Human Resources Managers
Also called:
Human Resources Manager (HR Manager), Director of Human Resources, Human Resources Director (HR Director), Employee Benefits Manager
What they do:
Plan, direct, or coordinate human resources activities and staff of an organization.
On the job, you would:
- Serve as a link between management and employees by handling questions, interpreting and administering contracts and helping resolve work-related problems.
- Analyze and modify compensation and benefits policies to establish competitive programs and ensure compliance with legal requirements.
- Advise managers on organizational policy matters such as equal employment opportunity and sexual harassment, and recommend needed changes.
Business
- human resources (HR)
- management
Arts and Humanities
Safety and Government
Math and Science
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Basic Skills
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
- talking to others
People and Technology Systems
- thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
- figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it
Social
- understanding people's reactions
- changing what is done based on other people's actions
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Verbal
- listen and understand what people say
- read and understand what is written
Ideas and Logic
- use rules to solve problems
- make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information
Attention
- pay attention to something without being distracted
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People interested in this work like activities that include leading, making decisions, and business.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Integrity
- Stress Tolerance
- Leadership
- Dependability
- Initiative
- Self Control
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You might use software like this on the job:
Human resources software
- Human resource information system HRIS software
- UniFocus Watson Human Resources Manager
Time accounting software
- ADP Pay eXpert
- Kronos Workforce Timekeeper
Enterprise resource planning ERP software
- Deltek Vision
- Oracle PeopleSoft
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bachelor's degree or
master's degree
usually needed
Get started on your career:
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New job opportunities are likely in the future.
$99,720
per year, on average
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