Equal Opportunity Representatives & Officers

Also Called: Affirmative Action Officer (AA Officer), Civil Rights Investigator, Equal Employment Opportunity Officer (EEO Officer)

What Equal Opportunity Representatives & Officers do

Monitor and evaluate compliance with equal opportunity laws, guidelines, and policies to ensure that employment practices and contracting arrangements give equal opportunity without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability.

  • Investigate employment practices or alleged violations of laws to document and correct discriminatory factors.
  • Prepare reports related to investigations of equal opportunity complaints.
  • Interview persons involved in equal opportunity complaints to verify case information.
Industry Areas:

Finance and Business

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Work Context

  • Electronic Mail
  • Telephone
  • Spend Time Sitting
  • Face-to-Face Discussions
  • Structured versus Unstructured Work

Tools

  • Personal digital assistant PDAs or organizers
  • Notebook computers
  • Desktop calculator
  • Special purpose telephones
  • Desktop computers

Technology

Spreadsheet software
IBM Lotus 1-2-3
Microsoft Excel
Presentation software
Microsoft PowerPoint
Human resources software
Bashen LinkLine
Yocum & McKee The Complete AAP

The Education & Training You Need

Skills

  • Active Listening
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Critical Thinking
  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Speaking

Knowledge

Safety and Government
law and government
Arts and Humanities
English language
Business
human resources (HR)
customer service
Math and Science
sociology and anthropology

Education

  • 66% Bachelor's degree
  • 14% Some college, no degree
  • 12% Master's degree

Experience

A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.

What are your training options on the pathway to this occupation?

Are You a Good Fit?

Occupation Traits

  • Conventional (Organizer)
  • Enterprising (Persuader)
  • Social (Helper)

Work Styles

  • Integrity
  • Attention to Detail
  • Analytical Thinking
  • Dependability
  • Self Control
  • Stress Tolerance

Values

  • Relationships
  • Achievement
  • Working Conditions

Abilities

  • Verbal
  • Ideas and Logic
  • Visual Understanding

This is what Equal Opportunity Representatives & Officers across the country typically make.

$21.05 / hour
$43,790 /year

Entry Level

$36.38 / hour
$75,670 /year

Median Level

$59.48 / hour
$123,710 /year

Experienced Level

Income information reflects a regional average.
Income information reflects a national average.

This career’s National Job Outlook is

Bright

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