occupational analyst
Occupational analysts collect and analyse occupational information within one field or company in order to make recommendations for reducing costs and general business improvements. They provide technical assistance to employers in dealing with problematic staff recruitment and development and with staff restructuring. Occupational analysts study and write job descriptions and prepare occupational classification systems.
occupational analyst occupational analysts collect and analyse occupational information within one field or company in order to make recommendations for reducing costs and general business improvements. The role shows moderate AI exposure (0.58 on a 0-1 scale) — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. The most in-demand skills for the role include digital data processing, labour legislation, job market offers, employment law, market analysis.
Pay in the UK
UK: median £35,194 a year for Human resources and industrial relations officers (ONS ASHE 2025, full-time)
Middle half of full-time jobs: £29,116 to £43,735 a year
UK jobs are grouped differently; this is the closest UK occupation group (ONS SOC 2020 3571). ONS rates this estimate 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 “Professionals” in India, from the Government of India's Periodic Labour Force Survey (January–December 2025). It covers everyone in this group, not only occupational analyst, 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 2. 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
Top skills
Knowledge you'll build
- Personnel and Human Resources
- English Language
- Customer and Personal Service
- Mathematics
- Administration and Management
- Economics and Accounting
- Administrative
- Computers and Electronics
What you'd actually do
- Administer employee insurance, pension, and savings plans, working with insurance brokers and plan carriers.
- Ensure company compliance with federal and state laws, including reporting requirements.
- Research employee benefit and health and safety practices, and recommend changes or modifications to existing policies.
- Advise managers and employees on state and federal employment regulations, collective agreements, benefit and compensation policies, personnel procedures, and classification programs.
- Plan and develop curricula and materials for training programs and conduct training.
- Assist in preparing and maintaining personnel records and handbooks.
Tools & technology you'd use
Frequently asked questions
What does occupational analyst do?
Occupational analysts collect and analyse occupational information within one field or company in order to make recommendations for reducing costs and general business improvements. They provide technical assistance to employers in dealing with problematic staff recruitment and development and with staff restructuring. Occupational analysts study and write job descriptions and prepare occupational classification systems.
What skills does occupational analyst need?
The most in-demand skills for this role include digital data processing, labour legislation, job market offers, employment law, market analysis, human resource management. These are the skills O*NET identifies as most important for competent performance.
Will AI replace occupational analyst?
Our AI-durability model gives occupational analyst a score of 0.58 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.