Employee Relations Specialist

Also called: ER Specialist

Handles workplace conflicts, complaints and discipline so employees are treated fairly.

A day in the life

You meet a manager and an employee who are clashing, review a complaint about unfair scheduling and help write a fair warning letter.

Pay over a career

Starting
$60k
Typical
$85k
High
$125k

Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.

Training

Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 5 years after high school. Bachelor's in HR, psychology or business.

Ways in: 4-year college, Certification. Training cost: $15k – $60k.

Majors to look at: Human Resources, Psychology.

Outlook

Growing faster than average (about 6% over 10 years). Tracks HR specialists.

Will it last? Our AI estimate

Low risk for 10 years. AI can draft letters and track cases; handling conflicts and discipline fairly stays sensitive human work.

Start now, in high school

Classes: AP Psychology, Speech and debate, AP Government.

Official data: O*NET occupation 13-1071.

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