PathGauge is an independent career-planning site for people comparing skilled trades, technical work, and industry credentials in the United States and Canada. The site focuses on questions that come up before someone pays for training.
PathGauge is not affiliated with or endorsed by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Canadian government bodies, regulators, credential issuers, schools, or employers. Source links identify evidence or next steps; they do not imply endorsement.
What we publish
Career profiles combine official labor-market measures with labeled PathGauge estimates. Credential pages link to the issuing authority. Calculators show their formulas and use the numbers you enter. They do not estimate your chance of being hired or passing an exam.
What we do not promise
Median pay is not a starting salary. A projection is not a job guarantee. A voluntary certification is not automatically a license. PathGauge does not sell training, place candidates, or replace advice from a regulator, credential issuer, school, employer, or financial-aid office.
How pages are reviewed
PathGauge records the edition of each numeric dataset and validates it before publication. Legal and credential rules come from primary sources and carry a review date. The site does not publish a new page only to target another keyword; the page must add a comparison, tool, or useful decision guide.
Editorial responsibility
PathGauge publishes and maintains the site. Data pages name the source and show the geography, period, unit, publication context, and review date when those details are available. Page bylines link to this policy and the methodology.
PathGauge does not claim that a regulator, employer, career counselor, lawyer, financial adviser, or credential expert reviewed a page unless that review actually occurred and is documented. A public role-based contact address will be added only when it is ready to receive correction and source-update requests; no personal address is inferred or published.
Advertising does not determine formulas, source selection, rankings, inclusion, or editorial conclusions.
About the images
Images showing people or workplaces are AI-generated illustrations. They do not show PathGauge staff, advisers, employers, credential holders, or endorsers. The captions identify them. Use the linked sources and written guidance for factual decisions, not the scene in an illustration.