Glossary
Plain-English definitions of the terms used across the platform. We favour honest, accessible language over jargon.
- Automation risk
- A 0–1 model estimate of an occupation's exposure to automation and AI, not a job-loss forecast.
- CAGR
- Compound annual growth rate — the steady yearly rate of change over a period.
- CIP
- Classification of Instructional Programs — the coding system for fields of study.
- Gender wage gap
- Women's median wage divided by men's, minus one. Negative means women earn less.
- Location quotient
- How concentrated an industry is regionally vs nationally; above 1 = over-represented.
- Median wage
- The middle wage — half of workers earn more, half less. Less skewed than the average.
- NOC
- National Occupational Classification — Canada's coding system for occupations.
- Participation rate
- Share of the working-age population that is employed or actively looking for work.
- Prediction interval
- The p10–p90 range a prediction is likely to fall in — honest uncertainty around the median.
- Real vs nominal wage
- Real wages are adjusted for inflation (here to 2025 CAD); nominal are the dollars of the day.