Labor Relations Specialists

Business, Management and Administration
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

  • Average hourly rate is $48 per hour with an average salary of $98,900 per year.
  • Half of workers earn between $31 and $61 per hour.
  • Half of workers earn an annual salary between $64,500 and $127,500 per 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.

Growth rate by year

Education needed

Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.

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