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reputation management

🔻 Declining ESCO reuse: cross-sector

The influence on stakeholder perceptions and the public in relation to an organization and its brand. It encompasses various activities such as monitoring public perceptions and following conversations, addressing reputation threats and searching for opportunities to improve it.

reputation management — the influence on stakeholder perceptions and the public in relation to an organization and its brand. It encompasses various activities such as monitoring public perceptions and following conversations, addressing reputation threats and searching for opportunities to improve it. McKinsey's Skill Change Index places it in the declining band (SCI 64.38/100) — a skill likely to fall in demand as AI and automation cover more of its ground by 2030. ESCO classifies it as a cross-sector (useful across many industries) skill within knowledge. It is currently listed by 2 occupations in our catalogue, including Public relations managers, and public relations officer.

Category: knowledge › management and administration SCI: 64.38/100 Also known as: reputational management

Occupations that require reputation management

Showing top 2 of 2 occupations · ranked by India employment volume, then AI-durability.

Public relations managers 👥 25,000 · 🤖 6.0/10
public relations officer · 🤖 5.0/10

Frequently asked questions

What is reputation management?

The influence on stakeholder perceptions and the public in relation to an organization and its brand. It encompasses various activities such as monitoring public perceptions and following conversations, addressing reputation threats and searching for opportunities to improve it.

What category of skill is reputation management?

ESCO classifies reputation management under the knowledge category, specifically in the management and administration subcategory.

Is reputation management an AI-durable skill?

McKinsey's Skill Change Index places it in the declining band (SCI 64.38/100) — a skill likely to fall in demand as AI and automation cover more of its ground by 2030. Prioritise this skill only when it directly enables paid work today — plan for AI to absorb more of it every year.

Which jobs require reputation management?

In our catalogue, 2 occupations list reputation management as a required or important skill. The top occupations by employment volume include Public relations managers, public relations officer.

How transferable is reputation management between industries?

ESCO tags reputation management as a cross-sector (useful across many industries) skill — a signal of how portable it is when you change field.

Is reputation management the same as reputational management?

Yes — reputation management is also known as reputational management. They refer to the same underlying capability in the ESCO taxonomy.

How can I learn reputation management?

The most reliable path is to pick a job or project that demands reputation management and learn through delivery. Complement that with role-specific roadmaps and short courses. Explore the occupations below to see where this skill is used in practice.

Data: ESCO v1.2.1 (CC-BY-4.0). Durability framework informed by McKinsey Global Institute (Nov 2025). See our methodology.