About WageLark

WageLark answers one question, occupation by occupation: what does this job actually pay, what does it take to get into it, and what does the work involve. No rankings, no "top 10 highest-paying jobs" clickbait — just the government's own wage and employment numbers, laid out clearly and cited back to the source.

Where the numbers come from

Every wage figure on this site comes from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) — specifically the Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program and the Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH), both public domain federal government data. BLS surveys employers directly rather than relying on self-reported salary data, which is why we use it as the primary source instead of crowdsourced salary sites.

Every page states the exact data year (BLS typically publishes new annual figures each May) and links directly to the source page, so you can verify any number yourself. When we cite a secondary source — for licensing or certification requirements, for example — it's labeled separately from BLS wage data.

What this site doesn't do

WageLark reports data. It does not tell you which career to choose, whether a specific training program or bootcamp is worth the cost, or whether a career change makes sense for your situation — those are personal decisions that depend on circumstances a wage table can't capture. Where we describe education or certification paths, we're describing the generally required path per BLS and the relevant licensing/certification bodies, not recommending a specific school or program.

This site is written and edited by Owen Zhang.

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