The number of employed HR managers is about 58,000. This occupation has a low unemployment rating.
Part-Time Work and Self-Employment
Approximately 3% of employees work part time. 1% of HR managers have ended up working for themlseves.
Training and Education
People with a bachelor's or higher degree, plus work experience have an easier time finding a job in this career. The percentage of employees with at least a 4 year degree or higher is 58%. Approximately 28% of HR managers started in college but were able to get a job without a degree. Workers with a high school diploma but no further education represent 15% of the total. Recommended schools are shown in the column to the right; request information from them to help you decide which, if any, could help you with this career.
Area Job Conditions
Jobs for this occupation are more popular (on a per capita basis) in Morgantown (West Virginia), Battle Creek (Michigan), and Minneapolis (Minnesota), and less popular in Fort Worth (Texas), York (Pennsylvania), and Sarasota (Florida).
Without adjusting for the cost of living, HR managers get paid the most in San Jose (California), San Francisco (California), and Oakland (California), and the least in Oklahoma City (Oklahoma), Shreveport (Louisiana), and Santa Fe (New Mexico).
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HR Managers: Job and Salary Data by Metropolitan Area
The table below shows data for HR Managers, as of 2008. The Popularity in Area number tells you how common jobs for HR Managers are in the area, compared to other US metro areas. A value of 1.0 means an average number of people in the position for area population. Lower numbers mean fewer of these positions in the metro area. The most popular areas for HR Managers are starred .
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