Management
Human Resources Managers
SOC 11-3121
Lead hiring, benefits, and employee relations and keep the workplace legally sound.
The job
Median pay
$149k
$111k to $199k typical range
Outlook, 2025 to 2035
Growing fast
+5.5% projected
Openings a year
17k
BLS projection
Typical education
Bachelor's
Our model
AI displacement risk
High
How much of this job AI may do instead of the person
Works with AI
5/100
AI alongside the person rather than instead of them
AI exposure
72nd pct
More exposed than 72% of occupations · modeled estimate · 47th pct in Microsoft's data
Future-proof
59/100
Key skills
- Active Listening
- Reading Comprehension
- Speaking
- Writing
- Critical Thinking
- Active Learning
Pay and jobs by state
BLS OEWS May 2025, 51 states. Sorted by jobs; per 1,000 is jobs per thousand workers in the state; vs national compares that rate with the country's.
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 27,450 | 1.5 | 1.1× | $170k |
| Texas | 23,220 | 1.7 | 1.2× | $137k |
| New York | 17,920 | 1.8 | 1.3× | $177k |
| Illinois | 13,520 | 2.2 | 1.6× | $151k |
| Florida | 11,570 | 1.2 | 0.8× | $138k |
| Pennsylvania | 8,230 | 1.4 | 1.0× | $133k |
| Ohio | 8,040 | 1.4 | 1.0× | $130k |
| Massachusetts | 7,540 | 2.1 | 1.5× | $182k |
| Georgia | 7,270 | 1.5 | 1.1× | $151k |
| North Carolina | 6,480 | 1.3 | 0.9× | $143k |
All 51 states
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey | 6,400 | 1.5 | 1.1× | $172k |
| Michigan | 5,890 | 1.3 | 0.9× | $139k |
| Virginia | 5,770 | 1.4 | 1.0× | $166k |
| Washington | 4,560 | 1.3 | 0.9× | $166k |
| Minnesota | 4,370 | 1.5 | 1.0× | $154k |
| Tennessee | 4,310 | 1.3 | 0.9× | $132k |
| Arizona | 3,950 | 1.2 | 0.9× | $140k |
| Maryland | 3,820 | 1.4 | 1.0× | $153k |
| Wisconsin | 3,730 | 1.3 | 0.9× | $133k |
| Colorado | 3,620 | 1.3 | 0.9× | $166k |
| Missouri | 3,510 | 1.2 | 0.8× | $131k |
| Indiana | 3,030 | 0.9 | 0.7× | $130k |
| Connecticut | 3,020 | 1.8 | 1.3× | $166k |
| Oregon | 2,810 | 1.4 | 1.0× | $141k |
| South Carolina | 2,400 | 1.0 | 0.7× | $124k |
| Washington DC | 2,250 | 3.2 | 2.3× | $184k |
| Utah | 2,240 | 1.3 | 0.9× | $131k |
| Alabama | 2,160 | 1.0 | 0.7× | $113k |
| Kentucky | 1,960 | 1.0 | 0.7× | $121k |
| Oklahoma | 1,750 | 1.0 | 0.7× | $116k |
| Nebraska | 1,660 | 1.6 | 1.1× | $129k |
| Iowa | 1,620 | 1.0 | 0.7× | $126k |
| Nevada | 1,520 | 1.0 | 0.7× | $129k |
| Louisiana | 1,390 | 0.7 | 0.5× | $108k |
| Arkansas | 1,290 | 1.0 | 0.7× | $109k |
| Kansas | 1,290 | 0.9 | 0.6× | $134k |
| New Hampshire | 1,150 | 1.7 | 1.2× | $135k |
| Idaho | 1,040 | 1.2 | 0.8× | $120k |
| New Mexico | 820 | 0.9 | 0.7× | $118k |
| Mississippi | 720 | 0.6 | 0.4× | $106k |
| Hawaii | 710 | 1.1 | 0.8× | $129k |
| Maine | 700 | 1.1 | 0.8× | $130k |
| Alaska | 610 | 1.9 | 1.3× | $130k |
| Delaware | 580 | 1.2 | 0.8× | $154k |
| Montana | 530 | 1.0 | 0.7× | $115k |
| Rhode Island | 530 | 1.1 | 0.7× | $167k |
| West Virginia | 510 | 0.7 | 0.5× | $120k |
| South Dakota | 420 | 0.9 | 0.7× | $118k |
| Vermont | 360 | 1.2 | 0.8× | $132k |
| North Dakota | 290 | 0.7 | 0.5× | $139k |
| Wyoming | 140 | 0.5 | 0.3× | $128k |
Top metro areas
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ18,480 jobs · $185k median
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN10,810 jobs · $157k median
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA9,070 jobs · $168k median
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX7,970 jobs · $141k median
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH6,480 jobs · $185k median
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV6,280 jobs · $178k median
- Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX5,890 jobs · $142k median
- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA5,300 jobs · $161k median
Explore the rankings
Explore Human Resources Managers interactively →Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2025-2035). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How these numbers are made.