Occupations/13-1071.00

Human Resources Specialists

Recruit, screen, interview, or place individuals within an organization. May perform other activities in multiple human resources areas.

Bachelor’s

Usually a four-year bachelor’s degree.

AI automation risk

67%

Higher automation risk

Human characteristics

59%

Balanced human and task mix

Task orientation

72%

Higher automation risk

A day in this job

Mostly routine
Hire employees and process hiring-related paperwork.
Mostly routine
Prepare or maintain employment records related to events, such as hiring, termination, leaves, transfers, or promotions, using human resources management system software.
Task
Interpret and explain human resources policies, procedures, laws, standards, or regulations.

The tasks we can read here lean routine. That sits next to the AI risk rank — it is not a forecast that the job disappears.

Core tasks

01Interpret and explain human resources policies, procedures, laws, standards, or regulations.
02Hire employees and process hiring-related paperwork.
03Maintain current knowledge of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and affirmative action guidelines and laws, such as the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
04Prepare or maintain employment records related to events, such as hiring, termination, leaves, transfers, or promotions, using human resources management system software.
05Address employee relations issues, such as harassment allegations, work complaints, or other employee concerns.
06Review employment applications and job orders to match applicants with job requirements.

Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)

Repeating same tasks3.87
Degree of automation2.97
Time sitting4.18
Originality (ability)2.75
Conflict situations3.93
Hands-on objects/tools3.41
Outdoors / weather1.46
Disease exposure1.20
Decision freedom4.36

Top abilities

Written Comprehension4.00
Oral Expression4.00
Oral Comprehension4.00
Written Expression3.88
Speech Recognition3.88
Speech Clarity3.88
Problem Sensitivity3.88
Deductive Reasoning3.88

Essential skills

Reading Comprehension4.00
Active Listening4.00
Writing3.88
Speaking4.12
Mathematics2.00
Science1.12
Critical Thinking3.88
Active Learning3.25
Learning Strategies3.00
Monitoring3.00

CIP matches

42.2804Industrial and Organizational Psychology52.0201Business Administration and Management, General52.1001Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General52.1003Organizational Behavior Studies52.1006Executive/Career Coaching52.1099Human Resources Management and Services, Other

Schools offering related programs

12 of 86 shown

Earnings are College Scorecard medians for that program, 1 and 2 years after completion. A dash means the Department suppressed the cell or the campus is not in the field file.

Institution	Program	Tuition	Admit	Grad 6-yr	Earnings
Stanford University Stanford, CA · Private nonprofit	Business Administration and Management, General 52.0201	$62,400	4%	96%	1 yr $166,516 2 yr $163,337 Master's · CIP 52.02
University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA · Public	Business Administration and Management, General 52.0201	$15,200	24%	87%	1 yr $150,453 2 yr $143,744 Master's · CIP 52.02
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI · Public	Business Administration and Management, General 52.0201	$17,700	18%	93%	1 yr $87,942 2 yr $83,177 Bachelor's · CIP 52.02
Milwaukee Area Technical College Milwaukee, WI · Public	Industrial and Organizational Psychology 42.2804	$4,900	100%	27%	1 yr $81,702 2 yr $87,309 Doctoral · CIP 42.28
University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · Public	Business Administration and Management, General 52.0201	$13,800	9%	92%	1 yr $73,549 2 yr $81,456 Bachelor's · CIP 52.02
Emory University Atlanta, GA · Private nonprofit	Business Administration and Management, General 52.0201	$60,800	11%	91%	1 yr $73,112 2 yr $77,283 Bachelor's · CIP 52.02
CUNY Hunter College New York, NY · Public	Industrial and Organizational Psychology 42.2804	$7,400	48%	60%	1 yr — 2 yr $67,660 Master's · CIP 42.28
Georgetown University Washington, DC · Private nonprofit	Business Administration and Management, General 52.0201	$65,400	12%	95%	1 yr $67,660 2 yr $69,338 Bachelor's · CIP 52.02
University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA · Public	Business Administration and Management, General 52.0201	$14,800	11%	93%	1 yr $67,101 2 yr $64,328 Bachelor's · CIP 52.02
Houston Community College Houston, TX · Public	Industrial and Organizational Psychology 42.2804	$4,300	100%	24%	1 yr $67,101 2 yr $55,512 Doctoral · CIP 42.28
San Jose State University San Jose, CA · Public	Industrial and Organizational Psychology 42.2804	$8,200	77%	71%	1 yr $65,238 2 yr — Master's · CIP 42.28
University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA · Private nonprofit	Industrial and Organizational Psychology 42.2804	$68,200	12%	92%	1 yr $64,990 2 yr $62,409 Master's · CIP 42.28