consul
Consuls represent governments in foreign institutions such as embassies in order to facilitate economic and political cooperation between the two nations. They protect the interests of their home nation and provide bureaucratic assistance to citizens living as expatriates or travelling in the host country.
consul consuls represent governments in foreign institutions such as embassies in order to facilitate economic and political cooperation between the two nations. The role shows moderate AI exposure (0.50 on a 0-1 scale) — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. The most in-demand skills for the role include government representation, foreign affairs, government policy implementation, public finance, foreign languages for international careers.
Pay in the UK
UK: median £99,944 a year for Chief executives and senior officials (ONS ASHE 2025, full-time)
Middle half of full-time jobs: £63,161 to £151,903 a year
UK jobs are grouped differently; this is the closest UK occupation group (ONS SOC 2020 1111). ONS rates this estimate reasonably precise. 2025 provisional figures; ONS revises them a year later. Source: ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (Open Government Licence)
Pay in India (occupation group)
Average monthly earnings of salaried employees in the occupation group “Managers” in India, from the Government of India's Periodic Labour Force Survey (January–December 2025). It covers everyone in this group, not only consul, and it is not US pay converted to rupees.
Source: MoSPI (Government of India), Periodic Labour Force Survey Annual Report 2025, Table 51 — average wage/salary earnings of regular wage/salaried employees, NCO-2015 division 1. Official India data gives one average per occupation group: there are no official India figures for single careers, experience levels or cities. Read the report
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Frequently asked questions
What does consul do?
Consuls represent governments in foreign institutions such as embassies in order to facilitate economic and political cooperation between the two nations. They protect the interests of their home nation and provide bureaucratic assistance to citizens living as expatriates or travelling in the host country.
What skills does consul need?
The most in-demand skills for this role include government representation, foreign affairs, government policy implementation, public finance, foreign languages for international careers, create solutions to problems. These are the skills O*NET identifies as most important for competent performance.
Will AI replace consul?
Our AI-durability model gives consul a score of 0.50 on a 0-1 scale (higher = more exposure). That places it at moderate AI exposure — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. Learning to work with AI tools rather than against them is the path forward.