Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2020

13-1071 Human Resources Specialists

Recruit, screen, interview, or place individuals within an organization. May perform other activities in multiple human resources areas. Excludes "Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists" (13-1141) and "Training and Development Specialists" (13-1151).

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National estimates for Human Resources Specialists
Industry profile for Human Resources Specialists
Geographic profile for Human Resources Specialists

National estimates for Human Resources Specialists:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Human Resources Specialists:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
647,810	0.5 %	$ 33.38	$ 69,430	0.2 %

Percentile wage estimates for Human Resources Specialists:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 18.13	$ 23.17	$ 30.52	$ 40.36	$ 52.57
Annual Wage (2)	$ 37,710	$ 48,190	$ 63,490	$ 83,940	$ 109,350

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Industry profile for Human Resources Specialists:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Human Resources Specialists are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Human Resources Specialists, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Human Resources Specialists:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Employment Services	95,900	3.00	$ 30.87	$ 64,210
Management of Companies and Enterprises	51,360	2.12	$ 35.14	$ 73,090
Federal Executive Branch (OEWS Designation)	30,190	1.45	$ 43.64	$ 90,770
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	30,140	1.98	$ 36.25	$ 75,390
Computer Systems Design and Related Services	26,760	1.22	$ 37.20	$ 77,370

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Human Resources Specialists:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Employment Services	95,900	3.00	$ 30.87	$ 64,210
Office Administrative Services	11,290	2.27	$ 31.56	$ 65,640
Management of Companies and Enterprises	51,360	2.12	$ 35.14	$ 73,090
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	30,140	1.98	$ 36.25	$ 75,390
Monetary Authorities-Central Bank	300	1.55	$ 41.60	$ 86,530

Top paying industries for Human Resources Specialists:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing	2,010	1.25	$ 48.71	$ 101,330
Other Information Services	3,870	1.11	$ 44.82	$ 93,230
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities	4,870	0.52	$ 43.82	$ 91,130
Federal Executive Branch (OEWS Designation)	30,190	1.45	$ 43.64	$ 90,770
Software Publishers	5,480	1.12	$ 43.41	$ 90,290

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Geographic profile for Human Resources Specialists:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Human Resources Specialists are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Human Resources Specialists, see the Create Customized Tables function.

States with the highest employment level in Human Resources Specialists:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
California	75,340	4.59	0.98	$ 38.26	$ 79,590
Texas	50,090	4.14	0.89	$ 33.29	$ 69,230
New York	39,720	4.57	0.98	$ 38.15	$ 79,360
Florida	38,290	4.54	0.97	$ 29.53	$ 61,430
Ohio	29,500	5.74	1.23	$ 30.94	$ 64,360

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Human Resources Specialists:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia	7,300	10.62	2.28	$ 48.89	$ 101,680
Virginia	23,280	6.29	1.35	$ 37.42	$ 77,830
Washington	19,250	6.02	1.29	$ 37.16	$ 77,290
Ohio	29,500	5.74	1.23	$ 30.94	$ 64,360
Massachusetts	18,830	5.62	1.21	$ 37.04	$ 77,030

Top paying states for Human Resources Specialists:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia	7,300	10.62	2.28	$ 48.89	$ 101,680
California	75,340	4.59	0.98	$ 38.26	$ 79,590
New Jersey	17,020	4.50	0.97	$ 38.15	$ 79,360
New York	39,720	4.57	0.98	$ 38.15	$ 79,360
Virginia	23,280	6.29	1.35	$ 37.42	$ 77,830

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Human Resources Specialists:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	42,260	4.78	1.03	$ 39.70	$ 82,580
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	26,520	4.55	0.98	$ 36.23	$ 75,350
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	24,480	8.10	1.74	$ 43.33	$ 90,130
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	23,210	5.32	1.14	$ 32.10	$ 66,760
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	17,450	4.86	1.04	$ 33.83	$ 70,360
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	16,150	6.21	1.33	$ 37.96	$ 78,970
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	14,930	5.67	1.22	$ 31.64	$ 65,810
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	14,120	6.06	1.30	$ 45.04	$ 93,680
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	13,790	7.05	1.51	$ 38.88	$ 80,870
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	13,480	5.00	1.07	$ 36.11	$ 75,110

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Human Resources Specialists:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY	900	17.63	3.79	$ 35.60	$ 74,040
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	350	10.35	2.22	$ 35.52	$ 73,890
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	24,480	8.10	1.74	$ 43.33	$ 90,130
Columbus, OH	7,930	7.72	1.66	$ 30.79	$ 64,040
Columbus, IN	360	7.70	1.65	$ 31.93	$ 66,410
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	1,250	7.35	1.58	$ 31.01	$ 64,510
Olympia-Tumwater, WA	770	7.10	1.52	$ 34.19	$ 71,110
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	13,790	7.05	1.51	$ 38.88	$ 80,870
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA	270	7.05	1.51	$ 24.51	$ 50,970
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	2,130	6.86	1.47	$ 39.63	$ 82,440