How Does Emsi Burning Glass Decide if Alumni Are Working in Their Field of Study?

Emsi Burning Glass compares the SOC code of a profile’s most recent job to our custom CIP-SOC mapping to determine whether the job is in or out of the field of study indicated by the CIP code your institution provided. The mapping is based on the NCES CIP-SOC crosswalk and the experience of Emsi Burning Glass’s Professional Services team. In cases where no determination is possible, web reports indicate “out of field.”