Job Numbers and Growth There are an estimated 129,000 personnel development specialists nationally. Most recently, workers have experienced a very low level of joblessness. An estimated 1% of employees did not have employment in 2008. Area Job Conditions Personnel development specialists -of-a-feather seem to flock to Wichita Falls (Texas), Tallahassee (Florida), and State College (Pennsylvania). They are less likely to be found around Wichita (Kansas), Fayetteville (Arkansas), and Las Vegas (Nevada). Compensation of workers is best in Poughkeepsie (New York), Visalia (California), and Nassau (New York), and much worse in Salt Lake City (Utah), Champaign (Illinois), and Springfield (Illinois). Training and Education Employees often find employers are looking for a master's degree. Personnel development specialists, in 79% of cases, have bachelor's degree or higher. After high school, 17% of workers pursued some additional career education. Employees, in 4% of cases, had only a high school education. 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 Personnel development specialists employed part-time are 20% of the total. Workers, in about 3% of cases, work for themselves.
Personnel Development Specialists 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 |
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| Birmingham | $55,000 | 160 | -67% | | Decatur | $61,000 | 40 | -10% | | Huntsville | $63,000 | 80 | -57% | | Mobile | $41,000 | 110 | -33% | | Montgomery | $67,000 | 260 | +70% |
Alaska | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Anchorage | $53,000 | 260 | +81% | | Fairbanks | $60,000 | 40 | +57% |
Arizona | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Kingman | $47,000 | 50 | +20% | | Phoenix | $46,000 | 2,090 | +20% | | Prescott | $42,000 | 110 | +113% | | Tucson | $45,000 | 510 | +50% | | Yuma | $46,000 | 60 | +20% |
Arkansas | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Fayetteville | $54,000 | 30 | -83% | | Fort Smith | $58,000 | 70 | -32% | | Little Rock | $58,000 | 170 | -46% |
California | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Bakersfield | $56,000 | 350 | +44% | | El Centro | $62,000 | 50 | +20% | | Fresno | $76,000 | 750 | +145% | | Merced | $70,000 | 50 | +6% | | Modesto | $70,000 | 290 | +97% | | Napa | $78,000 | 40 | -25% | | Oakland | $71,000 | 1,280 | +32% | | Oxnard | $61,000 | 160 | -41% | | Riverside | $72,000 | 1,410 | +18% | | Sacramento | $79,000 | 2,420 | +191% | | Salinas | $74,000 | 170 | +24% | | San Diego | $74,000 | 2,100 | +67% | | San Francisco | $72,000 | 1,220 | +30% | | San Jose | $69,000 | 1,030 | +19% | | San Luis Obispo | $54,000 | 120 | +40% | | Santa Ana | $86,000 | 1,000 | -30% | | Santa Barbara | $66,000 | 240 | +60% | | Santa Cruz | $70,000 | 170 | +126% | | Santa Rosa | $64,000 | 150 | -9% | | Stockton | $63,000 | 240 | +24% | | Vallejo | $69,000 | 90 | -16% | | Visalia | $79,000 | 130 | +9% | | Yuba City | $74,000 | 30 | -3% |
Colorado | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Boulder | $61,000 | 160 | +11% | | Colorado Springs | $60,000 | 410 | +79% | | Denver | $65,000 | 1,030 | -12% | | Fort Collins | $60,000 | 80 | -24% |
Connecticut | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Bridgeport | $72,000 | 280 | -31% | | Danbury | $76,000 | 50 | -16% | | Hartford | $83,000 | 520 | -4% | | New Haven | $63,000 | 240 | -6% | | Norwich | $58,000 | 90 | -18% |
Delaware | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Dover | $63,000 | 70 | +56% | | Wilmington | $59,000 | 340 | +12% |
District of Columbia | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Washington | $70,000 | 3,820 | +76% |
Florida | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Cape Coral | $58,000 | 90 | -52% | | Deltona | $56,000 | 80 | -42% | | Fort Lauderdale | $65,000 | 490 | -28% | | Fort Walton Beach | $50,000 | 30 | -53% | | Gainesville | $45,000 | 200 | +99% | | Jacksonville | $49,000 | 520 | -7% | | Lakeland | $58,000 | 140 | -20% | | Miami | $49,000 | 1,010 | +9% | | Naples | $61,000 | 80 | -24% | | Ocala | $50,000 | 80 | -2% | | Orlando | $59,000 | 830 | -15% | | Palm Bay | $53,000 | 120 | -32% | | Panama City | $47,000 | 70 | +21% | | Pensacola | | 190 | +43% | | Port St Lucie | $58,000 | 80 | -28% | | Sarasota | $57,000 | 130 | -46% | | Tallahassee | $46,000 | 620 | +327% | | Tampa | $48,000 | 870 | -24% | | West Palm Beach | $53,000 | 410 | -18% |
Georgia | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Albany | $62,000 | 50 | -1% | | Athens | $59,000 | 90 | +42% | | Atlanta | $55,000 | 3,560 | +60% | | Augusta | $62,000 | 230 | +24% | | Brunswick | $54,000 | 60 | +77% | | Columbus | $55,000 | 120 | +26% | | Dalton | $66,000 | 40 | -39% | | Gainesville | $46,000 | 120 | +103% | | Macon | $51,000 | 220 | +156% | | Rome | $55,000 | 40 | +40% | | Savannah | $50,000 | 250 | +88% | | Valdosta | $52,000 | 90 | +96% | | Warner Robins | $65,000 | 70 | +73% |
Hawaii | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Honolulu | $54,000 | 620 | +53% |
Idaho | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Boise | $43,000 | 250 | +2% |
Illinois | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Bloomington | $45,000 | 40 | -32% | | Champaign | $40,000 | 80 | -1% | | Chicago | $57,000 | 3,390 | -6% | | Kankakee | $56,000 | 40 | +35% | | Peoria | $50,000 | 60 | -61% | | Rockford | $52,000 | 60 | -56% | | Springfield | $37,000 | 80 | -11% |
Indiana | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Evansville | $51,000 | 60 | -62% | | Fort Wayne | $55,000 | 50 | -74% | | Gary | $64,000 | 140 | -45% | | Indianapolis | $68,000 | 350 | -58% | | Muncie | $58,000 | 40 | +9% | | South Bend | $50,000 | 90 | -25% | | Terre Haute | $56,000 | 40 | -32% |
Iowa | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Cedar Rapids | $55,000 | 80 | -33% | | Davenport | $54,000 | 110 | -33% | | Des Moines | $65,000 | 350 | +16% | | Iowa City | $55,000 | 190 | +214% |
Kansas | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Lawrence | $46,000 | 40 | +10% | | Topeka | | 150 | +56% | | Wichita | $54,000 | 60 | -79% |
Kentucky | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Bowling Green | $46,000 | 60 | +27% | | Elizabethtown | $71,000 | 50 | +43% | | Lexington | $65,000 | 250 | +13% | | Louisville | $55,000 | 550 | -4% | | Owensboro | $56,000 | 60 | +54% |
Louisiana | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Baton Rouge | $45,000 | 340 | +0% | | Houma | $47,000 | 100 | +22% | | Lafayette | $43,000 | 210 | +64% | | Lake Charles | | 190 | +156% | | Monroe | $46,000 | 90 | +35% | | New Orleans | $48,000 | 500 | +6% | | Shreveport | $47,000 | 180 | +14% |
Maine | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Bangor | $46,000 | 30 | -44% | | Portland | $45,000 | 140 | -23% |
Maryland | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Baltimore | $53,000 | 2,200 | +80% | | Bethesda | $68,000 | 580 | +9% | | Salisbury | $52,000 | 40 | -7% |
Massachusetts | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Barnstable Town | $73,000 | 40 | -54% | | Boston | $67,000 | 1,920 | +19% | | Brockton | $64,000 | 60 | -21% | | Framingham | $58,000 | 170 | +17% | | Haverhill | $55,000 | 40 | -39% | | Leominster | $57,000 | 30 | -26% | | Lowell | $77,000 | 80 | -25% | | New Bedford | $61,000 | 40 | -26% | | Springfield | $62,000 | 210 | -24% | | Worcester | $61,000 | 220 | -3% |
Michigan | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Battle Creek | $43,000 | 40 | +1% | | Detroit | $57,000 | 1,020 | +54% | | Flint | $65,000 | 110 | -9% | | Grand Rapids | $62,000 | 240 | -32% | | Holland | $51,000 | 70 | -20% | | Kalamazoo | $58,000 | 90 | -25% | | Lansing | $80,000 | 350 | +101% | | Muskegon | $61,000 | 40 | -20% | | Saginaw | $61,000 | 50 | -22% | | Warren | $73,000 | 610 | -44% |
Minnesota | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Duluth | $57,000 | 70 | -38% | | Minneapolis | $60,000 | 1,220 | -28% | | Rochester | $64,000 | 110 | +38% | | St Cloud | $53,000 | 40 | -55% |
Mississippi | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Gulfport | $72,000 | 160 | +69% | | Jackson | $47,000 | 280 | +21% |
Missouri | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Columbia | $43,000 | 30 | -57% | | Kansas City | $59,000 | 620 | -36% | | Springfield | $49,000 | 70 | -60% | | St Joseph | $49,000 | 40 | -2% | | St Louis | $60,000 | 470 | -63% |
Montana | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Billings | $42,000 | 30 | -56% | | Great Falls | $42,000 | 60 | +123% | | Missoula | $44,000 | 30 | -29% |
Nebraska | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Lincoln | $50,000 | 90 | -38% | | Omaha | $53,000 | 410 | -5% |
Nevada | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Las Vegas | $49,000 | 70 | -92% | | Reno | $72,000 | 80 | -57% |
New Hampshire | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Manchester | $49,000 | 60 | -34% | | Nashua | $66,000 | 40 | -67% | | Portsmouth | | 40 | -14% | | Rochester | $61,000 | 50 | +7% |
New Jersey | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Atlantic City | $78,000 | 40 | -70% | | Camden | $64,000 | 480 | -3% | | Edison | $68,000 | 470 | -51% | | Newark | $63,000 | 640 | -32% | | Trenton | $73,000 | 650 | +234% | | Vineland | $81,000 | 30 | -36% |
New Mexico | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Albuquerque | $48,000 | 210 | -42% | | Las Cruces | $70,000 | 60 | +18% | | Santa Fe | $44,000 | 60 | +14% |
New York | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Albany | $56,000 | 770 | +90% | | Binghamton | $66,000 | 150 | +62% | | Buffalo | $66,000 | 480 | -4% | | Elmira | $46,000 | 30 | +9% | | Glens Falls | $41,000 | 40 | -7% | | Ithaca | $52,000 | 40 | +18% | | Kingston | $55,000 | 70 | +42% | | Nassau | $90,000 | 1,080 | -8% | | New York | $64,000 | 3,940 | -18% | | Poughkeepsie | $84,000 | 230 | +6% | | Rochester | $62,000 | 510 | +10% | | Syracuse | $57,000 | 410 | +44% | | Utica | $47,000 | 120 | +7% |
North Carolina | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Burlington | $48,000 | 40 | -18% | | Charlotte | $51,000 | 580 | -30% | | Durham | $61,000 | 260 | +4% | | Fayetteville | $54,000 | 140 | +31% | | Greensboro | $55,000 | 350 | +2% | | Greenville | $55,000 | 170 | +184% | | Hickory | $57,000 | 140 | -4% | | Raleigh | $55,000 | 960 | +102% | | Rocky Mount | $56,000 | 80 | +66% | | Wilmington | $50,000 | 80 | -38% | | Winston Salem | $48,000 | 160 | -18% |
North Dakota | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Fargo | $46,000 | 100 | -1% | | Grand Forks | $56,000 | 40 | +2% |
Ohio | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Akron | $53,000 | 350 | +13% | | Canton | $51,000 | 150 | -4% | | Cincinnati | $61,000 | 940 | -4% | | Cleveland | $68,000 | 1,160 | +17% | | Columbus | $65,000 | 1,240 | +42% | | Dayton | $63,000 | 600 | +66% | | Mansfield | $64,000 | 40 | -6% | | Toledo | $50,000 | 270 | -6% | | Youngstown | $55,000 | 200 | -6% |
Oklahoma | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Lawton | $53,000 | 70 | +141% | | Oklahoma City | $43,000 | 510 | -3% | | Tulsa | $46,000 | 300 | -26% |
Oregon | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Bend | $54,000 | 70 | +22% | | Eugene | $64,000 | 110 | -17% | | Medford | $61,000 | 50 | -31% | | Portland | $64,000 | 640 | -34% | | Salem | $67,000 | 160 | +20% |
Pennsylvania | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Allentown | $52,000 | 300 | -4% | | Erie | $57,000 | 60 | -46% | | Harrisburg | $54,000 | 410 | +41% | | Johnstown | $63,000 | 50 | +8% | | Philadelphia | $57,000 | 1,890 | +7% | | Pittsburgh | $57,000 | 790 | -26% | | Reading | $61,000 | 100 | -32% | | Scranton | $56,000 | 70 | -70% | | State College | $49,000 | 180 | +290% | | York | $57,000 | 70 | -57% |
Rhode Island | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Providence | $59,000 | 380 | -28% |
South Carolina | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Anderson | $46,000 | 40 | -20% | | Charleston | $52,000 | 270 | +1% | | Columbia | $63,000 | 440 | +36% | | Florence | $42,000 | 220 | +208% | | Greenville | $62,000 | 420 | +50% | | Myrtle Beach | $69,000 | 80 | -23% | | Spartanburg | $65,000 | 50 | -54% | | Sumter | $57,000 | 90 | +230% |
South Dakota | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Rapid City | $52,000 | 40 | -23% | | Sioux Falls | $41,000 | 50 | -59% |
Tennessee | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Chattanooga | $52,000 | 160 | -24% | | Clarksville | $57,000 | 40 | -37% | | Jackson | | 130 | +175% | | Kingsport | $53,000 | 40 | -60% | | Knoxville | $56,000 | 310 | +1% | | Memphis | $49,000 | 320 | -45% | | Nashville | $53,000 | 340 | -52% |
Texas | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Abilene | $42,000 | 120 | +133% | | Amarillo | $50,000 | 320 | +270% | | Austin | $56,000 | 1,070 | +50% | | Beaumont | $61,000 | 100 | -29% | | Brownsville | $70,000 | 150 | +38% | | College Station | $49,000 | 120 | +84% | | Corpus Christi | $52,000 | 180 | +14% | | Dallas | $59,000 | 2,500 | +26% | | El Paso | $62,000 | 340 | +41% | | Fort Worth | $62,000 | 760 | -6% | | Houston | $61,000 | 1,560 | -36% | | Killeen | $53,000 | 130 | +25% | | Laredo | $45,000 | 230 | +227% | | Longview | $54,000 | 150 | +87% | | Lubbock | $42,000 | 140 | +32% | | Mcallen | $58,000 | 460 | +132% | | Midland | $62,000 | 40 | -27% | | San Antonio | $56,000 | 1,310 | +66% | | Tyler | $54,000 | 80 | +3% | | Victoria | $47,000 | 120 | +221% | | Waco | $55,000 | 180 | +116% | | Wichita Falls | $63,000 | 210 | +343% |
Utah | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Ogden | $48,000 | 130 | -28% | | Provo | $52,000 | 110 | -26% | | Salt Lake City | $44,000 | 730 | +25% | | St George | $57,000 | 40 | +2% |
Vermont | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Burlington | $54,000 | 60 | -37% |
Virginia | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Charlottesville | $63,000 | 120 | +50% | | Lynchburg | $41,000 | 90 | +4% | | Richmond | $61,000 | 760 | +36% | | Roanoke | $71,000 | 130 | -8% | | Virginia Beach | $62,000 | 800 | +13% | | Winchester | $54,000 | 30 | -30% |
Washington | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Bellingham | $50,000 | 60 | -11% | | Bremerton | $57,000 | 60 | -15% | | Kennewick | $77,000 | 50 | -35% | | Mount Vernon | $64,000 | 100 | +180% | | Olympia | $58,000 | 80 | 0% | | Seattle | $64,000 | 1,190 | -12% | | Spokane | $66,000 | 160 | -15% | | Tacoma | $70,000 | 310 | +26% | | Wenatchee | $65,000 | 40 | +27% | | Yakima | $67,000 | 80 | +18% |
West Virginia | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Charleston | $47,000 | 60 | -53% | | Huntington | $52,000 | 100 | +1% | | Morgantown | $46,000 | 30 | -20% | | Parkersburg | $62,000 | 60 | +3% |
Wisconsin | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Green Bay | $64,000 | 60 | -60% | | La Crosse | $57,000 | 30 | -48% | | Madison | $57,000 | 140 | -54% | | Milwaukee | $63,000 | 400 | -50% |
Wyoming | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Cheyenne | $52,000 | 110 | +219% |
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 personnel development specialist schools and jobs info.
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