Human Resources Managers Go Back to List Plan, direct, or coordinate human resources activities and staff of an organization.

Technology used in this occupation:
	Human resources software

Tasks
	Administer compensation, benefits and performance management systems, and safety and recreation programs.
	Identify staff vacancies and recruit, interview and select applicants.
	Allocate human resources, ensuring appropriate matches between personnel.
	Provide current and prospective employees with information about policies, job duties, working conditions, wages, opportunities for promotion, and employee benefits.
	Perform difficult staffing duties, including dealing with understaffing, refereeing disputes, firing employees, and administering disciplinary procedures.
	Advise managers on organizational policy matters, such as equal employment opportunity and sexual harassment, and recommend needed changes.
	Analyze and modify compensation and benefits policies to establish competitive programs and ensure compliance with legal requirements.
	Plan and conduct new employee orientation to foster positive attitude toward organizational objectives.
	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.

Skills
	Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
	Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
	Social Perceptiveness - Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
	Management of Personnel Resources - Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.
	Coordination - Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
	Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
	Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
	Negotiation - Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.
	Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
	Systems Analysis - Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.

Knowledge
	Personnel and Human Resources - Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.
	Administration and Management - Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
	English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
	Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
	Law and Government - Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.
	Psychology - Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.
	Education and Training - Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
	Mathematics - Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
	Clerical - Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.
	Sociology and Anthropology - Knowledge of group behavior and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures and their history and origins.

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Wage Information
	Region Average Entry Level  Mid-Range  Annual  Hourly  Statewide $163,245.00 $78.48  $45.84  $53.24 - $89.05  Bridgeport/Stamford $192,458.00 $92.53  $53.26  $61.78 - $111.65  Danbury $153,852.00 $73.97  $42.92  $50.61 - $78.48  Hartford $156,638.00 $75.31  $46.62  $53.91 - $87.81  New Haven $141,253.00 $67.91  $39.23  $45.31 - $78.18  New London/Norwich $144,674.00 $69.56  $45.01  $50.09 - $78.68  Waterbury $116,464.00 $56.00  $33.80  $39.68 - $66.29  Torrington $131,808.00 $63.36  $45.97  $50.58 - $72.78

Occupation Outlook ( 2016 - 2026 ) Average Annual Job Openings:   286   Employment in this occupation is expected to grow more slowly than average, and the number of annual openings will offer limited job opportunities.

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