Human Resources Specialists recruit, screen, and interview job applicants and place newly hired workers in jobs. They also may handle compensation and benefits, training, and employee relations.
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- Human Resources Specialists
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What do they typically do
- Consult with employers to identify hiring needs
- Interview job applicants about their relevant experience, education, and skills
- Check applicants' references and backgrounds
- Inform applicants about job details, such as duties, benefits, and working conditions
- Hire or refer qualified applicants
- Run or help with new employee orientation
- Keep employment records and process paperwork
Number of Jobs
Average Annual
Job Growth +1.2%
Job Openings 2,902
Industry/Employer
Accounting and Bookkeeping Services
Advertising and Related Services
Aerospace Product & Parts Manufacturing
Animal Slaughtering and Processing
Architectural and Engineering Services
Automotive Repair and Maintenance
Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing
Beverage Manufacturing
Building Equipment Contractors
Building Foundation/Exterior Contractors
Business Support Services
Business, Computer & Management Training
Civic and Social Organizations
Colleges and Universities
Commercial Goods Merchant Wholesalers
Community Care Facility for the Elderly
Computer Systems Design and Rel Services
Computers and Peripheral Equipment
Converted Paper Product Manufacturing
Data Processing and Related Services
Electrical Equipment Manufacturing
Electronic Instrument Manufacturing
Emergency and Other Relief Services
Employment Services
Freight Transportation Arrangement
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction
Home Health Care Services
Individual and Family Services
Insurance Agencies, Brokerages & Support
Investigation and Security Services
Junior Colleges
Legal Services
Machinery & Supply Merchant Wholesalers
Management & Technical Consulting Svc
Management of Companies and Enterprises
Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers
Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories
Medical Equipment and Supplies Mfg
Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing
Museums, Parks and Historical Sites
Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers
Nondepository Credit Intermediation
Nonresidential Building Construction
Nursing Care Facilities
Office Administrative Services
Offices of Other Health Practitioners
Offices of Physicians
Other Ambulatory Health Care Services
Other Amusement & Recreation Industries
Other Electrical Equipment & Components
Other Food Manufacturing
Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing
Other Miscellaneous Retailers
Other Professional & Technical Services
Other Specialty Trade Contractors
Other Support Services
Other Wood Product Manufacturing
Outpatient Care Centers
Personal Care Services
Pharmaceutical & Medicine Manufacturing
Plastics Product Manufacturing
Power Generation and Supply
Printing and Related Support Activities
Professional and Similar Organizations
Psychiatric & Substance Abuse Hospitals
Residential Building Construction
Residential Mental Health Facilities
Scientific Research and Development Svc
Semiconductor and Electronic Components
Social Advocacy Organizations
Software Publishers
Traveler Accommodation
Utility System Construction
Vocational Rehabilitation Services
Warehousing and Storage
Education & Training
- Education Most require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.Associated Programs or MajorsLicense
NC Workforce Credentials
- HRCI Associate Professional in Human Resources® (aPHR®) [HR Certification Institute]
Private Training Programs
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