Publisher for generating a profile timeline

A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium comprising instructions that;

• when executed by one or more processors of a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:
• receiving, from a device of a viewer, a request to view a profile page of a member of an online social network;
• accessing, from a member database in the online social network, employment data of the member;
• the employment data having a first job associated with a first job title at a first employer with a specific duration;
• selecting a plurality of other members;
• each member in the plurality of other members having a similar job title, the similar job title being related to the first job title;
• determining an average duration for the first job title based on information accessed from the plurality of other members;
• generating a first timeframe using the accessed employment data of the member, the first timeframe having a classification based on a comparison between the average duration and the specific duration;
• and
• causing a presentation, on a display of the device, of the profile page of the member having the generated first timeframe.

An online social network comprising:

• a database having member data of members, the member data including employment data of a member in the online social network;
• and
• one or more processors in a publisher to:
• receive, from a device of a viewer, a request to view a profile page of the member of the online social network;
• access, from the database, the employment data of the member, the employment data having a first job associated with a first job title at a first employer with a specific duration;
• select a plurality of other members, each member in the plurality of other members having a similar job title;
• the similar job title being related to the first job title;
• determine an average duration for the first job title based on information accessed from the plurality of other members;
• generate a first timeframe using the accessed employment data of the member, the first timeframe having a classification based on a comparison between the average duration and the specific duration;
• and
• cause a presentation, on a display of the device, of the profile page of the member having the generated first timeframe.