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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)

Labor Relations Specialists

Career B (or your target career)

Industrial-Organizational Psychologists

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Comparison table

MetricLabor Relations SpecialistsIndustrial-Organizational Psychologists
National median salary$95,420$193,950
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment64,810790
Typical educationBachelor's DegreeMaster's Degree
Job zone45
Important skillsActive Listening, Speaking, Negotiation, Critical Thinking, WritingActive Listening, Reading Comprehension, Writing, Judgment and Decision Making, Speaking
Related careersExecutive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants, Industrial-Organizational Psychologists, Public Relations Specialists, Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and TravelMedical and Health Services Managers, Education Administrators, Postsecondary, Data Scientists, Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary
Labor Relations Specialists dashboardIndustrial-Organizational Psychologists dashboard

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

83%

19 of 23 target skills

Target-only skills

4

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

  • Reading Comprehension+0.5 level
  • Active Listening+0.1 level
  • Writing+0.4 level
  • Judgment and Decision Making—
  • Speaking—
  • Critical Thinking+0.4 level
  • Complex Problem Solving+0.4 level
  • Systems Evaluation+1.3 level
  • Monitoring+0.4 level
  • Active Learning+0.2 level
  • Systems Analysis+1.0 level
  • Social Perceptiveness+0.1 level
  • Persuasion—
  • Coordination+0.4 level
  • Time Management+0.6 level
  • Instructing+1.0 level
  • Learning Strategies+0.9 level
  • Service Orientation—
  • Negotiation—

Only in Industrial-Organizational Psychologists

  • Science
  • Operations Analysis
  • Mathematics
  • Management of Personnel Resources

Only in Labor Relations Specialists

  • None