Policy officer

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Key facts

+4.4%jobs, 2025 to 2035

United States

Employment in this job is holding up or growing in the United States, but it is highly exposed to AI. AI exposure: low according to the ILO, very high according to the BLS. Employment change in the United States by 2035: +4.4% (BLS). Working well with AI is becoming an asset.

The job

Policy administration professionals (ISCO 2422). Policy administration professionals develop and analyse policies guiding the design, implementation and modification of government and commercial operations and programmes.

Page built from official classifications (ILO, ESCO); figures cover all the jobs grouped here.

258 job titles linked to this page

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advocacy and political affairs officer
affordable housing policy officer
agricultural consultant
agricultural policy officer
agriculture policy advisor
agriculture policy coordinator
agriculture policy manager
agriculture policy officer
agronomist
AM's assistant
AM's parliamentary assistant
arts administrator
arts worker
asylum policy officer
campaigner
charity worker
civil servant
civil service administrative officer
community development consultant
community development officer
competition policy manager
competition policy officer
constituency assistant
consulate officer
consumer protection officer
counter-terrorism analyst
criminal intelligence analyst
cultural policy coordinator
cultural policy director
cultural policy officer
cultural policy worker
cultural programs officer
culture director
culture policy officer
culture programes officer
culture programmes officer
cyber investigator
education policy advisor
education policy analyst
education policy development officer
education policy officer
education policy researcher
education policy specialist
employment program coordinator
employment program manager
employment programme coordinator
employment programme manager
entrepreneurship policy officer
environmental officer
environmental policy advisor
environmental policy analyst
environmental policy consultant
environmental policy officer
environmental policy researcher
environmental projects and policy officer
examining inspector
executive officer
farming advisor
fiscal affairs policy officer
fiscal policy analyst
fiscal policy consultant
fiscal policy developer
fiscal policy officer
fiscal policy researcher
fiscal policy specialist
foreign affairs advisor
foreign affairs analyst
foreign affairs manager
foreign affairs officer
foreign affairs specialist
general manager
general manager healthcare
government administrative officer
government planning inspector
government policy manager
health policy officer
health service manager
healthcare admistrator
healthcare advisor
healthcare consultant
healthcare management adivsor
healthcare management consultant
healthcare planner
healthcare planning officer
healthcare services planning officer
housing and planning inspector
housing intelligence officer
housing policy advisor
housing policy analyst
housing policy and strategy officer
housing policy development officer
housing policy officer
housing policy researcher
humanitarian advisor
humanitarian affairs advisor
humanitarian affairs officer
humanitarian assistance advisor
humanitarian consultant
immigration policy analyst
immigration policy officer
import & export director
import and export director
import and export officer
intelligence analyst
intelligence investigator
intelligence officer
intelligence research officer
intelligence research specialist
inter governmental cooperation officer
international affairs analyst
international development officer
international manager
international relations analyst
international relations director
international relations manager
international relations officer
international trade development officer
job creation advisor
labor market policy analyst
labor market policy officer
labor policy advisor
labor policy analyst
labor policy consultant
labor policy officer
labor policy researcher
labour market policy analyst
labour market policy officer
labour policy advisor
labour policy analyst
labour policy consultant
labour policy officer
legal affairs policy officer
legal policy advisor
legal policy analyst
legal policy officer
legal policy officer for regional development
legal policy specialist
lobbyist
lobour policy researcher
local authority administrator
local community development officer
management consultant
MEP's assistant
military intelligence officer
MLA's assistant
MLA's parliamentary assistant
MP's assistant
MP's PA
MP's parliamentary assistant
MP's personal assistant
MSP's assistant
MSP's parliamentary assistant
national infrastructure examining inspector
non governmental organisation officer
outreach support worker
parliamentary assistant
parliamentary intern
planning and development surveyor
planning inspector
planning officer
policy advisor
policy analyst
policy analyst, legal affairs
policy coordinator
policy manager
policy manager agriculture
policy manager for competition
policy officer
policy officer agriculture
policy officer at labour group
policy officer at labour programme
policy officer at social services
policy officer for education
policy officer for regional development
policy officer in regional development department
policy officer, education
policy officer, fiscal affairs
policy officer, labor
policy officer, labor market
policy officer, labour
policy officer, labour market
policy officer, legal affairs
policy officer, legal and compliance
policy officer, planning and housing
policy officer, social services
policy researcher
political advisor
political affairs officer
political aide
political assistant
political campaign officer
political consultant
political-military affairs officer
politician's assistant
president adviser
prime minister adviser
principal environmental policy officer
program coordinator employment
programme coordinator employment
public administrative officer
public health policy officer
recreation officer
recreation policy advisor
recreation policy officer
recreation policy specialist
recreation programme coordinator
refugee policy officer
regional development policy analyst
regional development policy coordinator
regional development policy developer
regional development policy officer
regional development policy researcher
regional policy officer
research & intelligence officer
research and intelligence officer
retirement healthcare advisor
return to work advisor
senior environmental policy officer
senior housing policy officer
senior political affairs officer
senior trade development officer
social development consultant
social development officer
social planning consultant
social policy advisor
social policy analyst
social policy development officer
social policy officer
social policy researcher
social policy specialist
social service consultant
social service planning consultant
social services consultant
social services developer
social services expert
social services planner
social services policy advisor
social services policy officer
social services policy researcher
sport and recreation policy officer
sports and recreation policy advisor
sports and recreation policy analyst
sports and recreation policy officer
sports and recreation policy researcher
sports and recreation policy specialist
sports development coordinator
sports development officer
sports policy advisor
sports policy officer
sports program coordinator
sports programme coordinator
strategy advisor
strategy manager
tax and development policy officer
tax policy officer
trade development director
trade development officer
welfare consultant

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Gauges

Risk 4/5 · High

AI exposureVery highBLS AI exposure category "very high" (2026), higher than the ILO 2025 index (low)

Employment outlookGrowthBLS, 2025-2035 projections (Economists; Health education specialists; Urban and regional planners (+8))

Hiring difficultyNot availableNo US indicator measures hiring difficulty job by job

PayHighBLS, 2025 median annual wage: $86,180

EntryLongBLS, typical education needed for entry

No US indicator measures hiring difficulty job by job: this gauge stays empty. How countries are compared

Sources

AI exposure categories and employment projections, 2025-2035 (XLSX file)Bureau of Labor Statistics, United States · August 2026 · official statistics
Generative AI and Jobs: a refined global index of occupational exposureInternational Labour Organization and NASK · May 2025 · large survey
ESCO, European classification of skills, competences, qualifications and occupations (job titles and O*NET crosswalk)European Commission · version 1.2 · official statistics
Jobs in 2030: projections by occupational family (summary table)Dares and France Stratégie · March 2022 · official statistics
EURES report on labour shortages and surpluses 2025, annexEuropean Labour Authority · June 2026 · official statistics

Checked on 27 October 2026.