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Human Resources Managers — Career Decision Dashboard
United States
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Report generated from official BLS OEWS and O*NET data — United States.
Median annual wage
$149,280
United States, 2025
Employment
220,660
United States, 2025
Typical education
Bachelor's Degree
Job Zone 4
Skills identified
35
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Career overview
Plan, direct, or coordinate human resources activities and staff of an organization.
- O*NET code
- 11-3121.00
- Job zone
- 4
- Experience required
- Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years
Typical tasks
- Serve as a link between management and employees by handling questions, interpreting and administering contracts and helping resolve work-related problems.
- Plan, direct, supervise, and coordinate work activities of subordinates and staff relating to employment, compensation, labor relations, and employee relations.
- Perform difficult staffing duties, including dealing with understaffing, refereeing disputes, firing employees, and administering disciplinary procedures.
- Represent organization at personnel-related hearings and investigations.
- Negotiate bargaining agreements and help interpret labor contracts.
- Advise managers on organizational policy matters, such as equal employment opportunity and sexual harassment, and recommend needed changes.
- Plan and conduct new employee orientation to foster positive attitude toward organizational objectives.
- Analyze and modify compensation and benefits policies to establish competitive programs and ensure compliance with legal requirements.
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Salary analysis — United States
10th percentile
$88,200
25th percentile
$111,110
75th percentile
$199,290
90th percentile
$267,810
Most important skills
- Active Listening4.4
- Reading Comprehension4.3
- Speaking4.3
- Management of Personnel Resources4.3
- Coordination4.1
- Writing4.1
- Complex Problem Solving4.0
- Active Learning4.0
- Judgment and Decision Making4.0
- Monitoring4.0
- Social Perceptiveness4.0
- Time Management4.0
What skills do you need?
Select the skills you already have
Skills listed are those O*NET rates at importance 3.0 or above for this occupation. Set your own level on the same 0–7 O*NET scale.
Skill coverage
0%
0 of 22 identified skills
Matched
0
Missing
22
Your selected skills cover approximately 0% of the skills identified for this occupation in O*NET. This is a coverage measure of listed skills only — it is not a qualification, hiring or interview outcome.
Skills to develop
| Skill | Importance | Required level | Your level | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Management of Personnel Resources | 4.3 | 4.8 | Not selected | 4.8 |
| Reading Comprehension | 4.3 | 4.4 | Not selected | 4.4 |
| Active Listening | 4.4 | 4.1 | Not selected | 4.1 |
| Speaking | 4.3 | 4.1 | Not selected | 4.1 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 4.0 | 4.3 | Not selected | 4.3 |
| Critical Thinking | 4.0 | 4.3 | Not selected | 4.3 |
| Coordination | 4.1 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Writing | 4.1 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Active Learning | 4.0 | 4.1 | Not selected | 4.1 |
| Monitoring | 4.0 | 4.1 | Not selected | 4.1 |
| Social Perceptiveness | 4.0 | 4.1 | Not selected | 4.1 |
| Time Management | 4.0 | 4.1 | Not selected | 4.1 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 4.0 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Systems Evaluation | 3.9 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Negotiation | 3.9 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Instructing | 3.9 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Service Orientation | 3.8 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Persuasion | 3.8 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Learning Strategies | 3.8 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Management of Financial Resources | 3.1 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Systems Analysis | 3.6 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Mathematics | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.
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Compare with Human Resources ManagersHow salary varies by location
| Location | Median | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | $220,460 | 2,800 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | $209,340 | 4,960 | 2025 |
| Bridgeport, CT | $191,190 | 990 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | $185,100 | 18,480 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | $184,990 | 6,480 | 2025 |
| DC | $184,350 | 2,250 | 2025 |
| MA | $181,780 | 7,540 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | $177,960 | 6,280 | 2025 |
| NY | $176,650 | 17,920 | 2025 |
| NJ | $172,440 | 6,400 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | $171,360 | 3,200 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | $170,940 | 2,540 | 2025 |
| Midland, MI | $170,710 | 80 | 2025 |
| CA | $170,080 | 27,450 | 2025 |
| Boulder, CO | $169,000 | 260 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $168,400 | 9,070 | 2025 |
| Napa, CA | $167,490 | 120 | 2025 |
| RI | $167,110 | 530 | 2025 |
| CO | $166,400 | 3,620 | 2025 |
| VA | $165,980 | 5,770 | 2025 |
Career transition paths
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Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025 (May 2025 release).
Figures are periodic published survey snapshots, not real-time market rates.