Human resources workers are most often employed by the Employment services industry. The average yearly wage for Human resources workers was $66,965 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Human resources workers by wage are Property, real estate, & community association managers, Appraisers & assessors of real estate, and Firstline supervisors of construction trades & extraction workers.
Human resources workers are part of the Business & financial operations occupations, along with Agents & business managers of artists, performers, & athletes, Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products, Wholesale & retail buyers, except farm products, Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, & farm products, Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, & investigators, Compliance officers, Cost estimators, Human resources workers, Logisticians, Management analysts, Meeting, convention, & event planners, Fundraisers, Compensation, benefits, & job analysis specialists, Training & development specialists, Market research analysts & marketing specialists, Business operations specialists, all other, Accountants & auditors, Appraisers & assessors of real estate, Budget analysts, Credit analysts, Financial analysts, Personal financial advisors, Insurance underwriters, Financial examiners, Credit counselors & loan officers, Tax examiners & collectors, & revenue agents, Tax preparers, and Other financial specialists
The top 3 locations that employ the most Human resources workers are Dale City, Lake Ridge & Woodbridge PUMA, VA, West Des Moines & Urbandale Cities PUMA, IA, and Near North Side, Loop & Near South Side PUMA, IL. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Human resources workers are Manatee County (South) PUMA, FL, Houston City (Far Northeast) PUMA, TX, and Edina, St. Louis Park & Hopkins Cities PUMA, MN.
