Editorial Policy
Editorial Policy
Five commitments that apply to every page on this site, without exception.
Every figure is cited to a primary source
Exam costs, renewal terms, and occupation pay figures are all drawn directly from a vendor's own certification and pricing pages or from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' own published tables, never from a secondary aggregator or an unofficial reseller. Each certification profile and comparison links its sources directly; the methodology page describes exactly how the vendor and BLS datasets get built and checked.
Last-verified dates on every fact page
Every certification profile and comparison carries a "facts last verified" date. That is the date someone actually re-checked the page against the vendor's current site or the current BLS table, not the date the page was first published. If a page has gone stale, the date will say so.
Corrections
If a price is out of date, a renewal term has changed, or a figure does not match its source, use the contact form. Corrections to a factual error are our top priority: we aim to fix a confirmed error within days, and the page's last-verified date is updated to reflect the correction.
AI-assisted drafting, human-verified claims
Some drafting and research on this site is AI-assisted. Every factual claim, whether drafted by a person or with AI assistance, is checked by a human against the vendor's or BLS's own published source before it publishes, and that source is linked on the page. We disclose this plainly rather than let readers assume otherwise.
Advertising: no pay-to-play, ads always labeled, never native
No certification or vendor is featured, ranked, or omitted because of payment. This site is advertising-supported, and any ad that runs is clearly labeled "Advertisement" and never styled to look like editorial content. See about for the plain-language money disclosure and privacy for what advertising cookies collect.
Study resources: disclosed if ever monetized, never a ranking input
Certification profiles may link to a study guide or practice exam as a supplementary reference. If any of those links ever become affiliate links, they will always be disclosed plainly on the page next to the link, and they never influence which certification we recommend or how we describe any exam. A study resource earning us a commission is never a reason it appears, and never a reason a certification is scored, ranked, or described differently than one that pays us nothing.