Labor Relations Specialists
Resolve disputes between workers and managers, negotiate collective bargaining agreements, or coordinate grievance procedures to handle employee complaints.
- O*NET-SOC code
13-1075.00 - Preparation Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed
Wages
Median annual wage, U.S.$95,420
Employment, U.S.64,810
Median hourly wage$45.87
| 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $50,490 | $71,920 | $95,420 | $123,420 | $156,180 |
By state (51)
| State | Employment | Median annual | Location quotient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 590 | $48,120 | 0.67 |
| Alaska | 380 | $77,870 | 2.77 |
| Arizona | 790 | $97,070 | 0.59 |
| Arkansas | 180 | $62,070 | 0.34 |
| California | 8,830 | $105,810 | 1.16 |
| Colorado | 470 | $87,150 | 0.39 |
| Connecticut | 1,240 | $79,620 | 1.76 |
| Delaware | 280 | $97,390 | 1.36 |
| District of Columbia | 160 | $115,600 | 0.55 |
| Florida | 1,970 | $81,700 | 0.47 |
| Georgia | 920 | $81,480 | 0.45 |
| Hawaii | 510 | $77,310 | 1.94 |
| Idaho | 190 | $93,110 | 0.53 |
| Illinois | 3,670 | $104,180 | 1.44 |
| Indiana | 2,600 | $77,190 | 1.95 |
| Iowa | 610 | $79,140 | 0.95 |
| Kansas | 370 | $82,750 | 0.61 |
| Kentucky | 640 | $73,550 | 0.76 |
| Louisiana | 170 | $78,110 | 0.20 |
| Maine | 210 | $96,680 | 0.80 |
| Maryland | 890 | $94,030 | 0.77 |
| Massachusetts | 1,660 | $111,260 | 1.10 |
| Michigan | 2,430 | $73,760 | 1.33 |
| Minnesota | 1,710 | $100,760 | 1.39 |
| Mississippi | 200 | $79,360 | 0.41 |
| Missouri | 1,190 | $93,840 | 0.97 |
| Montana | 160 | $70,360 | 0.74 |
| Nebraska | 270 | $81,910 | 0.64 |
| Nevada | 610 | $77,240 | 0.95 |
| New Hampshire | 150 | $84,780 | 0.53 |
| New Jersey | 3,700 | $118,370 | 2.07 |
| New Mexico | 120 | $83,770 | 0.34 |
| New York | 6,860 | $100,500 | 1.70 |
| North Carolina | 690 | $86,270 | 0.33 |
| North Dakota | 90 | $101,220 | 0.51 |
| Ohio | 4,100 | $80,150 | 1.77 |
| Oklahoma | 250 | $62,400 | 0.35 |
| Oregon | 1,210 | $80,490 | 1.48 |
| Pennsylvania | 3,470 | $91,320 | 1.37 |
| Rhode Island | 410 | $88,030 | 1.95 |
| South Carolina | 340 | $78,050 | 0.36 |
| South Dakota | 100 | $57,900 | 0.53 |
| Tennessee | 560 | $76,930 | 0.41 |
| Texas | 2,590 | $79,640 | 0.44 |
| Utah | 250 | $61,190 | 0.34 |
| Vermont | 120 | $85,870 | 0.94 |
| Virginia | 990 | $98,730 | 0.58 |
| Washington | 2,760 | $104,100 | 1.86 |
| West Virginia | 420 | $88,020 | 1.43 |
| Wisconsin | 1,690 | $95,750 | 1.38 |
| Wyoming | 60 | $87,310 | 0.49 |
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.
Circles are the 20 most similar occupations, coloured by Job Zone. Lines join pairs where one is among the other's 10 most similar; darker lines are pairs O*NET also lists as related. Drag a circle to move it out of the way; select one to open it.
| # | Occupation | Job Zone | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Equal Opportunity Representatives and Officers | 4 | 0.976 |
| 2 | Human Resources Managers | 4 | 0.968 |
| 3 | Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators | 5 | 0.967 |
| 4 | Human Resources Specialists | 4 | 0.962 |
| 5 | Education Administrators, Postsecondary | 5 | 0.962 |
| 6 | Lawyers | 5 | 0.962 |
| 7 | Compliance Managers | 4 | 0.961 |
| 8 | Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists | 4 | 0.957 |
| 9 | Fraud Examiners, Investigators and Analysts | 4 | 0.955 |
| 10 | Compensation and Benefits Managers | 4 | 0.955 |
One skill away
Among the 50 occupations most similar to Labor Relations Specialists, 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.
| Occupation | Skill to build | Level gap | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compliance Managers | Instructing | 0.87 | 0.961 |
| Regulatory Affairs Specialists | Systems Analysis | 0.87 | 0.949 |
| Management Analysts | Operations Analysis | 3.00 | 0.948 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers | Management of Personnel Resources | 0.87 | 0.944 |
| Fundraisers | Management of Financial Resources | 1.50 | 0.940 |
| Child, Family, and School Social Workers | Time Management | 0.76 | 0.936 |
| Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling | Management of Financial Resources | 1.38 | 0.935 |
| Special Education Teachers, Preschool | Learning Strategies | 1.13 | 0.935 |
| Clinical Research Coordinators | Science | 3.00 | 0.935 |
| Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents | Management of Financial Resources | 1.13 | 0.935 |
Software to learn next
Software used by at least 3 of the 20 occupations most similar to Labor Relations Specialists, excluding software Labor Relations Specialists 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.
| Software | Similar jobs using it | Lift |
|---|---|---|
| Human resource management software HRMS | 9 of 20 | 9.4x |
| Microsoft Project | 15 of 20 | 3.4x |
| 9 of 20 | 7.8x | |
| Human resource information system (HRIS) | 5 of 20 | 25.6x |
| Microsoft Dynamics | 11 of 20 | 4.3x |
| Microsoft Visio | 12 of 20 | 3.7x |
| Ceridian Dayforce enterprise HCM | 4 of 20 | 46.2x |
| LexisNexis | 8 of 20 | 6.5x |
| ADP Workforce Now | 6 of 20 | 10.7x |
| Blackboard software | 7 of 20 | 5.7x |
Skills
From O*NET data. Importance is rated 1 to 5 and level 0 to 7.
| Skill | Type | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Active Listening | Essential skill | 4.38 | 4.50 |
| Speaking | Essential skill | 4.25 | 4.75 |
| Negotiation | Transferable skill | 4.12 | 4.38 |
| Writing | Essential skill | 4.00 | 4.50 |
| Reading Comprehension | Essential skill | 4.00 | 4.25 |
| Critical Thinking | Essential skill | 4.00 | 4.12 |
| Persuasion | Transferable skill | 3.88 | 4.38 |
| Social Perceptiveness | Transferable skill | 3.75 | 4.00 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | Transferable skill | 3.62 | 4.00 |
| Complex Problem Solving | Transferable skill | 3.62 | 3.75 |
| Active Learning | Essential skill | 3.50 | 3.88 |
| Monitoring | Essential skill | 3.38 | 3.88 |
| Coordination | Transferable skill | 3.38 | 3.62 |
| Service Orientation | Transferable skill | 3.38 | 3.62 |
| Time Management | Transferable skill | 3.38 | 3.12 |
| Systems Analysis | Transferable skill | 3.12 | 3.25 |
| Systems Evaluation | Transferable skill | 3.12 | 3.25 |
| Learning Strategies | Essential skill | 3.00 | 3.12 |
| Instructing | Transferable skill | 3.00 | 2.88 |
| Management of Personnel Resources | Transferable skill | 2.88 | 2.88 |
| Mathematics | Essential skill | 2.38 | 2.62 |
| Management of Financial Resources | Transferable skill | 2.00 | 1.62 |
| Management of Material Resources | Transferable skill | 1.75 | 1.50 |
| Operations Analysis | Transferable skill | 1.75 | 0.88 |
| Operations Monitoring | Transferable skill | 1.50 | 0.50 |
| Technology Design | Transferable skill | 1.38 | 0.38 |
| Programming | Transferable skill | 1.25 | not rated |
| Operation and Control | Transferable skill | 1.12 | not rated |
| Quality Control Analysis | Transferable skill | 1.12 | not rated |
| Equipment Maintenance | Transferable skill | 1.00 | not rated |
| Equipment Selection | Transferable skill | 1.00 | not rated |
| Installation | Transferable skill | 1.00 | not rated |
| Repairing | Transferable skill | 1.00 | not rated |
| Science | Essential skill | 1.00 | not rated |
| Troubleshooting | Transferable skill | 1.00 | not rated |
Knowledge (33) and abilities (52)
| Name | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Personnel and Human Resources | 4.05 | 4.90 |
| English Language | 3.68 | 4.30 |
| Law and Government | 3.61 | 4.11 |
| Administration and Management | 3.14 | 3.81 |
| Education and Training | 2.85 | 3.95 |
| Customer and Personal Service | 2.70 | 3.70 |
| Computers and Electronics | 2.67 | 3.33 |
| Mathematics | 2.63 | 3.45 |
| Public Safety and Security | 2.58 | 2.90 |
| Administrative | 2.52 | 3.50 |
| Economics and Accounting | 2.52 | 2.62 |
| Sociology and Anthropology | 2.45 | 3.00 |
| Communications and Media | 2.40 | 2.45 |
| Psychology | 2.35 | 3.15 |
| Therapy and Counseling | 1.95 | 2.35 |
| Telecommunications | 1.90 | 1.60 |
| Production and Processing | 1.86 | 1.90 |
| Philosophy and Theology | 1.81 | 1.48 |
| History and Archeology | 1.80 | 1.70 |
| Transportation | 1.80 | 1.50 |
| Foreign Language | 1.76 | 1.52 |
| Building and Construction | 1.57 | not rated |
| Sales and Marketing | 1.52 | 1.29 |
| Geography | 1.50 | 1.10 |
| Mechanical | 1.45 | not rated |
| Design | 1.38 | not rated |
| Engineering and Technology | 1.38 | not rated |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 1.35 | not rated |
| Chemistry | 1.25 | not rated |
| Fine Arts | 1.24 | not rated |
| Food Production | 1.19 | not rated |
| Physics | 1.15 | not rated |
| Biology | 1.11 | not rated |
| Name | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Oral Expression | 4.25 | 4.50 |
| Oral Comprehension | 4.12 | 4.50 |
| Written Comprehension | 4.00 | 4.38 |
| Written Expression | 4.00 | 4.38 |
| Problem Sensitivity | 4.00 | 4.12 |
| Deductive Reasoning | 3.75 | 4.38 |
| Inductive Reasoning | 3.75 | 4.00 |
| Speech Clarity | 3.75 | 3.88 |
| Speech Recognition | 3.62 | 3.75 |
| Fluency of Ideas | 3.50 | 3.88 |
| Originality | 3.50 | 3.75 |
| Near Vision | 3.50 | 3.62 |
| Information Ordering | 3.38 | 3.38 |
| Category Flexibility | 3.12 | 3.12 |
| Selective Attention | 2.88 | 2.88 |
| Speed of Closure | 2.75 | 3.00 |
| Flexibility of Closure | 2.75 | 2.88 |
| Memorization | 2.75 | 2.88 |
| Number Facility | 2.75 | 2.75 |
| Time Sharing | 2.62 | 2.50 |
| Far Vision | 2.62 | 2.38 |
| Mathematical Reasoning | 2.50 | 2.75 |
| Perceptual Speed | 2.50 | 2.62 |
| Visualization | 2.38 | 2.12 |
| Trunk Strength | 1.88 | 1.50 |
| Auditory Attention | 1.88 | 1.12 |
| Visual Color Discrimination | 1.75 | 1.50 |
| Hearing Sensitivity | 1.75 | 1.38 |
| Wrist-Finger Speed | 1.62 | 0.75 |
| Depth Perception | 1.12 | not rated |
| Arm-Hand Steadiness | 1.00 | not rated |
| Control Precision | 1.00 | not rated |
| Dynamic Flexibility | 1.00 | not rated |
| Dynamic Strength | 1.00 | not rated |
| Explosive Strength | 1.00 | not rated |
| Extent Flexibility | 1.00 | not rated |
| Finger Dexterity | 1.00 | not rated |
| Glare Sensitivity | 1.00 | not rated |
| Gross Body Coordination | 1.00 | not rated |
| Gross Body Equilibrium | 1.00 | not rated |
| Manual Dexterity | 1.00 | not rated |
| Multilimb Coordination | 1.00 | not rated |
| Night Vision | 1.00 | not rated |
| Peripheral Vision | 1.00 | not rated |
| Rate Control | 1.00 | not rated |
| Reaction Time | 1.00 | not rated |
| Response Orientation | 1.00 | not rated |
| Sound Localization | 1.00 | not rated |
| Spatial Orientation | 1.00 | not rated |
| Speed of Limb Movement | 1.00 | not rated |
| Stamina | 1.00 | not rated |
| Static Strength | 1.00 | not rated |
Software used
Examples from O*NET data. "Hot" and "in demand" are O*NET flags for technologies often listed in job postings.
- Microsoft Excel in demand
- Microsoft Office software in demand
- Microsoft Outlook in demand
- Microsoft PowerPoint in demand
- ServiceNow in demand
- Workday software in demand
- Oracle HRIS in demand
- Kubernetes hot
- Microsoft Access hot
- Microsoft SharePoint hot
- Microsoft Word hot
- Oracle PeopleSoft hot
- Internet Grievance System IGS
- LaborSoft LaborForce Arbitration/Appeals Manager module
- LaborSoft LaborForce Discipline Manager module
- LaborSoft LaborForce EEO Claims Manager module
- LaborSoft LaborForce Grievance Manager module
- LaborSoft LaborForce Incident Tracking module
- LaborSoft LaborForce Personnel Manager module
- LaborSoft LaborForce Reporting/Dashboard Manager module
- Micropact entellitrak Labor Relations Edition
Where it concentrates
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 area | Employment | Location quotient | Median annual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Springfield, IL | 240 | 5.64 | $101,980 |
| Evansville, IN | 210 | 3.81 | $73,300 |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | 380 | 3.81 | $106,530 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 690 | 3.68 | $99,830 |
| Anchorage, AK | 270 | 3.65 | $61,940 |
| Youngstown-Warren, OH | 220 | 3.29 | $76,770 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 170 | 3.28 | $100,520 |
| Charleston, WV | 140 | 3.19 | $98,380 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | 120 | 3.04 | $79,130 |
| Toledo, OH | 360 | 3.00 | $78,840 |