Transparency
Data sources & attributions
Manifest & Match is built on authoritative, public labor-market data. Here are the sources we use and the attributions each one requires.
O*NET — occupations, skills & work activities
U.S. Department of Labor
Our occupation profiles, skill sets, work activities, interest (RIASEC) profiles, and occupation-adjacency relationships are built on the O*NET Database.
This site incorporates information from the O*NET Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. Manifest & Match has modified all or some of this information. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications. The O*NET Database is published under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. Source: onetcenter.org.
CareerOneStop — certifications & credentials
U.S. Department of Labor
The certifications page looks up professional credentials live from the CareerOneStop Certification Finder Web API.
Certification data from CareerOneStop, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment & Training Administration. Source: careeronestop.org.
Lightcast Open Skills — skills taxonomy
Lightcast
Portions of our skills taxonomy — including how skills are classified (specialized, common, certification) and additional specialized trade, clinical, and service skills — are derived from the Lightcast Open Skills library.
Includes skills data from Lightcast Open Skills, used under its open-data license.
Course catalog
Coursera · Microsoft Learn
Course recommendations are drawn from publicly listed catalogs (Coursera, Microsoft Learn). Some links may be affiliate links — see our affiliate disclosure.