Talent Benchmark

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Description

This dataset combines parts of the US job postings, US profiles, Compensation model along with US Diversity datasets. Key metrics from these datasets are aggregated and delivered for a single job title in a single market.

Use Cases

Questions answered by this dataset:

• How many Mechanical Engineers are there in Minneapolis?
• What is the demand and who are the top employers looking to hire for this role in this market?
• How much do these individuals make in this region?
• What is the diversity makeup of these individuals?
• What skills are the top skills employers are asking for their jobs?
• What skills are the top skills people list as having in their profiles?

Search Parameters

• Raw Job Title - API will normalize to standard Lightcast Title
• City, State - API will normalize to MSA, if no MSA match, will roll up to county

Data Delivered

• Supply - Lightcast aggregates online social profiles from all over the web. The details in this endpoint provide aggregate totals for the top employers, top titles, and top skills associated with the profiles matching your search.
• Demand - Lightcast aggregates job posting details from all over the web. The details in this endpoint provide aggregate totals for the top employers, top titles, and top skills associated with the postings matching your search.
• Compensation - Lightcast models compensation data using government data and advertised salary observations identified from job postings data.
• Diversity - Lightcast models diversity data by applying a staffing pattern to government data related to industries.