Career Explorer Management
Grows with AI
Human resources managers
Plan, direct, or coordinate human resources activities and staff of an organization.
More resilient than most: more resilient than 68% of the 831 careers we score. AI exposure is moderate (the Bureau of Labor Statistics rates it high), and US jobs are projected to change by +5.5% by 2035, faster than average. The work leans on emotional intelligence and creative vision.
AI can help with many of the tasks, and demand is still growing. Being fluent with AI is the edge here.
- Median pay (2025)
- $149,280
- Job growth to 2035
- +5.5%
- Openings a year
- 16,800
- People doing it (2025)
- 225,000
- Usual route in
- Bachelor's degree
Where people already use AI for this work
- Advise others on business or operational matters
- Advise others on legal or regulatory matters
- Communicate with others about operational plans or activities
From Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025).
Work AI rarely helps with
- Manage human resources activities
- Perform human resources activities
- Perform recruiting or hiring activities
What the work looks like
- Serve as a link between management and employees by handling questions, interpreting and administering contracts and helping resolve work-related problems.
- Plan, direct, supervise, and coordinate work activities of subordinates and staff relating to employment, compensation, labor relations, and employee relations.
- Perform difficult staffing duties, including dealing with understaffing, refereeing disputes, firing employees, and administering disciplinary procedures.
- Represent organization at personnel-related hearings and investigations.
- Negotiate bargaining agreements and help interpret labor contracts.
From O*NET 31.0, US Department of Labor.
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Also known as: Employee Relations Manager, HR Director (Human Resources Director), HR Manager (Human Resources Manager), HR VP (Human Resources Vice President), HR Admin Director (Human Resources Administration Director), HR Ops Manager (Human Resources Operations Manager), Recruitment Director.
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Sources: US Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections 2025 to 2035; O*NET 31.0; Microsoft Research (2025); Anthropic Economic Index (2026); Eloundou and colleagues (Science, 2024); Felten, Raj and Seamans (2023). How we score. Updated 12 October 2026.