DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

13-1075 Labor Relations Specialists

Occupational Description:
Resolve disputes between workers and managers, negotiate collective bargaining agreements, or coordinate grievance procedures to handle employee complaints. Excludes equal employment opportunity (EEO) officers, who are included in "Compliance Officers" (13-1041).

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
Minnesota 2,53096$38.08/hr$2.13/hr$16.00/hr$29.60/hr$39.62/hr$48.12/hr$57.93/hr
U S 75,5801,436$34.88/hr$0.49/hr$9.33/hr$21.79/hr$33.49/hr$45.98/hr$60.36/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Leading Industries for Labor Relations Specialists
IndustryOES EmploymentOES Median Wage
Other Services2,310$39.35/hr
Professional and Business Services50$44.13/hr
Education and Health Services40$43.00/hr
Manufacturing40$45.26/hr
Financial Activities40$39.72/hr
Trade, Transportation and Utilities30$38.54/hr
Public Administration30$40.41/hr
Other Regional Data For Labor Relations Specialists
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2023 - 2025
Minnesota 2,530 $39.62/hr 0.6%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA 2,010 $40.96/hr N/A
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 2,000 $40.99/hr N/A
Southeast Minnesota 200 $30.56/hr N/A
Northeast Minnesota 150 N/A N/A
Southeast Balance of State 130 $23.94/hr N/A
Rochester MN MSA 100 $42.06/hr N/A
Southwest Minnesota 60 $27.20/hr N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA 60 $27.54/hr N/A
St Cloud MN MSA 50 $25.44/hr N/A
Southwest Balance of State 30 $26.26/hr N/A
Central Minnesota 20 $26.50/hr N/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA N/A N/A N/A
Northwest Minnesota N/A $43.51/hr N/A
Duluth MN-WI MSA N/A $33.78/hr N/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA N/A N/A N/A
Fargo ND-MN MSA N/A $24.22/hr N/A
Northeast Balance of State N/A N/A N/A
Northwest Balance of State N/A N/A N/A