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Labor Relations Specialists
Resolve disputes between workers and managers, negotiate collective bargaining agreements, or coordinate grievance procedures to handle employee complaints.
What a labor relations specialist does
Become a labor relations specialist
If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good labor relations specialist
- Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
- Talking to others.
- Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
- Bringing people together to solve differences.
- Talking people into changing their minds or their behavior.
Discover what you could earn in Washington
- Typical hourly rate is $62 per hour with a typical salary of $124,400 per year.
- Half of workers earn between $36 and $70 per hour.
- Half of workers earn an annual salary between $2,900 and $124,000 per year.
- 46% of individuals in this occupation have been employed in every quarter of the past year.
Part-time
- The typical hourly rate for part-time workers is $43 per hour with a typical salary of $18,300 per year.
- 54.8% of individuals in this occupation worked part-time during the past year.
Labor Relations Specialist job outlook
- There are 2,542 workers in this occupation in Washington.
- There are 383 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.
Multiple Jobs
- 2% of individuals in this occupation worked for more than one employer.
- 42% of individuals in this occupation held a position in another.