Labor Relations Specialists
SOC 13-1075 · 2024-2034
Resolve disputes between workers and managers, negotiate collective bargaining agreements, or coordinate grievance procedures to handle employee complaints.
How the U.S. Department of Labor describes this work. Published in English only.
Shrinking -2.2%
California projects this job will shrink over the next ten years. Fewer openings may mean a harder search.
The job this trains for
- Typical pay in California
- $107,585per year
- Projected openings
- 6,740
- Projected change
- -2.2%
- Usually needs
- Bachelor's degree
Skills this work uses most
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, rates how important each of these is to this work, and they are listed in that order, most important first. The ratings themselves are not shown, because the data carries the number without the scale it was measured on. The names are as published, in English.
- Active Listening
- Speaking
- Negotiation
- Writing
- Critical Thinking
- Reading Comprehension
Pay by region
| Region | Typical pay in California | Projected openings |
|---|---|---|
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara MSA (San Benito and Santa Clara Counties) | $148,055 | 560 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley MD (Alameda and Contra Costa Counties) | $128,940 | 1,400 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City MD (San Francisco and San Mateo Counties) | $128,578 | 730 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville MSA (Santa Cruz County) | $114,199 | 30 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara MSA (Santa Barbara County) | $111,958 | 40 |
| Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine MD (Orange County) | $110,902 | 570 |
| Fresno MSA (Fresno and Madera Counties) | $107,120 | 160 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom MSA (El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo Counties) | $104,217 | 960 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County) | $103,051 | 3,170 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad MSA (San Diego County) | $102,598 | 460 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario MSA (Riverside and San Bernardino Counties) | $102,465 | 610 |
| Salinas MSA (Monterey County) | $101,284 | 50 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura MSA (Ventura County) | $101,151 | 70 |
| Bakersfield-Delano MSA (Kern County) | $100,958 | 170 |
| Modesto MSA (Stanislaus County) | $100,876 | 90 |
| Redding MSA (Shasta County) | $100,398 | 20 |
| Visalia MSA (Tulare County) | $98,004 | 50 |
| Stockton-Lodi MSA (San Joaquin County) | $89,051 | 90 |
| Vallejo MSA (Solano County) | Not reported | 90 |
Similar work
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, names these as occupations involving work similar to this one — its own reading of the job, not a grouping by code. They keep O*NET's order, and only those California publishes a projection for are shown.
| The job this trains for | Typical pay in California | Projected openings | Projected change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compliance Officers | $98,607 | 43,870 | +7% |
| Human Resources Managers | $172,933 | 23,410 | +7.9% |
| Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists | $92,944 | 11,130 | +6.6% |
| Human Resources Specialists | $84,901 | 97,470 | +10.4% |
| Lawyers | $200,541 | 46,090 | +9.8% |
| Compensation and Benefits Managers | $169,527 | 2,230 | +3.3% |
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