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What are SOC codes, and why are they important?

Produced by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) codes are a federal statistical standard that classifies workers into occupational categories – 867 of them, to be exact. These detailed occupational codes roughly translate into job titles, providing a level of data granularity not formerly present in our workforce data. Alongside North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes…

In this newsletter, we announce numerous new publications (and new data!), share progress on the postsecondary data strategy, and spotlight recent data in action.

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In this newsletter, we announce a new way to explore P20W data, share numerous data updates (new dashboards, reports, and more), celebrate last year’s accomplishments, and look forward to the year ahead. 

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Here are some questions you can ask and answer using our dashboards: 

• How do postsecondary graduate earnings compare to high school graduate only earnings?
• What do postsecondary graduates earn?
• What are postsecondary persistence rates across student populations in my area?
• How do dual credit programs in my school district compare to statewide averages?
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