See it in action
Five stages of the process
Click through to see the actual tools — from job title testing through statutory proof.
Stage 1 — Job Title Testing
Every occupation tested against real postings in your metro — with every title tried and every result recorded
The federal crosswalk maps your programs to candidate occupations. For each one we screen regional job postings in your metro — using the title employers actually post, not the formal BLS label. If a title returns thin results, we retry with an alternate in a second round. The full history is recorded: which title was tested, how many postings came back, and what we concluded. When a specialty role like Radiologic Technologist returns zero results across multiple titles and locations, we document that as a data source limitation — not a market absence — so a state reviewer sees the distinction.
Stage 2 — Qualifying Occupations
Which of your programs have occupations that clear all three statutory prongs?
Every program in your IPEDS catalog is checked against the high-wage, in-demand, and hiring requirements prongs. Programs with at least one viable occupation surface to the top — borderline cases are flagged for review, not silently excluded.
Stage 3 — Occupation Comparison
Compare every candidate occupation side by side — wages, demand, task coverage, and named regional employers
Each candidate occupation shows entry and median wage, annual openings, 10-year growth, and task coverage against the federal O*NET standard. The regional employers whose postings anchor the analysis are named — so the selection is documented, not guessed.
Stage 4 — Curricular Evidence
Duties ranked by employer consensus, ready to inform your curriculum
Core duties — confirmed by 70%+ of employers — form the instructional foundation. Supporting and supplemental duties add depth. Emerging duties flagged by multiple employers but not yet in the O*NET standard show where the field is moving. Every duty traces back to specific employer postings reviewers can verify.
Stage 5 — Statutory Proof
Three prongs. Three green lights. Every claim sourced to statute.
The high-wage, in-demand, and hiring requirements prongs are documented with the actual figures that satisfy each — regional median wage against the state Perkins § 2342 threshold, annual openings with location quotient, task coverage against O*NET. Statutory citations included. Reviewers can verify every number.