Also called: Administrative Law Judges
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers build judgment and decision making, social perceptiveness and complex problem solving skills that carry over to other work. Below are 25 careers ranked by how closely their skills match, with pay from BLS May 2025. The closest match is Labor Relations Specialists (79%).
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
Sorted by skill match.
| # | Career | Skill match | Median pay | Pay change | Extra education |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Labor Relations Specialists | 79% | $95,420 | −19% | None |
| 2 | Compliance Managers | 78% | $141,900Pay for the broader BLS group “Managers, All Other” | Not compared | None |
| 3 | Chief Executives | 74% | $213,990 | +82% | None |
| 4 | Fraud Examiners, Investigators and Analysts | 74% | $81,100Pay for the broader BLS group “Financial Specialists, All Other” | Not compared | None |
| 5 | Equal Opportunity Representatives and Officers | 73% | $80,730Pay for the broader BLS group “Compliance Officers” | Not compared | None |
| 6 | Investment Fund Managers | 73% | $166,570Pay for the broader BLS group “Financial Managers” | Not compared | None |
| 7 | Regulatory Affairs Managers | 73% | $141,900Pay for the broader BLS group “Managers, All Other” | Not compared | None |
| 8 | Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators | 72% | $78,000 | −34% | None |
| 9 | Education Administrators, Postsecondary | 72% | $104,590 | −11% | None |
| 10 | Personal Financial Advisors | 71% | $105,070 | −11% | None |
Compared with Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers, median $117,860. Skill match is our estimate (0–99) from O*NET 31.0 skills, knowledge, work activities and interests, adjusted for preparation and big pay drops. Pay: BLS OEWS May 2025, national median.
How important each skill is in work as administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers (O*NET importance, scale 1–5).
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A concrete first step, the skills to add, and the hard parts of each job, from O*NET 31.0 education, training and work context data.
79% skill match · $95,420 · −19% pay
Negotiation · Persuasion · Management of Personnel Resources
78% skill match · $141,900 (broader BLS group)
Quality Control Analysis · Operations Monitoring · Coordination
74% skill match · $213,990 · +82% pay
Management of Financial Resources · Management of Material Resources · Management of Personnel Resources
If you want to stay close to what you do now, these roles are the nearest.
The closest matches are Labor Relations Specialists (79% skill match, median $95,420), Compliance Managers (78% skill match, median $141,900) and Chief Executives (74% skill match, median $213,990), based on O*NET 31.0 data and BLS May 2025 pay.
Among the 25 matches, 8 pay more than administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers at the median. The biggest increases: Chief Executives (+82%, $213,990), Industrial-Organizational Psychologists (+65%, $193,950) and Financial Managers (+41%, $166,570).
25 of the 25 matches usually need no more education than you have now, based on O*NET Job Zones.
We compare the importance of skills, knowledge, work activities and interests in O*NET 31.0 for your job and every other career, then adjust for extra preparation and big pay drops. The full method is on our Methodology page.