Labor Relations Specialists build negotiation, persuasion and social perceptiveness 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 Human Resources Managers (95%).
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 | Human Resources Managers | 95% | $149,280 | +56% | None |
| 2 | Compliance Managers | 91% | $141,900Pay for the broader BLS group “Managers, All Other” | Not compared | None |
| 3 | Compensation and Benefits Managers | 90% | $149,230 | +56% | None |
| 4 | Public Relations Managers | 85% | $146,910 | +54% | None |
| 5 | Social and Community Service Managers | 81% | $80,390 | −16% | None |
| 6 | Financial Managers | 80% | $166,570 | +75% | None |
| 7 | Medical and Health Services Managers | 80% | $123,860 | +30% | None |
| 8 | Chief Executives | 78% | $213,990 | +124% | Graduate degree |
| 9 | Loss Prevention Managers | 78% | $141,900Pay for the broader BLS group “Managers, All Other” | Not compared | None |
| 10 | Fundraising Managers | 78% | $125,470 | +31% | None |
Compared with Labor Relations Specialists, median $95,420. 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 labor relations specialists (O*NET importance, scale 1–5).
The gaps that show up most often across your top 10 matches.
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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.
95% skill match · $149,280 · +56% pay
Management of Personnel Resources · Management of Financial Resources · Instructing
91% skill match · $141,900 (broader BLS group)
Quality Control Analysis · Operations Monitoring · Programming
90% skill match · $149,230 · +56% pay
Management of Financial Resources · Operations Analysis · Management of Personnel Resources
If you want to stay close to what you do now, these roles are the nearest.
The closest matches are Human Resources Managers (95% skill match, median $149,280), Compliance Managers (91% skill match, median $141,900) and Compensation and Benefits Managers (90% skill match, median $149,230), based on O*NET 31.0 data and BLS May 2025 pay.
Among the 25 matches, 16 pay more than labor relations specialists at the median. The biggest increases: Chief Executives (+124%, $213,990), Industrial-Organizational Psychologists (+103%, $193,950) and Financial Managers (+75%, $166,570).
22 of the 25 matches usually need no more education than you have now, based on O*NET Job Zones. 3 usually need a graduate degree: Chief Executives, Education Administrators, Postsecondary and Industrial-Organizational Psychologists.
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.