Human Resources Managers

Overview

Human Resources Managers has a national median salary of $149,280 per year, with +5.5% projected job growth from 2025–2035. The Bureau of Labor Statistics lists a bachelor's degree as the typical education needed to enter this occupation.

Description

Plan, direct, or coordinate human resources activities and staff of an organization.

Work Values

• Relationships
• Recognition
• Working Conditions

Work Styles

Responsibilities

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.

Work Activities

• Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
• Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
• Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
• Making Decisions and Solving Problems
• Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
• Developing and Building Teams
• Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
• Coaching and Developing Others
• Providing Consultation and Advice to Others
• Staffing Organizational Units

Detailed Work Activities

• Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
• Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
• Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others.
• Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
• Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.
• Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.
• Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
• Identifying the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills.
• Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups on technical, systems-, or process-related topics.
• Recruiting, interviewing, selecting, hiring, and promoting employees in an organization.

T-A-S-K

Technology, Abilities, Skills & Knowledge

Education

Education Levels of Current Workers

The Bureau of Labor Statistics lists a bachelor's degree as the typical education needed to enter this occupation. The chart below shows the highest level of education held by people already working in this field, ages 25 and older. It includes workers who earned more education than the job requires and workers who entered the field under earlier requirements, so the largest bar is not the entry requirement. For example, if someone finished a master's degree and then started working in this field, they are counted under “Master's degree” here, but the job itself typically asks for a bachelor's degree.

Certificates

Certifications applicable to Human Resources Managers:

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