normalized and aggregated across the posting corpus.

Wage & Employment Data: BLS OEWS data represents employer-reported wages (most recent available). Employment projections use BLS 2024–2034 national projections.

Limitations: Job posting analysis captures actively advertised positions and may not reflect all hiring activity (e.g., internal promotions, agency staffing). Regional OEWS data is based on employer surveys and may be subject to sampling variability for smaller MSAs. This report provides external labor market evidence only; institutional outcomes data should be documented separately by the institution.