Labor Union Organizer

Also called: Union Organizer, Union Representative

Helps workers form unions and bargain for better pay and conditions.

A day in the life

Meets workers outside a warehouse at shift change, holds house meetings to talk about forming a union, and helps prepare for a union election.

Pay over a career

Starting
$42k
Typical
$68k
High
$110k

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

Training

Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 2 years after high school. No degree required for many; organizing training through unions. Bachelor's common.

Ways in: On-the-job training, 4-year college, Apprenticeship. Training cost: Get paid while you train.

Majors to look at: Labor Studies, Political Science, Sociology.

Outlook

Growing about average. Estimate.

Will it last? Our AI estimate

Low risk for 10 years. AI may help with messaging, but meeting workers at shift change and building a union stay human.

Start now, in high school

Classes: AP Government, Speech or debate, Spanish.

Official data: O*NET occupation 13-1075.

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