Brief Overall Description of the Dataset:
Salaries by job, salaries by company, benefits and total compensation, national salary average by job, local salary average by job, minimum and maximum salaries by job, and job/company reviews.
Link: http://www.glassdoor.com/Salary/Interactive-Data-Salaries-E3644.htm
Date Inventory Completed: 6/4/15
Screening
- Is the data collected opinion-based? Partially
- Is the data collection recurring (must be collected at least annually)?
- Is there data available for 2013?
- For Education: Is the data collected at least the school level?
- Can we access the data by August 15th?
- Can the data be linked to other education/workforce datasets (e.g., K-12, higher education, workforce)?
Purpose
What is the purpose of the organization collecting the data?
“Glassdoor helps you find a job and company you love.” It is also a useful tool for employers to promote their companies and reach out to potential employees.
Why is it collected and how does the organization use it?
Data collected for both employers and job seeker use.
Who else uses the data?
Data really only used by employers, job seekers, and sometimes researchers.
- Who do they sell the data to?
N/A
Method
What is the data collection method?
Online entry
What is the type of data collected?
Observational
If designed, who created the questions?
N/A
What is the raw source of the collected data (prior to any aggregation)?
Individuals using the site.
Description
- What is the general topic of the data (1-2 words)?
Workforce
What are the earliest and latest dates for which data is available?
It is a live stream of salary entries so most recent date is 2015. No information given on when they started collecting data.
Is data collected and available periodically?
Yes
How soon after a reference period ends can a data source be prepared and provided?
Immediately
Selectivity (conversely, the representativeness)
What is the universe (e.g., population) that the data represents (consider inclusion/exclusion criteria)?
Individuals who choose to post about their current or previous jobs and employers who choose to create a profile for their company/organization.
Accessibility
How is the data accessed?
Salary data is given by looking up a specific criteria such like location, job, or company. As such, the data will most likely have to be screen scraped.
- Is it open data?
Yes
- Any legal, regulatory, or administrative restrictions on accessing the data source?
N/A
Cost? - One time or annual or project based payment?
N/A
Does this dataset appear to meet our needs for the Census study? NO
Explanation: Data does not appear to be easily accessible (if accessible at all) at the individual level.