How Does Emsi Burning Glass Calculate Potential Wages?

To determine the Potential Wages of the career of each graduate, Emsi Burning Glass looks up the average wage for the graduate’s most recent occupation and county. Emsi Burning Glass then averages the wages of all profiles in your selection. All wage data is from Emsi Burning Glass’s county-level labor market data, which is built from OES, adjusted by QCEW, ACS and other federal and state sources.