Human Resources Specialists

Moderate Risk
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AUTOMATION RISK
CALCULATED
56%
(Moderate Risk)
POLLING
49%
(Moderate Risk, Based on 207 votes)
Average: 53%
LABOR DEMAND
GROWTH
7.9%
by year 2033
WAGES
$67,650
or $32.52 per hour
Volume
895,970
as of 2023
SUMMARY
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JOB SCORE
6.1/10
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Job Score (higher is better):

We rate jobs using four factors. These are:

- Chance of being automated
- Job growth
- Wages
- Volume of available positions

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Calculated automation risk

56% (Moderate Risk)

Moderate Risk (41-60%): Occupations with a moderate risk of automation usually involve routine tasks but still require some human judgment and interaction.

More information on what this score is, and how it is calculated is available here.

Some quite important qualities of the job are difficult to automate:

  • Assisting and Caring for Others

  • Social Perceptiveness

  • Negotiation

User poll

49% chance of full automation within the next two decades

Our visitors have voted they are unsure if this occupation will be automated. This assessment is further supported by the calculated automation risk level, which estimates 56% chance of automation.

What do you think the risk of automation is?

What is the likelihood that Human Resources Specialists will be replaced by robots or artificial intelligence within the next 20 years?

Sentiment

The following graph is shown where there are enough votes to produce meaningful data. It displays user poll results over time, providing a clear indication of sentiment trends.

Sentiment over time (yearly)

Growth

Very fast growth relative to other professions

The number of 'Human Resources Specialists' job openings is expected to rise 7.9% by 2033

Total employment, and estimated job openings

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the period between 2023 and 2033
Updated projections are due 09-2025.

Wages

High paid relative to other professions

In 2023, the median annual wage for 'Human Resources Specialists' was $67,650, or $33 per hour

'Human Resources Specialists' were paid 40.8% higher than the national median wage, which stood at $48,060

Wages over time

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Volume

Significantly greater range of job opportunities compared to other professions

As of 2023 there were 895,970 people employed as 'Human Resources Specialists' within the United States.

This represents around 0.6% of the employed workforce across the country

Put another way, around 1 in 169 people are employed as 'Human Resources Specialists'.

Job description

Recruit, screen, interview, or place individuals within an organization. May perform other activities in multiple human resources areas.

SOC Code: 13-1071.00

Comments (8)

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Elliot (HR Will be made redundant)
03 Aug 2025 04:32
Not automated, but it's a job that will no longer be needed. Think about it. If most jobs are completely automated, who will HR manage? Without workers, theres no HR. Some places will still have human workers, but there won't be nearly as many.
Shoyab patel (Low)
11 Jul 2024 16:29
It's low because of salary negotiation
Joe (Highly Likely)
31 May 2024 21:49
HR has been the dumping ground for useless college majors for years now. Basically, anyone can do HR with any degree. It is a low skilled profession full of individuals who have never had any real power in their lives or people who never had to do any real labor. They get handed power over employees on day one of their employment and they never had to work their way up. These are the people who are responsible for creating unrealsitc job applications and pushing their ideology as well as their beliefs on employees of said company. Employees who don't follow these ideals or beliefs are usually terminated from their positions. HR is responsible for ruining the work place. If you are employed at a company that staffs an HR department, avoid them at all costs! They are soley there to protect the employers and their own interests. Good riddance.
bill
03 Jul 2024 23:12
Someone got fired recently
Joe
17 Oct 2024 04:53
Nope. Found a better career. Nice try FED.
Eric
22 Nov 2025 03:05
Damn bro. I don't like HR very much either, but it's just a position for companies to avoid liability for incidents like harassment, hiring, firing, and employment law etc. I Just avoid them if possible. You don't even have to talk to them. Just be cordial to them if they apprach you. I get that the position attracts certain personalities, but that's life. There's always gonna be people at work you dislike. Your mindset sounds like what needs to change.
Vanessa (Highly likely)
12 Jun 2023 15:43
The facilities today of AIs in "reading" the tone of voice or body expressions in a job interview. This removes the need for a person to do this "body reading".

Translation:
The capabilities of AI today in "reading" the tone of voice or body language during a job interview make it unnecessary for a person to perform this "body reading".
Joey Lazaro (Low)
24 Sep 2022 07:30
Human Resource has a "human" component that automation cannot justify in terms of work, skill, and judgement. So, its highly unlikely for this position to be automated for the next two decades.
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