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Labor Relations Specialist

Labor Relations Specialist profiles score highest on Influencing and Safety-Seeking. This page covers what the work involves, what the trait profile looks like, what it pays, and where the fit tends to break.

Median pay
$95,420per year, U.S. BLS 2025
Entry education
Bachelor's degreetypical for the occupation

SOURCE · O*NET 13-1075.00 and U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Figures are national and vary widely by state and setting.

What the work involves

Resolve disputes between workers and managers, negotiate collective bargaining agreements, or coordinate grievance procedures to handle employee complaints.

Skills rated most important

Active Listening85
Speaking81
Negotiation78
Critical Thinking75
Reading Comprehension75

Work context

Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams88
Contact With Others87
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled79
Spend Time Sitting78
Spend Time Standing33
Spend Time Walking or Running21
Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled20
Spend Time Bending or Twisting Your Body11
Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling6
Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance5
Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles1

O*NET importance and frequency ratings, 0–100.

The trait profile

Where Labor Relations Specialist profiles sit on the eleven Haliscope traits, derived from O*NET’s published interest and work-style data.

Influencing77
Safety-Seeking64
Persevering62
Organizing60
Law-Abiding58
Harmonizing53
Helping45
Analyzing36
Exploring31
Creating14
Operating7

Who it fits, and who it doesn’t

Strong signals

  • Moderate Persevering. Measures your persistence and resilience in the face of challenges. High scorers push through obstacles, maintain long-term focus, and value grit as both means and end.
  • Moderate Helping. Measures your orientation toward supporting and serving others. High scorers find fulfillment in teaching, counseling, and contributing to others' success.
  • Moderate Harmonizing. Measures your focus on group cohesion and interpersonal peace. High scorers build consensus, facilitate cooperation, and prioritize team harmony.
  • Moderate Organizing. Measures your preference for structure, detail, and systematic processes. High scorers excel at creating order, optimizing workflows, and maintaining precision.
  • Moderate Law-Abiding. Measures your commitment to ethics, rules, and fairness. High scorers value honesty, follow procedures, and prefer environments with clear moral guidelines.

These are what the occupation’s profile says, not a hiring criterion. Haliscope is not validated for hiring or screening, and none of these is disqualifying — they are where a fit most often breaks.

Getting in

Entry education: Bachelor's degree.

Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.

A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.

O*NET Job Zone descriptions, U.S. Department of Labor.

Exposure to AI

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