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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.

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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 Morgantown (West Virginia), Battle Creek (Michigan), and Minneapolis (Minnesota). They are rarer in Fort Worth (Texas), York (Pennsylvania), and Sarasota (Florida).

Workers are paid highest in San Jose (California), San Francisco (California), and Oakland (California), and lowest in Oklahoma City (Oklahoma), Shreveport (Louisiana), and Santa Fe (New Mexico).

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.

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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 Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Birmingham	$101,000	250	+3%
Huntsville	$89,000	100	+6%
Mobile	$77,000	50	-40%
Montgomery	$92,000	70	-9%

Alaska

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Anchorage	$91,000	140	+94%

Arizona

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Phoenix	$87,000	880	+0%
Tucson	$87,000	150	-12%

Arkansas

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Fayetteville	$89,000	190	+112%
Fort Smith	$81,000	50	-3%
Little Rock	$77,000	130	-17%

California

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Bakersfield	$104,000	60	-51%
Fresno	$104,000	140	-9%
Modesto	$113,000	60	-19%
Oakland	$133,000	640	+32%
Oxnard	$126,000	200	+46%
Redding	$80,000	40	+43%
Riverside	$107,000	370	-39%
Sacramento	$106,000	390	-7%
Salinas	$108,000	50	-28%
San Diego	$112,000	730	+16%
San Francisco	$138,000	1,070	+127%
San Jose	$143,000	1,040	+140%
Santa Ana	$120,000	890	+23%
Santa Barbara	$94,000	60	-21%
Santa Cruz	$118,000	40	+6%
Santa Rosa	$94,000	130	+56%
Stockton	$105,000	60	-38%
Vallejo	$115,000	30	-44%
Visalia	$105,000	40	-33%

Colorado

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Boulder	$124,000	40	-45%
Colorado Springs	$96,000	70	-39%
Denver	$106,000	510	-14%

Connecticut

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Bridgeport	$127,000	450	+121%
Danbury	$100,000	30	0%
Hartford	$105,000	600	+121%
New Haven	$105,000	120	-7%
Norwich	$88,000	80	+46%
Waterbury	$83,000	40	+39%

Delaware

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Wilmington	$132,000	130	-14%

District of Columbia

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Washington	$119,000	1,570	+44%

Florida

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Cape Coral	$67,000	40	-58%
Fort Lauderdale	$96,000	210	-39%
Jacksonville	$76,000	180	-36%
Lakeland	$91,000	40	-54%
Miami	$93,000	220	-53%
Orlando	$97,000	350	-29%
Palm Bay	$80,000	40	-55%
Sarasota	$83,000	40	-67%
Tallahassee	$80,000	30	-59%
Tampa	$91,000	350	-39%
West Palm Beach	$87,000	220	-12%

Georgia

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Atlanta	$107,000	1,510	+35%
Columbus	$88,000	50	+5%
Savannah	$91,000	60	-10%

Hawaii

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Honolulu	$82,000	190	-7%

Idaho

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Boise	$87,000	170	+38%

Illinois

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Bloomington	$122,000	70	+136%
Champaign	$98,000	70	+72%
Chicago	$108,000	2,630	+46%
Peoria	$83,000	60	-22%
Rockford	$91,000	50	-26%

Indiana

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Bloomington	$85,000	30	+4%
Columbus	$82,000	40	+135%
Elkhart	$71,000	50	-12%
Evansville	$72,000	80	+2%
Fort Wayne	$70,000	80	-17%
Gary	$100,000	100	-22%
Indianapolis	$87,000	610	+45%
Lafayette	$98,000	40	+24%
South Bend	$81,000	60	-1%

Iowa

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Cedar Rapids	$110,000	70	+17%
Davenport	$92,000	50	-40%
Des Moines	$108,000	170	+12%
Sioux City	$89,000	40	+33%
Waterloo	$71,000	30	-18%

Kansas

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Topeka	$85,000	60	+24%
Wichita	$91,000	110	-22%

Kentucky

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Bowling Green	$83,000	40	+68%
Lexington	$80,000	130	+17%
Louisville	$91,000	510	+77%
Owensboro	$70,000	40	+104%

Louisiana

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Baton Rouge	$70,000	170	0%
Lafayette	$60,000	40	-38%
New Orleans	$72,000	250	+5%
Shreveport	$60,000	40	-49%

Maine

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Portland	$88,000	120	+31%

Maryland

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Baltimore	$107,000	630	+2%
Bethesda	$124,000	380	+42%

Massachusetts

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Boston	$125,000	850	+5%
Framingham	$112,000	130	+78%
Lowell	$120,000	80	+50%
Springfield	$88,000	100	-28%
Worcester	$111,000	80	-30%

Michigan

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Ann Arbor	$94,000	120	+61%
Battle Creek	$115,000	50	+152%
Detroit	$124,000	430	+29%
Flint	$104,000	40	-34%
Grand Rapids	$80,000	220	+25%
Holland	$86,000	50	+13%
Kalamazoo	$79,000	100	+66%
Lansing	$87,000	50	-43%
Niles	$108,000	40	+55%
Warren	$104,000	550	+1%

Minnesota

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Duluth	$91,000	40	-29%
Minneapolis	$114,000	2,060	+144%
Rochester	$98,000	50	+25%
St Cloud	$83,000	40	-10%

Missouri

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Jefferson City	$64,000	50	+73%
Kansas City	$95,000	490	+1%
Springfield	$86,000	50	-43%
St Louis	$110,000	630	-1%

Nebraska

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Lincoln	$73,000	50	-32%
Omaha	$104,000	160	-26%

Nevada

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Las Vegas	$88,000	520	+20%
Reno	$90,000	100	+6%

New Hampshire

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Manchester	$84,000	60	+31%
Nashua	$119,000	80	+30%
Rochester	$98,000	40	+70%

New Jersey

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Atlantic City	$91,000	60	-9%
Camden	$113,000	250	+1%
Edison	$130,000	630	+30%
Newark	$129,000	630	+33%
Trenton	$103,000	230	+135%

New Mexico

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Albuquerque	$81,000	80	-56%
Santa Fe	$52,000	50	+89%

New York

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Albany	$86,000	440	+116%
Binghamton	$77,000	30	-35%
Buffalo	$111,000	150	-40%
Nassau	$110,000	360	-39%
New York	$117,000	4,810	+99%
Poughkeepsie	$94,000	60	-45%
Rochester	$102,000	210	-10%
Syracuse	$88,000	90	-37%
Utica	$67,000	40	-29%

North Carolina

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Charlotte	$111,000	400	-4%
Durham	$116,000	70	-44%
Greensboro	$88,000	100	-42%
Raleigh	$102,000	140	-41%
Winston Salem	$106,000	90	-8%

Ohio

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Akron	$101,000	140	-10%
Canton	$83,000	50	-36%
Cincinnati	$100,000	550	+12%
Cleveland	$113,000	570	+14%
Columbus	$104,000	450	+2%
Dayton	$100,000	130	-28%
Toledo	$97,000	150	+4%
Youngstown	$93,000	50	-53%

Oklahoma

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Oklahoma City	$59,000	300	+13%
Tulsa	$68,000	180	-11%

Oregon

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Eugene	$82,000	70	+5%
Portland	$100,000	720	+47%
Salem	$79,000	40	-40%

Pennsylvania

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Allentown	$106,000	80	-49%
Harrisburg	$86,000	100	-32%
Lancaster	$77,000	50	-54%
Philadelphia	$112,000	690	-22%
Pittsburgh	$107,000	290	-46%
Reading	$86,000	40	-46%
Scranton	$77,000	60	-49%
York	$106,000	30	-63%

Rhode Island

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Providence	$109,000	420	+59%

South Carolina

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Charleston	$81,000	90	-33%
Columbia	$70,000	290	+78%
Greenville	$87,000	130	-7%
Myrtle Beach	$85,000	30	-42%
Spartanburg	$96,000	30	-45%

South Dakota

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Sioux Falls	$90,000	70	+14%

Tennessee

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Chattanooga	$76,000	100	-6%
Knoxville	$75,000	70	-55%
Memphis	$89,000	180	-38%
Nashville	$91,000	400	+11%

Texas

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Austin	$115,000	200	-44%
Dallas	$123,000	760	-23%
El Paso	$83,000	70	-42%
Fort Worth	$95,000	160	-61%
Houston	$112,000	550	-55%
San Antonio	$99,000	190	-52%

Utah

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Ogden	$95,000	40	-56%
Salt Lake City	$85,000	200	-32%

Vermont

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Burlington	$108,000	30	-38%

Virginia

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Richmond	$115,000	330	+18%
Roanoke	$102,000	60	-15%
Virginia Beach	$97,000	190	-46%

Washington

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Bellingham	$78,000	30	-11%
Kennewick	$105,000	60	+56%
Olympia	$83,000	90	+123%
Seattle	$113,000	1,430	+111%
Spokane	$92,000	90	-5%
Tacoma	$93,000	90	-27%

West Virginia

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Charleston	$70,000	50	-23%
Huntington	$68,000	40	-19%
Morgantown	$79,000	50	+167%

Wisconsin

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Appleton	$94,000	40	-20%
Eau Claire	$77,000	60	+84%
Green Bay	$103,000	60	-20%
La Crosse	$96,000	30	+4%
Madison	$102,000	240	+56%
Milwaukee	$102,000	520	+30%
Oshkosh	$101,000	60	+66%
Racine	$99,000	30	-8%
Sheboygan	$85,000	30	+28%
Wausau	$86,000	30	+7%

Wyoming

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Cheyenne	$69,000	30	+73%

Salary and employment data obtained from the United States Department of Labor. Individual salaries depend on location, education and career background. Thanks to CityTownInfo.com for this human resource manager schools and jobs info.

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