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Human Resources Specialists
Recruit, screen, interview, or place individuals within an organization. May perform other activities in multiple human resources areas.
What a human resources specialist does
Become a human resources specialist
If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good human resources specialist
- Talking to others.
- Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
- Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
- Looking for ways to help people.
- Understanding people's reactions.
Discover what you could earn in Washington
- Average hourly rate is $42 per hour with an average salary of $87,300 per year.
- Half of workers earn between $29 and $50 per hour.
- Half of workers earn an annual salary between $60,800 and $104,300 per year.
Human Resources Specialist job outlook
- There are 23,777 workers in this occupation in Washington.
- There are 3,804 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.