Management of Personnel Resources Skills and Careers

Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.

910 occupations report this skill · Category: Transferable Skills · O*NET element 2.B.5.d

Occupations reporting Management of Personnel Resources

Importance and level are O*NET scale values. Ordered by reported importance. A skill rating does not indicate hiring outcomes.

Occupation	Importance	Level	National median wage
Human Resources Managers	4.3	4.8	$149,280
Chief Executives	4.3	5.3	$213,990
Construction Managers	4.1	4.1	$114,990
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	4.1	4.8	$105,870
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	4.0	4.0	$87,520
Lodging Managers	4.0	4.0	$69,250
First-Line Supervisors of Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators	4.0	3.8	—
Gambling Managers	4.0	4.0	$93,220
Medical and Health Services Managers	4.0	4.1	$123,860
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	4.0	3.9	$44,080
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	4.0	4.0	$106,040
Purchasing Managers	4.0	4.0	$148,080
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	3.9	4.0	$79,860
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	3.9	3.5	$96,660
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	3.9	3.8	$74,450
Media Programming Directors	3.9	3.8	$90,360
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	3.9	3.9	$58,430
Social and Community Service Managers	3.9	4.4	$80,390
Spa Managers	3.9	3.9	$69,770
Industrial Production Managers	3.9	4.3	$126,060
Sales Managers	3.9	4.0	$148,270
Chefs and Head Cooks	3.9	3.9	$62,470
Coaches and Scouts	3.9	4.4	$47,320
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare	3.9	4.0	$59,300
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	3.9	3.8	$93,530
Biofuels Production Managers	3.9	3.6	$126,060
Food Service Managers	3.9	3.9	$69,390
Information Technology Project Managers	3.9	4.0	$116,580
Security Managers	3.8	3.8	$106,660
Solar Energy Installation Managers	3.8	3.9	$79,920
General and Operations Managers	3.8	4.0	$105,770
Preventive Medicine Physicians	3.8	4.3	$265,930
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	3.8	3.8	$55,940
Hydroelectric Production Managers	3.8	3.8	$126,060
Biomass Power Plant Managers	3.8	4.1	$126,060
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	3.8	3.8	$69,500
Wind Energy Operations Managers	3.8	4.0	$141,900
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	3.8	4.0	$104,590
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	3.8	4.0	$77,970
Recycling Coordinators	3.8	3.5	—
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	3.8	3.9	$48,590
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	3.8	3.8	$58,170
Compensation and Benefits Managers	3.6	3.8	$149,230
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	3.6	3.9	$79,920
Producers and Directors	3.6	4.0	$90,360
Geothermal Production Managers	3.6	3.9	$126,060
Natural Sciences Managers	3.6	4.6	$167,220
Loss Prevention Managers	3.6	4.0	$141,900
Dentists, General	3.6	3.8	$170,950
Financial Managers	3.6	4.0	$166,570

Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0 (onetcenter.org). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.