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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.
Changing faster than most: more resilient than 28% of the 831 careers we score. AI exposure is very high (the Bureau of Labor Statistics rates it very high), and US jobs are projected to change by +6.4% by 2035, faster than average. The work leans on emotional intelligence and ethical judgement.
AI can help with many of the tasks, and demand is still growing. Being fluent with AI is the edge here.
- Median pay (2025)
- $75,940
- Job growth to 2035
- +6.4%
- Openings a year
- 73,700
- People doing it (2025)
- 940,000
- Usual route in
- Bachelor's degree
Where people already use AI for this work
- Explain regulations, policies, or procedures
- Advise others on business or operational matters
- Maintain current knowledge in area of expertise
From Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025).
Work AI rarely helps with
- Perform recruiting or hiring activities
- Manage human resources activities
- Maintain operational records
What the work looks like
- Interpret and explain human resources policies, procedures, laws, standards, or regulations.
- Hire employees and process hiring-related paperwork.
- Administer employee benefit plans.
- Maintain current knowledge of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and affirmative action guidelines and laws, such as the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
- Schedule or administer skill, intelligence, psychological, or drug tests for current or prospective employees.
From O*NET 31.0, US Department of Labor.
What the Bureau of Labor Statistics expects
- More of these jobs, as companies increasingly contract HR services from these firms.
Careers using similar strengths, with a stronger outlook
- Buyers and purchasing agentsGrows with AI, Index 41, +6.0%
- Genetic counselorsGrows with AI, Index 40, +10.4%
- Labor relations specialistsChanging shape, Index 39, +2.1%
- Probation officers and correctional treatment specialistsChanging shape, Index 48, +3.0%
Also known as: HR Coordinator (Human Resources Coordinator), HR Generalist (Human Resources Generalist), Human Resources Specialist (HR Specialist), Recruiter, Corporate Recruiter, Employment Representative, HR Analyst (Human Resources Analyst), Human Resources Representative (HR Rep).
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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.