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Occupational Wage Benchmark Monitor

A proposed API and CSV feed product for teams that need public BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics records normalized by release period, occupation, geography, employment estimate, hourly wage fields, annual wage fields, and source reference.

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GET /v1/labor/bls/oews/wages?occupation=software%20developers&state=CA&release=2025-05

{
  "data": [
    {
      "releasePeriod": "2025-05",
      "area": "California",
      "state": "CA",
      "occupationCode": "15-1252",
      "occupationTitle": "Software Developers",
      "employment": 249620,
      "hourlyMeanWage": 83.21,
      "annualMeanWage": 173080,
      "annualMedianWage": 164820,
      "source": "BLS OEWS sample"
    }
  ],
  "meta": { "sampleOnly": true, "market": "labor-market-wages" }
}

Buyer Fit

This catalog entry summarizes the buyer fit, sources, and access model for this data product.

Occupation, geography, and release-period wage feeds for HR analytics and compensation benchmarking teams.
Regional labor market watchlists for staffing, workforce planning, and location strategy workflows.
CSV/report subscription path for analysts who need source-linked public BLS wage records.

Public Data Sources

The initial product would normalize public records into stable polling endpoints and exports.

BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
BLS Public Data API
BLS OEWS data tables

Buyer Workflows

These are the specific self-serve workflows this page is designed to support.

Occupation wage watchlist

Normalize public OEWS records by occupation code, title, area, state, employment, hourly wage, annual wage, and release period.

Regional workforce benchmark feed

Route occupation and geography wage records into HR analytics, staffing, workforce planning, and location strategy workflows.

Release-based data refresh

Refresh CSV snapshots when BLS OEWS data tables or related public time series are updated, with source release dates.

Specific Workflow Tests

These pages focus on specific buyer workflows.

Workflow page Occupation Wage Benchmark API BLS OEWS wage alerts for occupation and geography watchlists

Access Model

Pricing starts with narrow, low-touch access paths for qualified buyers.

Review the source coverage, sample response, and likely workflow fit.
Request access when the workflow matches a buyer use case.
Production availability depends on source scope, refresh cadence, and compliance boundaries.

Product FAQ

Is this BLS wage API live?

No. This is a product page for reviewing the proposed response shape, source coverage, and buyer fit.

Would it decide pay levels or certify wage compliance?

No. The proposed product would normalize public BLS OEWS records and source links only. Buyers remain responsible for compensation, legal, hiring, pay-equity, and compliance decisions.