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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018
13-1071 Human Resources Specialists
Perform activities in the human resource area. Includes employment specialists who screen, recruit, interview, and place workers. 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) |
| 593,790 |
0.5 % |
$32.11 |
$66,790 |
0.2 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$17.44 |
$22.34 |
$29.27 |
$38.52 |
$50.19 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$36,270 |
$46,460 |
$60,880 |
$80,120 |
$104,390 |
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 |
97,490 |
2.66 |
$30.40 |
$63,230 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises |
45,790 |
1.93 |
$33.76 |
$70,220 |
| Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) |
27,360 |
1.36 |
$41.79 |
$86,920 |
| Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services |
25,360 |
1.76 |
$35.86 |
$74,600 |
| Computer Systems Design and Related Services |
22,620 |
1.08 |
$35.57 |
$73,980 |
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 |
97,490 |
2.66 |
$30.40 |
$63,230 |
| Office Administrative Services |
10,250 |
2.06 |
$31.51 |
$65,530 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises |
45,790 |
1.93 |
$33.76 |
$70,220 |
| Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services |
25,360 |
1.76 |
$35.86 |
$74,600 |
| Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) |
27,360 |
1.36 |
$41.79 |
$86,920 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Pipeline Transportation of Crude Oil |
(8) |
(8) |
$46.11 |
$95,910 |
| Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities |
4,340 |
0.47 |
$42.10 |
$87,560 |
| Software Publishers |
3,710 |
0.94 |
$41.93 |
$87,210 |
| Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) |
27,360 |
1.36 |
$41.79 |
$86,920 |
| Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing |
2,660 |
0.55 |
$41.19 |
$85,670 |
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 |
64,980 |
3.82 |
0.93 |
$36.06 |
$75,010 |
| Texas |
47,880 |
3.95 |
0.96 |
$32.30 |
$67,190 |
| New York |
41,300 |
4.40 |
1.07 |
$36.37 |
$75,650 |
| Florida |
35,350 |
4.11 |
1.00 |
$28.17 |
$58,600 |
| Illinois |
24,540 |
4.10 |
1.00 |
$30.00 |
$62,410 |
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 |
7,270 |
10.21 |
2.49 |
$45.13 |
$93,880 |
| Virginia |
20,710 |
5.40 |
1.32 |
$36.11 |
$75,120 |
| Washington |
17,250 |
5.29 |
1.29 |
$34.79 |
$72,370 |
| Wisconsin |
14,150 |
4.97 |
1.21 |
$29.42 |
$61,180 |
| Delaware |
2,210 |
4.93 |
1.20 |
$32.46 |
$67,530 |
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 |
7,270 |
10.21 |
2.49 |
$45.13 |
$93,880 |
| Maryland |
12,710 |
4.74 |
1.15 |
$36.81 |
$76,560 |
| Massachusetts |
17,130 |
4.80 |
1.17 |
$36.39 |
$75,700 |
| New York |
41,300 |
4.40 |
1.07 |
$36.37 |
$75,650 |
| New Jersey |
17,510 |
4.32 |
1.05 |
$36.23 |
$75,360 |
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 |
44,190 |
4.65 |
1.13 |
$37.80 |
$78,630 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
24,100 |
3.94 |
0.96 |
$35.18 |
$73,180 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
22,720 |
7.25 |
1.77 |
$41.71 |
$86,750 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
20,000 |
4.31 |
1.05 |
$30.21 |
$62,830 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
15,710 |
4.40 |
1.07 |
$33.24 |
$69,150 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
15,270 |
5.69 |
1.39 |
$30.31 |
$63,030 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
14,400 |
5.22 |
1.27 |
$37.51 |
$78,010 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
13,920 |
4.89 |
1.19 |
$34.93 |
$72,650 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
12,800 |
5.29 |
1.29 |
$41.94 |
$87,240 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
12,380 |
4.15 |
1.01 |
$33.89 |
$70,480 |
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