Explore Career Education Pathways and Programs
Labor Market Information (LMI) Glossary The Labor Market Information (LMI) Glossary helps students, families, and school staff understand key terms about jobs, skills, and careers. It’s an easy-to-use guide that shows how Career and Technical Education (CTE) pathways connect classroom learning to real-world opportunities. By learning these words, everyone can explore which careers are growing, what skills are in demand, and how CTE pathways can lead to exciting and rewarding occupations.
Click on the California Career Technical Education (CTE) Sector to explore how you can go from a middle or high school CTE program to a college career education program in the Los Rios Community College District. Sector Abbreivation
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LMI Term
Definition
Occupation
An occupation is a group of jobs that involve doing similar work and using similar skills. For example, if people do the same kind of tasks, they are part of the same occupation—even if they work for different types of businesses. Some occupations are mostly found in just a few industries, while others can be found in many different ones. A job is a specific position where someone works and gets paid. It can be full-time or part-time—both count the same. Jobs can be for people who work for a company or for themselves. When jobs are counted in labor market data, the numbers usually show the average for the whole year.
AME
BCT
Jobs
BF
ECD
Job Change
Job change shows if the total number of jobs is increasing or decreasing over a certain period of time.
EEU
Job Opening
Job openings show how many positions are expected to be available in the future for people starting a career in that occupation.
EA
FID
Median Hourly Earnings
Median hourly earnings show what a “typical” worker earns per hour in a job. If you lined up all the workers' wages from lowest to highest, the median is the amount right in the middle. That means half of the workers earn less than that amount, and half earn more. It helps you understand what most people in that career usually make per hour. Median annual salary is the middle amount of money people earn in a year. If you lined up all the yearly salaries from lowest to highest, the median would be the one right in the center. This means half of the workers make less than that amount, and half make more. It helps show what most people in a job usually earn each year.
HSMT
HTR
Median Annual Salary
ICT
Bright Outlook Occupation
These occupations have jobs that are growing fast, have many openings, or are in new and exciting fields. A “bright outlook” means the career has a strong future and good chances for students who want to work in that area.
MPD
MSS
PS
Transport
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