Lightcast Titles Taxonomy
The Lightcast Titles taxonomy is designed to help companies simplify and standardize their job titles, transforming the way they benchmark their talent and plan for the future.
Lightcast Titles: Simplifying Messy Job Data
The Lightcast Titles Taxonomy is a powerful tool that transforms messy, real-world job titles into clear, well-classified data. Starting with millions of unique raw job titles from postings and profiles, our advanced modeling distills them into a manageable set of about 75,000 standardized titles.
By turning a chaotic pile of jobs into a neatly organized catalog, without losing the essence of each one, the Lightcast Titles Taxonomy empowers organizations to:
Standardize job title data for consistency across their workforce.
Connect internal data to external labor market insights.
Tap into rich resources like the Lightcast Occupation Taxonomy and Lightcast Skills Taxonomy.
Understanding Titles
A title is the name a worker uses to describe their specific job. It might be broad, a common name (like "Security Officer") but not necessarily. A title might be more idiosyncratic, or even unique to that one person's job.
So if a title is only used internally, why should it be standardized according to the Lightcast taxonomy?
It provides a consistent standard internally, allows for easier comparison to other external occupations. Using a standardized, structured classification of job titles enables professionals to make accurate comparisons, facilitate integration with other systems and HR software, support better benchmarking and workforce planning, and compare programs across regions.
Lightcast Titles is a translation layer from what organizations call their jobs to useful external context so they can benchmark, compare, and analyze their data outside of their four walls. It creates universal meaning versus an inward-looking limited view.