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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019
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).
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation: Top
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
Employment (1) |
Employment RSE (3) |
Mean hourly wage |
Mean annual wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
633,040 |
0.5 % |
$32.58 |
$67,760 |
0.2 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50% (Median) |
75% |
90% |
Hourly Wage |
$17.88 |
$22.81 |
$29.77 |
$39.15 |
$50.93 |
Annual Wage (2) |
$37,180 |
$47,450 |
$61,920 |
$81,430 |
$105,930 |
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Employment Services |
101,080 |
2.75 |
$30.53 |
$63,510 |
Management of Companies and Enterprises |
50,380 |
2.04 |
$34.25 |
$71,240 |
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) |
28,140 |
1.40 |
$41.96 |
$87,280 |
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services |
27,900 |
1.87 |
$36.12 |
$75,130 |
Computer Systems Design and Related Services |
24,880 |
1.14 |
$35.95 |
$74,770 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Employment Services |
101,080 |
2.75 |
$30.53 |
$63,510 |
Office Administrative Services |
10,570 |
2.12 |
$30.86 |
$64,190 |
Management of Companies and Enterprises |
50,380 |
2.04 |
$34.25 |
$71,240 |
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services |
27,900 |
1.87 |
$36.12 |
$75,130 |
Monetary Authorities-Central Bank |
270 |
1.42 |
$41.77 |
$86,890 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities |
4,480 |
0.48 |
$43.84 |
$91,190 |
Other Information Services |
3,570 |
1.10 |
$43.41 |
$90,300 |
Software Publishers |
4,430 |
1.03 |
$43.03 |
$89,500 |
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing |
2,830 |
0.54 |
$42.31 |
$88,000 |
Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing |
(8) |
(8) |
$42.19 |
$87,760 |
Geographic profile for this occupation: Top
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in this occupation:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
California |
71,130 |
4.09 |
0.95 |
$36.63 |
$76,200 |
Texas |
49,190 |
3.96 |
0.92 |
$32.52 |
$67,650 |
New York |
41,880 |
4.40 |
1.02 |
$36.62 |
$76,170 |
Florida |
36,970 |
4.20 |
0.98 |
$28.31 |
$58,890 |
Illinois |
27,580 |
4.58 |
1.06 |
$30.72 |
$63,890 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
District of Columbia |
7,500 |
10.36 |
2.40 |
$46.99 |
$97,730 |
Virginia |
21,900 |
5.65 |
1.31 |
$36.45 |
$75,810 |
Wisconsin |
15,250 |
5.31 |
1.23 |
$29.66 |
$61,700 |
Colorado |
14,140 |
5.28 |
1.23 |
$34.09 |
$70,900 |
Massachusetts |
18,910 |
5.22 |
1.21 |
$36.49 |
$75,900 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
District of Columbia |
7,500 |
10.36 |
2.40 |
$46.99 |
$97,730 |
Washington |
17,310 |
5.21 |
1.21 |
$37.13 |
$77,220 |
New Jersey |
18,200 |
4.45 |
1.03 |
$36.72 |
$76,380 |
California |
71,130 |
4.09 |
0.95 |
$36.63 |
$76,200 |
New York |
41,880 |
4.40 |
1.02 |
$36.62 |
$76,170 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:
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 |
44,850 |
4.64 |
1.08 |
$38.10 |
$79,240 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
25,550 |
4.10 |
0.95 |
$35.60 |
$74,040 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
23,730 |
7.46 |
1.73 |
$42.15 |
$87,670 |
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
22,520 |
4.82 |
1.12 |
$31.11 |
$64,700 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
17,230 |
4.71 |
1.09 |
$32.62 |
$67,850 |
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
15,930 |
5.69 |
1.32 |
$37.48 |
$77,950 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
15,110 |
5.51 |
1.28 |
$31.57 |
$65,650 |
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
13,870 |
5.61 |
1.30 |
$43.19 |
$89,820 |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
13,650 |
4.75 |
1.10 |
$35.36 |
$73,540 |
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
12,260 |
4.02 |
0.93 |
$34.60 |
$71,980 |
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