Compare careers
Factual side-by-side attributes from the imported O*NET and BLS OEWS datasets. No career is ranked or recommended.
Career A (or your current career)
Human Resources Specialists
Career B (or your target career)
Labor Relations Specialists
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Comparison table
| Metric | Human Resources Specialists | Labor Relations Specialists |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $75,940 | $95,420 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 912,430 | 64,810 |
| Typical education | Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree |
| Job zone | 4 | 4 |
| Important skills | Speaking, Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Writing | Active Listening, Speaking, Negotiation, Critical Thinking, Writing |
| Related careers | First-Line Supervisors of Passenger Attendants, Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks, Equal Opportunity Representatives and Officers, Social and Community Service Managers | Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants, Industrial-Organizational Psychologists, Public Relations Specialists, Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
84%
16 of 19 target skills
Target-only skills
3
Current-only skills
0
Skill overlap compares O*NET skills rated at importance 3.0 or above for each occupation. It is a measure of listed skill overlap, not a probability of getting the job.
Shared skills
- Active Listening+0.5 level
- Speaking+0.8 level
- Negotiation+1.4 level
- Writing+0.5 level
- Reading Comprehension+0.3 level
- Critical Thinking+0.1 level
- Social Perceptiveness+0.1 level
- Complex Problem Solving+0.6 level
- Judgment and Decision Making+0.5 level
- Active Learning+0.5 level
- Monitoring+0.1 level
- Time Management+0.1 level
- Coordination+0.1 level
- Service Orientation+0.4 level
- Learning Strategies—
- Instructing—
Only in Labor Relations Specialists
- Persuasion
- Systems Analysis
- Systems Evaluation
Only in Human Resources Specialists
- None