Career Overlap Occupation record
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Where a labour relations officer can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a labour relations officer already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Labour relations officers implement labour policy in an organisation, and advise trade unions on policies and negotiation. They handle disputes, and advise management on personnel policy as well as facilitate communication between trade unions and managerial staff.

Also known as industrial liaison officer, industrial relations officer, union representative, labour policy officer.

Professionals 29 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: health and safety inspector, 59%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
health and safety inspector 59% covered ombudsman 39% covered employment programme coordina… 33% covered regional development policy o… 30% covered equality and inclusion manager 29% covered labour relations officer You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from labour relations officer, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a labour relations officer already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

Table 3

Table 3 · What the job itself asks for

A labour relations officer needs 16 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area
  • represent union members communication, collaboration and creativity
  • advise on personnel management communication, collaboration and creativity
  • advise on organisational culture communication, collaboration and creativity
  • ensure gender equality in the workplace assisting and caring
  • protect employee rights communication, collaboration and creativity
  • support employability of people with disabilities management skills
  • personnel management business, administration and law
  • build trust communication, collaboration and creativity
  • gather feedback from employees information skills
  • advise on conflict management communication, collaboration and creativity
Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a labour relations officer does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

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Labour relations officer is filed under Professionals, ISCO major group 2. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a labour relations officer’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.