Labor Relations Specialists
Business and Financial Operations · SOC 13-1075
AI exposure from the Anthropic Economic Index (2025); salary from BLS; skills from O*NET. See /sources.
Decision card
Career Evidence Passport
SOC 13-1075 evidence across exposure, wages, projections, postings, certified LCAs, skills, and transitions.
- SOC exposure
- 0.0%
- Low · Anthropic AEI
- Automation friction
- 45/100
- Moderate friction; broad SOC seed ORS job-requirements coverage.
- Wages
- $95,420
- H-1B offered wage $78,670; LCAs are filings.
- Projected openings
- 7,000
- BLS EP 2024–2034; employment change -0.1%.
- Observed/proxy demand
- 2
- FY2025 certified LCAs; 9,696 postings in 2025.
Skill evidence
Transition context
- H-1B values are certified Labor Condition Applications, not visa approvals.
- Job postings are seed-static / seed-derived; treat as provider-ready proxy coverage until observed provider data is wired in.
- Transition matches are directional skill-overlap context, not placement guarantees.
- This release is a FutureGrid broad-SOC seed derived from public BLS ORS requirement concepts and categories, not direct occupation-level ORS survey estimates. It describes job requirements, not worker ability, AI capability, or displacement probability. Automation friction is a FutureGrid derived score and should be read alongside exposure, demand, wage, and projection signals.
AI Exposure Analysis
Across AI measures
Multiple exposure lenses for this occupation.
AI could do ~54.7% of this role but only ~0% is currently done with AI — a large capability-vs-adoption gap.
Top Skills
H-1B Visa Sponsorship Demand
View full H-1B trends →Certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications naming this occupation, FY2016–FY2025. A descriptive high-skill labor-demand signal — employer filings, not visa approvals or individual outcomes. Note: one LCA can cover multiple worker positions.
O*NET occupation profile
What this work involves
Resolve disputes between workers and managers, negotiate collective bargaining agreements, or coordinate grievance procedures to handle employee complaints.
Common titles: Business Agent, Business Representative, Grievance Manager, Labor Relations Specialist, Labor Specialist
Representative Tasks
- •Negotiate collective bargaining agreements.
- •Investigate and evaluate union complaints or arguments to determine viability.
- •Propose resolutions for collective bargaining or other labor or contract negotiations.
- •Draft contract proposals or counter-proposals for collective bargaining or other labor negotiations.
- •Interpret contractual agreements for employers and employees engaged in collective bargaining or other labor relations processes.
Detailed Work Activities
- •Arrange collective bargaining agreements.
- •Evaluate personnel practices to ensure adherence to regulations.
- •Negotiate agreements to resolve disputes.
- •Collect evidence for legal proceedings.
- •Assess risks to business operations.
Tools & Technologies
Employment Projections & AI Exposure
Employment & Wage Trend
BLS OEWS, 2019–2025
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). See /sources.
Sector Comparison
| Metric | This Career | Sector Average |
|---|---|---|
| AI Exposure | 0.0% | 29.0% |
| Outlook | Average | 48% Bright |
| Median Salary | $95,420 | N/A |
| AI Resiliency | 100/100 | N/A |