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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2016
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) |
524,800 |
0.5 % |
$31.20 |
$64,890 |
0.2 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50% (Median) |
75% |
90% |
Hourly Wage |
$16.72 |
$21.45 |
$28.45 |
$37.72 |
$48.76 |
Annual Wage (2) |
$34,770 |
$44,620 |
$59,180 |
$78,460 |
$101,420 |
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 |
87,760 |
2.42 |
$29.48 |
$61,320 |
Management of Companies and Enterprises |
39,890 |
1.73 |
$32.95 |
$68,530 |
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) |
27,010 |
1.34 |
$40.06 |
$83,310 |
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services |
21,730 |
1.63 |
$34.38 |
$71,510 |
Local Government (OES Designation) |
19,520 |
0.36 |
$30.69 |
$63,840 |
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 |
87,760 |
2.42 |
$29.48 |
$61,320 |
Office Administrative Services |
8,470 |
1.76 |
$31.40 |
$65,310 |
Management of Companies and Enterprises |
39,890 |
1.73 |
$32.95 |
$68,530 |
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services |
21,730 |
1.63 |
$34.38 |
$71,510 |
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) |
27,010 |
1.34 |
$40.06 |
$83,310 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
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 |
56,950 |
3.57 |
0.95 |
$36.18 |
$75,250 |
Texas |
47,780 |
4.07 |
1.09 |
$31.54 |
$65,600 |
Florida |
32,220 |
3.92 |
1.05 |
$27.49 |
$57,180 |
New York |
31,580 |
3.47 |
0.93 |
$36.24 |
$75,380 |
Pennsylvania |
22,520 |
3.92 |
1.05 |
$32.09 |
$66,740 |
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 |
7,070 |
10.07 |
2.69 |
$43.55 |
$90,590 |
Virginia |
19,670 |
5.23 |
1.40 |
$34.59 |
$71,940 |
Delaware |
2,250 |
5.11 |
1.37 |
$29.69 |
$61,760 |
Washington |
14,640 |
4.77 |
1.28 |
$32.67 |
$67,950 |
Minnesota |
12,450 |
4.43 |
1.18 |
$29.78 |
$61,930 |
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 |
7,070 |
10.07 |
2.69 |
$43.55 |
$90,590 |
New York |
31,580 |
3.47 |
0.93 |
$36.24 |
$75,380 |
California |
56,950 |
3.57 |
0.95 |
$36.18 |
$75,250 |
Massachusetts |
14,680 |
4.24 |
1.14 |
$35.93 |
$74,740 |
Maryland |
11,130 |
4.21 |
1.13 |
$35.62 |
$74,090 |
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-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division |
26,910 |
4.08 |
1.09 |
$37.55 |
$78,100 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division |
18,400 |
7.39 |
1.98 |
$40.46 |
$84,160 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division |
14,330 |
3.40 |
0.91 |
$35.27 |
$73,360 |
Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division |
13,850 |
3.81 |
1.02 |
$29.65 |
$61,670 |
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
13,450 |
4.58 |
1.23 |
$33.13 |
$68,900 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
12,680 |
4.96 |
1.33 |
$30.21 |
$62,840 |
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division |
12,060 |
4.96 |
1.33 |
$34.11 |
$70,950 |
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
10,020 |
5.24 |
1.40 |
$30.79 |
$64,030 |
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division |
9,120 |
5.74 |
1.54 |
$34.89 |
$72,570 |
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA NECTA Division |
8,890 |
4.93 |
1.32 |
$38.48 |
$80,030 |
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