The line of succession for the Secretary of Labor is as follows: •
Deputy Secretary of Labor •
Solicitor of Labor • Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management • Assistant Secretary for Policy • Assistant Secretary for Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs • Assistant Secretary for
Employment and Training • Assistant Secretary for
Employee Benefits Security • Assistant Secretary for
Occupational Safety and Health • Assistant Secretary for
Mine Safety and Health • Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs • Chief Financial Officer • Administrator,
Wage and Hour Division • Assistant Secretary for Veterans' Employment and Training • Assistant Secretary for Disability Employment Policy • Deputy Solicitor of Labor (First Assistant of the Solicitor of Labor) • Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy (First Assistant of the Assistant Secretary for Policy) • Deputy Assistant Secretary for Congressional Affairs (First Assistant of the Assistant Secretary for Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs) • Deputy Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training (First Assistant of the Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training) • Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy (First Assistant of the Assistant Secretary for Employee Benefits Security) • Deputy Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health (First Assistant of the Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health) • Deputy Assistant Secretary for Mine Safety and Health (First Assistant of the Assistant Secretary for Mine Safety and Health) • Regional Solicitor—Dallas • Regional Administrator for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management—Region VI/Dallas
Secretary succession If none of the above officials are available to serve as Acting Secretary of Labor, the Designated Secretarial Designee assumes interim operational control over the Department, except the Secretary's non-delegable responsibilities. • Director,
Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs • Director of the
Women's Bureau • Regional Administrator, Employment and Training Administration—Dallas • Regional Administration, Occupational Safety and Health Administration—Dallas ==See also==