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Human Resource Manager Schools, Salaries, and Job Data

Human Resource Management Job Overview

Human resource managers perform the administrative functions of a company, which includes recruiting, interviewing, handling employee issues and ensuring that company policies are adhered to. Dealing with people is a vital and integral part of the job. These managers consult top executives for the purpose of strategic planning and, when required, suggest change in policies to the company.

Human Resource Management Schools and Degrees

The qualifications required for a human resource manager depends on the level of responsibility that he or she aspires to hold. Candidates can attend any of the colleges and universities offering degree programs in human resources and human resource administration. There are many certificate courses that a prospective human resource manager can opt for, such as education, business administration, human services, public administration or communication. A college diploma in human resources management may be sufficient for many employers. Relevant experience along with certification is preferred for being a successful human resource manager.

Job Requirements

The Society for Human Resource Management offers candidates two levels of certification in Human Resources and the Professional in Human Resources. This society also offers candidates Global Professional cartificates in Human Resources; those with cross-border and international responsibilities benefit from this certification. The California Certification in Human Resources educates people about California's labor and human resource laws. To qualify for all these certifications one should have the required experience and must pass a comprehensive examination.

Human resource managers must have strong skills in areas like computers, supervising, teaching and volunteering. They should have the capacity to supervise people from diverse levels of education, cultural backgrounds and experience. These managers should also have the ability to perform under pressure, be fair-minded and persuasive, tactful and possess an amiable personality.

Nature of Work

Human resource managers carry out all the functions required for hiring new staff, including selecting and screening potential employees for a company. When a close contact is not possible between the employees and the top management, human resource managers step in. These managers make use of employee skills for benefiting their organization or firm. They work towards enhancing productivity and morale and contain attrition, thereby improving business results and helping the organizations improve their overall productivity.

Human resource managers can work from the comforts of their office. They usually work for 35 to 40 hours in a week; however, the necessity of working overtime might arise in situations like contract agreements being under negotiation. Human resources personnel might have to travel to college campuses for the purpose of interviewing and recruiting candidates.

Human Resource Management Jobs and Outlook

According to a United States Department of Labor research in 2006, human resource managers held about 136,000 jobs in the US. Employment is considered to be highest in the following areas:

  • Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
  • General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
  • Local Government
  • Management of Companies and Enterprises
  • State Government

The median annual earnings of human resource managers was recorded to be $88,510 in the US in May 2006.

Job Numbers and Growth

Human resource managers nationally number 58,000. The unemployment level for workers is low, compared to other occupations. About 3% of employees were unemployed recently.

Area Job Conditions

Human resource managers are relatively common in San Jose (California), Minneapolis (Minnesota), and Fayetteville (Arkansas). They are rarer in McAllen (Texas), Sarasota (Florida), and Scranton (Pennsylvania).

Workers are paid highest in San Jose (California), San Francisco (California), and Newark (New Jersey), and lowest in Lafayette (Louisiana), Shreveport (Louisiana), and Oklahoma City (Oklahoma).

Training and Education

Employees are generally expected to have a bachelor's or higher degree, plus work experience. About 58% of human resource managers hold a bachelor's degree or better. Currently 28% of workers have some college education, though not a degree. About 15% of employees were able to get their jobs with a high-school diploma. Recommended schools are shown in the column to the right; request information from them to help you decide which if any could help you with this career.

Part-Time Work and Self-Employment

About 3% of human resource managers work less than full-time. In 1% of the cases, workers work for themselves.

Human Resource Managers by Metropolitan Area (city and its surroundings)

In the table below, a Job Density near 0% means the area has an average number of people in this occupation, for its population. A higher or lower Job Density (e.g., +22% or -45%) tells you there are that many more or fewer workers of that type there than in the average US metro area. So, the higher the number, the more common the occupation.

Alabama

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Birmingham$101,000250+3%
Huntsville$89,000100+6%
Mobile$77,00050-40%
Montgomery$92,00070-9%

Alaska

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Anchorage$91,000140+94%

Arizona

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Phoenix$87,000880+0%
Tucson$87,000150-12%

Arkansas

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Fayetteville$89,000190+112%
Fort Smith$81,00050-3%
Little Rock$77,000130-17%

California

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Bakersfield$104,00060-51%
Fresno$104,000140-9%
Modesto$113,00060-19%
Oakland$133,000640+32%
Oxnard$126,000200+46%
Redding$80,00040+43%
Riverside$107,000370-39%
Sacramento$106,000390-7%
Salinas$108,00050-28%
San Diego$112,000730+16%
San Francisco$138,0001,070+127%
San Jose$143,0001,040+140%
Santa Ana$120,000890+23%
Santa Barbara$94,00060-21%
Santa Cruz$118,00040+6%
Santa Rosa$94,000130+56%
Stockton$105,00060-38%
Vallejo$115,00030-44%
Visalia$105,00040-33%

Colorado

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Boulder$124,00040-45%
Colorado Springs$96,00070-39%
Denver$106,000510-14%

Connecticut

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Bridgeport$127,000450+121%
Danbury$100,000300%
Hartford$105,000600+121%
New Haven$105,000120-7%
Norwich$88,00080+46%
Waterbury$83,00040+39%

Delaware

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Wilmington$132,000130-14%

District of Columbia

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Washington$119,0001,570+44%

Florida

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Cape Coral$67,00040-58%
Fort Lauderdale$96,000210-39%
Jacksonville$76,000180-36%
Lakeland$91,00040-54%
Miami$93,000220-53%
Orlando$97,000350-29%
Palm Bay$80,00040-55%
Sarasota$83,00040-67%
Tallahassee$80,00030-59%
Tampa$91,000350-39%
West Palm Beach$87,000220-12%

Georgia

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Atlanta$107,0001,510+35%
Columbus$88,00050+5%
Savannah$91,00060-10%

Hawaii

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Honolulu$82,000190-7%

Idaho

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Boise$87,000170+38%

Illinois

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Bloomington$122,00070+136%
Champaign$98,00070+72%
Chicago$108,0002,630+46%
Peoria$83,00060-22%
Rockford$91,00050-26%

Indiana

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Bloomington$85,00030+4%
Columbus$82,00040+135%
Elkhart$71,00050-12%
Evansville$72,00080+2%
Fort Wayne$70,00080-17%
Gary$100,000100-22%
Indianapolis$87,000610+45%
Lafayette$98,00040+24%
South Bend$81,00060-1%

Iowa

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Cedar Rapids$110,00070+17%
Davenport$92,00050-40%
Des Moines$108,000170+12%
Sioux City$89,00040+33%
Waterloo$71,00030-18%

Kansas

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Topeka$85,00060+24%
Wichita$91,000110-22%

Kentucky

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Bowling Green$83,00040+68%
Lexington$80,000130+17%
Louisville$91,000510+77%
Owensboro$70,00040+104%

Louisiana

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Baton Rouge$70,0001700%
Lafayette$60,00040-38%
New Orleans$72,000250+5%
Shreveport$60,00040-49%

Maine

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Portland$88,000120+31%

Maryland

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Baltimore$107,000630+2%
Bethesda$124,000380+42%

Massachusetts

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Boston$125,000850+5%
Framingham$112,000130+78%
Lowell$120,00080+50%
Springfield$88,000100-28%
Worcester$111,00080-30%

Michigan

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Ann Arbor$94,000120+61%
Battle Creek$115,00050+152%
Detroit$124,000430+29%
Flint$104,00040-34%
Grand Rapids$80,000220+25%
Holland$86,00050+13%
Kalamazoo$79,000100+66%
Lansing$87,00050-43%
Niles$108,00040+55%
Warren$104,000550+1%

Minnesota

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Duluth$91,00040-29%
Minneapolis$114,0002,060+144%
Rochester$98,00050+25%
St Cloud$83,00040-10%

Missouri

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Jefferson City$64,00050+73%
Kansas City$95,000490+1%
Springfield$86,00050-43%
St Louis$110,000630-1%

Nebraska

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Lincoln$73,00050-32%
Omaha$104,000160-26%

Nevada

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Las Vegas$88,000520+20%
Reno$90,000100+6%

New Hampshire

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Manchester$84,00060+31%
Nashua$119,00080+30%
Rochester$98,00040+70%

New Jersey

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Atlantic City$91,00060-9%
Camden$113,000250+1%
Edison$130,000630+30%
Newark$129,000630+33%
Trenton$103,000230+135%

New Mexico

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Albuquerque$81,00080-56%
Santa Fe$52,00050+89%

New York

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Albany$86,000440+116%
Binghamton$77,00030-35%
Buffalo$111,000150-40%
Nassau$110,000360-39%
New York$117,0004,810+99%
Poughkeepsie$94,00060-45%
Rochester$102,000210-10%
Syracuse$88,00090-37%
Utica$67,00040-29%

North Carolina

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Charlotte$111,000400-4%
Durham$116,00070-44%
Greensboro$88,000100-42%
Raleigh$102,000140-41%
Winston Salem$106,00090-8%

Ohio

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Akron$101,000140-10%
Canton$83,00050-36%
Cincinnati$100,000550+12%
Cleveland$113,000570+14%
Columbus$104,000450+2%
Dayton$100,000130-28%
Toledo$97,000150+4%
Youngstown$93,00050-53%

Oklahoma

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Oklahoma City$59,000300+13%
Tulsa$68,000180-11%

Oregon

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Eugene$82,00070+5%
Portland$100,000720+47%
Salem$79,00040-40%

Pennsylvania

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Allentown$106,00080-49%
Harrisburg$86,000100-32%
Lancaster$77,00050-54%
Philadelphia$112,000690-22%
Pittsburgh$107,000290-46%
Reading$86,00040-46%
Scranton$77,00060-49%
York$106,00030-63%

Rhode Island

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Providence$109,000420+59%

South Carolina

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Charleston$81,00090-33%
Columbia$70,000290+78%
Greenville$87,000130-7%
Myrtle Beach$85,00030-42%
Spartanburg$96,00030-45%

South Dakota

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Sioux Falls$90,00070+14%

Tennessee

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Chattanooga$76,000100-6%
Knoxville$75,00070-55%
Memphis$89,000180-38%
Nashville$91,000400+11%

Texas

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Austin$115,000200-44%
Dallas$123,000760-23%
El Paso$83,00070-42%
Fort Worth$95,000160-61%
Houston$112,000550-55%
San Antonio$99,000190-52%

Utah

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Ogden$95,00040-56%
Salt Lake City$85,000200-32%

Vermont

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Burlington$108,00030-38%

Virginia

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Richmond$115,000330+18%
Roanoke$102,00060-15%
Virginia Beach$97,000190-46%

Washington

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Bellingham$78,00030-11%
Kennewick$105,00060+56%
Olympia$83,00090+123%
Seattle$113,0001,430+111%
Spokane$92,00090-5%
Tacoma$93,00090-27%

West Virginia

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Charleston$70,00050-23%
Huntington$68,00040-19%
Morgantown$79,00050+167%

Wisconsin

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Appleton$94,00040-20%
Eau Claire$77,00060+84%
Green Bay$103,00060-20%
La Crosse$96,00030+4%
Madison$102,000240+56%
Milwaukee$102,000520+30%
Oshkosh$101,00060+66%
Racine$99,00030-8%
Sheboygan$85,00030+28%
Wausau$86,00030+7%

Wyoming

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Cheyenne$69,00030+73%

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