Salary Range
Below $25,000 to $100,000+Overview
Personnel specialists, also known as human resources professionals, formulate policy and organize and conduct programs relating to all phases of personnel activity. Labor relations specialists serve as mediators between employees and the employer. They represent management during the collective-bargaining process when contracts with employees are negotiated. They also represent the company at grievance hearings, required when a worker feels management has not fulfilled its end of an employment contract. There are approximately 708,620 human resources specialists and labor relations specialists employed in the United States.
Minimum Education Level
Bachelor's DegreeCertification/License
RecommendedOutlook
About as Fast as the AveragePersonality Traits
Organized
Outgoing
Realistic
Career Ladder
Director of Personnel
Human Resource Manager
Human Resource Specialist
Human Resource Assistant
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