Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021

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)
740,830	0.8 %	$ 34.00	$ 70,720	0.4 %

Percentile wage estimates for Human Resources Specialists:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 18.12	$ 23.12	$ 29.95	$ 38.99	$ 52.00
Annual Wage (2)	$ 37,680	$ 48,080	$ 62,290	$ 81,090	$ 108,160

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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	130,780	3.75	$ 29.30	$ 60,950
Management of Companies and Enterprises	57,360	2.26	$ 36.80	$ 76,540
Federal Executive Branch (OEWS Designation)	31,520	1.50	$ 44.20	$ 91,930
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	29,590	1.90	$ 39.31	$ 81,770
Computer Systems Design and Related Services	27,590	1.22	$ 40.01	$ 83,210

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	130,780	3.75	$ 29.30	$ 60,950
Office Administrative Services	12,010	2.47	$ 33.53	$ 69,730
Management of Companies and Enterprises	57,360	2.26	$ 36.80	$ 76,540
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	29,590	1.90	$ 39.31	$ 81,770
Monetary Authorities-Central Bank	350	1.68	$ 47.10	$ 97,960

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	1,040	0.67	$ 54.42	$ 113,190
Other Information Services	5,500	1.52	$ 53.37	$ 111,010
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities	6,110	0.64	$ 50.24	$ 104,500
Sound Recording Industries	290	1.66	$ 49.33	$ 102,600
Support Activities for Water Transportation	240	0.27	$ 47.84	$ 99,510

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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	84,590	5.12	0.97	$ 39.12	$ 81,360
Texas	56,810	4.65	0.88	$ 33.34	$ 69,360
Florida	47,900	5.57	1.06	$ 31.42	$ 65,350
New York	47,180	5.44	1.03	$ 40.48	$ 84,200
Ohio	34,250	6.58	1.25	$ 30.73	$ 63,910

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	8,120	12.27	2.33	$ 47.90	$ 99,620
Virginia	27,510	7.33	1.39	$ 37.44	$ 77,880
Ohio	34,250	6.58	1.25	$ 30.73	$ 63,910
Washington	20,700	6.46	1.23	$ 40.36	$ 83,940
Georgia	27,420	6.26	1.19	$ 30.73	$ 63,910

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	8,120	12.27	2.33	$ 47.90	$ 99,620
New York	47,180	5.44	1.03	$ 40.48	$ 84,200
Washington	20,700	6.46	1.23	$ 40.36	$ 83,940
New Jersey	17,020	4.42	0.84	$ 40.26	$ 83,740
California	84,590	5.12	0.97	$ 39.12	$ 81,360

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	45,920	5.29	1.01	$ 42.46	$ 88,320
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	29,260	5.12	0.97	$ 37.16	$ 77,290
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	26,510	9.04	1.72	$ 43.94	$ 91,400
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	22,230	5.25	1.00	$ 33.67	$ 70,020
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	19,590	5.46	1.04	$ 35.86	$ 74,590
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	18,150	7.01	1.33	$ 32.45	$ 67,500
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	16,080	6.22	1.18	$ 38.67	$ 80,430
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	15,150	6.76	1.29	$ 45.90	$ 95,460
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	14,570	5.49	1.04	$ 35.96	$ 74,800
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	14,270	7.44	1.42	$ 43.12	$ 89,680

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	950	18.47	3.51	$ 35.52	$ 73,890
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	410	11.77	2.24	$ 34.31	$ 71,350
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	26,510	9.04	1.72	$ 43.94	$ 91,400
Olympia-Tumwater, WA	970	8.65	1.65	$ 36.13	$ 75,160
Columbus, IN	410	8.47	1.61	$ 31.18	$ 64,860
Columbus, OH	8,030	7.85	1.49	$ 31.86	$ 66,270
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	14,270	7.44	1.42	$ 43.12	$ 89,680
Madison, WI	2,810	7.43	1.41	$ 32.76	$ 68,150
Raleigh, NC	4,650	7.34	1.40	$ 32.70	$ 68,020
Springfield, IL	690	7.10	1.35	$ 32.45	$ 67,500