diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
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+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -45,16 +45,20 @@ To request a feature:
 We use GitHub labels to keep track of issues.  Some guidelines:
 
 Green labels are for **action items**. Jump in and start working!
-* <sub>[![get-started][get-started]][get-started_link]</sub> -
-Issues are great for new contributors.
+* <sub>[![good-first-issue][good-first-issue]][good-first-issue_link]</sub> -
+Best for new contributors.  No experience necessary!
+* <sub>[![help-wanted][help-wanted]][help-wanted_link]</sub> -
+For more intermediate contributors, probably requires investigation or knowledge of iD code.
 * <sub>[![priority][priority]][priority_link]</sub> -
 Issues that have a big impact or matter most to _new mappers_.
 <br/>(There should probably be 10 or fewer "priority" items.)
 
-[get-started]: http://labl.es/svg?text=get-started&bgcolor=0e8a16
+[good-first-issue]: http://labl.es/svg?text=good%20first%20issue&bgcolor=0e8a16
+[help-wanted]: http://labl.es/svg?text=help%20wanted&bgcolor=0e8a16
 [priority]: http://labl.es/svg?text=priority&bgcolor=0e8a16
 
-[get-started_link]: https://github.com/openstreetmap/iD/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3Aget-started
+[good-first-issue_link]: https://github.com/openstreetmap/iD/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3A%22good%20first%20issue%22
+[help-wanted_link]: https://github.com/openstreetmap/iD/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3A%22help%20wanted%22
 [priority_link]: https://github.com/openstreetmap/iD/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3Apriority
 
 Red labels are for **bugs**. These are things that we want fixed, but might be a bit more