Documentation Kenii Pathways Reference
Data sources
Lists the BLS, Projections Central, O*NET, and CIP-to-SOC sources Pathways draws wage and outlook data from, and how each is cached.
Data sources
Pathways draws its wage, outlook, and occupation information from public federal and state sources, mapped to programs through standard crosswalks. This reference lists each source, how the data is scoped, and how it is cached.
Sources
| Source | Provides | Endpoint |
|---|---|---|
| Bureau of Labor Statistics (OES) | Regional and national wages by occupation | api.bls.gov |
| Projections Central | State and national employment projections | public.projectionscentral.org |
| O*NET | Occupation detail | services.onetcenter.org |
| CIP to SOC crosswalk | Maps a program’s CIP code to occupation (SOC) codes | Static crosswalk file shipped with the plugin |
Scope and fallback
Wage and projection queries are made for the configured state first, then fall back to national figures when state data is not returned. The state is set by the kenii_bls_state_code option (a two-digit FIPS code). When the option is empty, queries resolve to national data.
Caching
| Data | Cached as | Freshness |
|---|---|---|
| BLS wages | Post meta on the program | About seven days |
| Projections | Transient | About thirty days |
Cached figures are what students see. Refreshing the data is an administrator action, not something a student page triggers.
Missing data
When a source returns nothing for an occupation, Pathways records that no data is available and shows that state rather than substituting a figure from elsewhere.
Related
- What demand signals are and are not explains how this data is used and its limits.
- How to track labor-market demand covers turning on tracking and refreshing the data.
- The REST API reference lists the routes that read and refresh these figures.