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).

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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

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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

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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