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Equal Opportunity Representatives and Officers

Monitor and evaluate compliance with equal opportunity laws, guidelines, and policies to ensure that employment practices and contracting arrangements give equal opportunity without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability.

Wages

BLS doesn't publish wages for Equal Opportunity Representatives and Officers separately. These are the figures for Compliance Officers (13-1041), its parent occupation.

Median annual wage, U.S.$80,730
Employment, U.S.417,070
Median hourly wage$38.81
Annual wage percentiles, U.S., May 2025
10th25thMedian75th90th
$48,220$61,280$80,730$109,010$133,720
By state (51)
StateEmploymentMedian annualLocation quotient
Alabama3,770$72,9900.67
Alaska920$76,4301.05
Arizona12,430$74,9201.43
Arkansas3,120$64,6800.89
California49,880$96,9801.02
Colorado7,740$82,4501.00
Connecticut3,610$91,8100.79
Delaware2,150$91,0501.65
District of Columbia4,380$111,0302.33
Florida29,680$74,9201.11
Georgia14,390$70,2001.10
Hawaii1,270$82,5900.75
Idaho1,660$75,4500.72
Illinois10,650$80,5500.65
Indiana5,120$78,7700.60
Iowa3,660$75,6200.88
Kansas3,560$69,7400.92
Kentucky4,360$69,2400.81
Louisiana3,970$70,2900.77
Maine1,790$83,7401.04
Maryland10,100$84,7201.36
Massachusetts13,190$102,0601.35
Michigan9,720$77,3900.82
Minnesota6,140$85,9200.78
Mississippi1,720$67,4500.55
Missouri7,000$67,2700.89
Montana1,480$66,6601.08
Nebraska3,470$73,9201.26
Nevada4,400$78,2901.06
New Hampshire1,730$82,8000.95
New Jersey13,310$100,0001.16
New Mexico2,400$67,9901.03
New York23,500$90,0800.90
North Carolina11,320$78,5000.85
North Dakota990$79,4400.86
Ohio11,240$75,0300.76
Oklahoma4,230$63,0000.92
Oregon5,360$82,9901.02
Pennsylvania19,810$85,5801.22
Rhode Island970$87,6200.72
South Carolina4,760$75,4600.77
South Dakota1,130$72,6300.92
Tennessee7,990$63,9600.91
Texas42,900$75,3701.14
Utah3,760$67,3700.81
Vermont1,960$90,4202.40
Virginia15,190$80,3801.38
Washington11,130$88,7901.17
West Virginia1,720$64,2700.91
Wisconsin5,710$78,8000.72
Wyoming580$79,8900.77

Similar occupations

Similarity is our measure: the cosine of importance x level over all 120 O*NET skills, knowledge areas and abilities. It is not an O*NET finding. More.

#OccupationJob ZoneSimilarity
1Labor Relations Specialists40.976
2Compliance Managers40.968
3Lawyers50.961
4Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors50.960
5Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates50.959
6Human Resources Specialists40.958
7Intelligence Analysts40.958
8Private Detectives and Investigators30.957
9Education Administrators, Postsecondary50.957
10Human Resources Managers40.955

One skill away

Among the 50 occupations most similar to Equal Opportunity Representatives and Officers, those at the same Job Zone or lower, where exactly one skill rated at least 3 in importance needs a level more than 0.75 points higher (on O*NET's 0-7 level scale). Our definition. Change the thresholds.

OccupationSkill to buildLevel gapSimilarity
Labor Relations SpecialistsNegotiation0.760.976
Fraud Examiners, Investigators and AnalystsManagement of Personnel Resources1.000.953
Special Education Teachers, PreschoolLearning Strategies0.870.953
Child, Family, and School Social WorkersTime Management0.880.950
Talent DirectorsManagement of Personnel Resources1.000.945
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationLearning Strategies0.870.944
Regulatory Affairs SpecialistsSystems Analysis0.870.944
Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolLearning Strategies1.370.940
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationLearning Strategies1.120.940
Directors, Religious Activities and EducationManagement of Personnel Resources1.500.938

Software to learn next

Software used by at least 3 of the 20 occupations most similar to Equal Opportunity Representatives and Officers, excluding software Equal Opportunity Representatives and Officers already lists and any you named. Ranked by how many of them use it, weighted by how much more common it is among them than across all occupations (lift). Our ranking.

SoftwareSimilar jobs using itLift
LexisNexis10 of 208.1x
LinkedIn8 of 207.0x
Oracle PeopleSoft9 of 205.3x
Microsoft Publisher9 of 204.4x
Human resource information system (HRIS)4 of 2020.5x
Oracle HRIS4 of 2020.5x
Healthcare common procedure coding system HCPCS6 of 206.9x
Microsoft Dynamics9 of 203.5x
Human resource management software HRMS6 of 206.3x
Ceridian Dayforce enterprise HCM3 of 2034.6x

Skills

From O*NET data. Importance is rated 1 to 5 and level 0 to 7.

SkillTypeImportanceLevel
Active ListeningEssential skill 4.25 4.62
Reading ComprehensionEssential skill 4.12 4.75
Critical ThinkingEssential skill 4.00 4.50
SpeakingEssential skill 4.00 4.25
Social PerceptivenessTransferable skill 4.00 4.12
WritingEssential skill 3.88 4.38
Active LearningEssential skill 3.75 4.00
Complex Problem SolvingTransferable skill 3.75 3.62
Judgment and Decision MakingTransferable skill 3.62 3.75
MonitoringEssential skill 3.38 3.88
PersuasionTransferable skill 3.25 4.00
Systems EvaluationTransferable skill 3.25 3.50
Systems AnalysisTransferable skill 3.25 3.25
Service OrientationTransferable skill 3.12 3.38
CoordinationTransferable skill 3.12 3.25
NegotiationTransferable skill 3.00 3.62
Learning StrategiesEssential skill 3.00 3.38
Time ManagementTransferable skill 3.00 3.00
InstructingTransferable skill 2.88 3.38
MathematicsEssential skill 2.50 2.75
Management of Personnel ResourcesTransferable skill 2.25 2.00
Operations AnalysisTransferable skill 2.00 1.88
ProgrammingTransferable skill 1.88 1.50
Operations MonitoringTransferable skill 1.75 1.25
Quality Control AnalysisTransferable skill 1.75 1.25
Technology DesignTransferable skill 1.75 0.88
ScienceEssential skill 1.62 0.75
Management of Financial ResourcesTransferable skill 1.38 0.38
Management of Material ResourcesTransferable skill 1.38 0.38
Equipment SelectionTransferable skill 1.12not rated
Operation and ControlTransferable skill 1.12not rated
Equipment MaintenanceTransferable skill 1.00not rated
InstallationTransferable skill 1.00not rated
RepairingTransferable skill 1.00not rated
TroubleshootingTransferable skill 1.00not rated
Knowledge (33) and abilities (52)
Knowledge
NameImportanceLevel
Law and Government 4.43 4.63
English Language 3.97 4.70
Personnel and Human Resources 3.92 4.58
Customer and Personal Service 3.78 4.98
Sociology and Anthropology 3.40 4.35
Administration and Management 3.29 3.69
Administrative 3.19 3.98
Education and Training 3.01 4.16
Psychology 2.87 3.47
Computers and Electronics 2.78 3.36
Mathematics 2.74 3.50
Therapy and Counseling 2.63 2.96
Communications and Media 2.61 2.86
Philosophy and Theology 2.43 2.93
History and Archeology 2.16 2.33
Public Safety and Security 2.07 1.94
Economics and Accounting 1.82 1.52
Sales and Marketing 1.74 1.74
Telecommunications 1.74 0.94
Foreign Language 1.71 1.21
Production and Processing 1.61 1.13
Medicine and Dentistry 1.50 0.75
Transportation 1.46 1.03
Geography 1.43 0.94
Design 1.24not rated
Mechanical 1.24not rated
Engineering and Technology 1.17not rated
Building and Construction 1.16not rated
Chemistry 1.16not rated
Food Production 1.16not rated
Biology 1.15not rated
Physics 1.12not rated
Fine Arts 1.05not rated
Abilities
NameImportanceLevel
Written Comprehension 4.38 4.38
Oral Comprehension 4.25 4.88
Oral Expression 4.12 4.75
Written Expression 4.12 4.50
Problem Sensitivity 4.12 4.12
Inductive Reasoning 4.12 4.00
Deductive Reasoning 4.00 4.38
Speech Recognition 4.00 4.00
Speech Clarity 3.88 3.75
Near Vision 3.75 4.25
Information Ordering 3.75 3.75
Category Flexibility 3.25 3.50
Flexibility of Closure 3.25 3.25
Fluency of Ideas 3.00 3.75
Speed of Closure 3.00 3.12
Originality 2.88 3.50
Time Sharing 2.88 2.88
Perceptual Speed 2.88 2.75
Selective Attention 2.88 2.75
Number Facility 2.75 3.12
Mathematical Reasoning 2.75 3.00
Far Vision 2.75 2.88
Memorization 2.62 2.88
Auditory Attention 2.50 2.50
Visualization 2.38 2.25
Finger Dexterity 2.00 1.75
Hearing Sensitivity 1.88 1.62
Visual Color Discrimination 1.88 1.62
Trunk Strength 1.75 1.00
Wrist-Finger Speed 1.62 0.75
Depth Perception 1.25not rated
Dynamic Strength 1.25not rated
Sound Localization 1.12not rated
Arm-Hand Steadiness 1.00not rated
Control Precision 1.00not rated
Dynamic Flexibility 1.00not rated
Explosive Strength 1.00not rated
Extent Flexibility 1.00not rated
Glare Sensitivity 1.00not rated
Gross Body Coordination 1.00not rated
Gross Body Equilibrium 1.00not rated
Manual Dexterity 1.00not rated
Multilimb Coordination 1.00not rated
Night Vision 1.00not rated
Peripheral Vision 1.00not rated
Rate Control 1.00not rated
Reaction Time 1.00not rated
Response Orientation 1.00not rated
Spatial Orientation 1.00not rated
Speed of Limb Movement 1.00not rated
Stamina 1.00not rated
Static Strength 1.00not rated

Software used

Examples from O*NET data. "Hot" and "in demand" are O*NET flags for technologies often listed in job postings.

Where it concentrates

BLS doesn't publish wages for Equal Opportunity Representatives and Officers separately. These are the figures for Compliance Officers (13-1041), its parent occupation.

Metro areas ranked by BLS location quotient: the occupation's share of the area's jobs divided by its share of all US jobs. Above 1 means more concentrated than the nation. Metros employing fewer than 100 are left out.

Metro areaEmploymentLocation quotientMedian annual
Eagle Pass, TX3707.32$88,100
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA6705.36$106,330
Laredo, TX1,4404.90$98,180
El Centro, CA8404.81$106,750
Burlington-South Burlington, VT1,4404.48$93,430
Tallahassee, FL1,7003.41$49,100
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ3103.36$90,290
Yuma, AZ5903.17$64,820
Helena, MT3703.10$63,740
Aguadilla, PR4003.03$36,400

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