Abstract: Aspects of the present systems and methods provide ways for job seekers to determine projected earnings within an online career network. In some embodiments, the earnings may be projected based on various educational and career decisions that the candidate makes. Thus, a candidate is able to quantify how his or her educational and vocational decisions will affect projected earnings over his or her lifetime. Inputs for the present earnings projection system may be extracted from job seeker external profiles and/or databases (for example, social media or professional databases), or input manually by the candidate.