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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

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:

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:

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:

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




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY 870 15.70 3.64 $33.96 $70,640
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV 330 8.75 2.03 $34.36 $71,460
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 23,730 7.46 1.73 $42.15 $87,670
Olympia-Tumwater, WA 760 6.64 1.54 $33.86 $70,440
Columbus, IN 340 6.62 1.54 $32.94 $68,520
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA 260 6.50 1.51 $24.37 $50,680
Madison, WI 2,550 6.44 1.49 $30.07 $62,550
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO 9,590 6.34 1.47 $35.13 $73,060
Columbus, OH 6,700 6.33 1.47 $31.05 $64,570
Trenton, NJ 1,520 6.32 1.47 $35.03 $72,870




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 13,870 5.61 1.30 $43.19 $89,820
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 23,730 7.46 1.73 $42.15 $87,670
California-Lexington Park, MD 170 3.64 0.85 $41.68 $86,700
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 6,260 5.48 1.27 $40.74 $84,730
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 2,320 5.61 1.30 $39.69 $82,550
Kennewick-Richland, WA 440 3.69 0.86 $39.59 $82,340
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 12,160 6.02 1.40 $39.37 $81,880
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 440 4.48 1.04 $38.63 $80,340
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 44,850 4.64 1.08 $38.10 $79,240
Napa, CA 250 3.28 0.76 $37.87 $78,780

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area 1,430 5.55 1.29 $27.47 $57,130
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 1,210 3.06 0.71 $28.63 $59,550
North Northeastern Ohio non-metropolitan area (non-contiguous) 1,010 3.03 0.70 $26.03 $54,150
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 860 4.24 0.98 $26.98 $56,120
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 850 3.11 0.72 $27.55 $57,300

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area 1,430 5.55 1.29 $27.47 $57,130
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 700 4.96 1.15 $27.89 $58,010
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 860 4.24 0.98 $26.98 $56,120
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area 570 4.08 0.95 $29.74 $61,870
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area 450 3.88 0.90 $25.30 $52,620

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area 170 1.97 0.46 $38.67 $80,440
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area 140 2.92 0.68 $38.48 $80,040
Maryland nonmetropolitan area 140 2.38 0.55 $32.79 $68,210
Alaska nonmetropolitan area 360 3.32 0.77 $32.58 $67,760
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area 140 2.29 0.53 $32.34 $67,270


About May 2019 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate--50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OES estimates and related information:

May 2019 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: July 6, 2020