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Industries with Fastest Human Resources Specialists Salary Growth

These industries raised Human Resources Specialists salaries the most from 2019 to 2024. Useful for deciding which industry to work in or switch to for better pay growth.

287
Industries with Growth
+150.9%
Highest Growth
+20.6%
Average Growth
10
Industries with Decline

Top 15 Industries for Salary Growth

Human Resources Specialists salary increase from 2019 to 2024

All 287 Industries with Salary Growth

Rank Industry 2019 Salary 2024 Salary $ Increase % Growth
1 Taxi and Limousine Service $47,860 $120,080 +$72,220 +150.9%
2 Coal Mining $60,730 $114,210 +$53,480 +88.1%
3 Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles $62,830 $94,390 +$31,560 +50.2%
4 Insurance and Employee Benefit Funds $67,700 $101,620 +$33,920 +50.1%
5 Other Investment Pools and Funds $61,140 $91,490 +$30,350 +49.6%
6 Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers $50,670 $75,340 +$24,670 +48.7%
7 Water, Sewage and Other Systems $64,020 $93,020 +$29,000 +45.3%
8 Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) $53,130 $76,960 +$23,830 +44.9%
9 Nuclear Electric Power Generation $83,050 $119,650 +$36,600 +44.1%
10 Rail Transportation $70,720 $99,730 +$29,010 +41.0%
11 Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas $67,180 $94,110 +$26,930 +40.1%
12 Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation $76,130 $106,570 +$30,440 +40.0%
13 Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying $57,900 $81,050 +$23,150 +40.0%
14 Support Activities for Rail Transportation $56,600 $78,720 +$22,120 +39.1%
15 Wind Electric Power Generation $73,850 $102,270 +$28,420 +38.5%
16 Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers $66,710 $90,850 +$24,140 +36.2%
17 Oil and Gas Extraction $74,840 $101,870 +$27,030 +36.1%
18 Tobacco Manufacturing $60,950 $82,880 +$21,930 +36.0%
19 Charter Bus Industry $56,810 $76,470 +$19,660 +34.6%
20 Sugar and Confectionery Product Manufacturing $60,140 $80,710 +$20,570 +34.2%
21 Specialized Design Services $63,450 $84,990 +$21,540 +33.9%
22 Direct Insurance (except Life, Health, and Medical) Carriers $69,880 $93,430 +$23,550 +33.7%
23 Security Systems Services $51,810 $69,030 +$17,220 +33.2%
24 Veterinary Services $52,740 $70,230 +$17,490 +33.2%
25 Computer Systems Design and Related Services $69,540 $92,590 +$23,050 +33.1%
26 Newspaper Publishers $66,560 $88,520 +$21,960 +33.0%
27 Mining (except Oil and Gas) $62,520 $82,970 +$20,450 +32.7%
28 Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers $69,280 $91,410 +$22,130 +31.9%
29 Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing $70,350 $92,630 +$22,280 +31.7%
30 Jewelry and Silverware Manufacturing $63,060 $82,990 +$19,930 +31.6%
31 Business Schools and Computer and Management Training $59,440 $77,960 +$18,520 +31.2%
32 Textile Furnishings Mills $48,300 $63,180 +$14,880 +30.8%
33 Software Publishers $81,950 $107,090 +$25,140 +30.7%
34 Waste Treatment and Disposal $61,550 $80,360 +$18,810 +30.6%
35 Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions Merchant Wholesalers $65,670 $85,480 +$19,810 +30.2%
36 Communications Equipment Manufacturing $74,180 $96,520 +$22,340 +30.1%
37 Grain and Oilseed Milling $61,100 $79,490 +$18,390 +30.1%
38 Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4242 and 4246 only) $67,700 $87,760 +$20,060 +29.6%
39 Other Building Equipment Contractors $60,200 $77,880 +$17,680 +29.4%
40 Support Activities for Water Transportation $61,040 $78,870 +$17,830 +29.2%
41 Pipeline Transportation $72,920 $94,190 +$21,270 +29.2%
42 Animal Food Manufacturing $57,400 $74,100 +$16,700 +29.1%
43 Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation $55,250 $71,200 +$15,950 +28.9%
44 Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers $59,290 $76,180 +$16,890 +28.5%
45 Inland Water Transportation $59,030 $75,260 +$16,230 +27.5%
46 Waste Collection $58,720 $74,740 +$16,020 +27.3%
47 Textile and Fabric Finishing and Fabric Coating Mills $60,850 $77,280 +$16,430 +27.0%
48 Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing $61,130 $77,540 +$16,410 +26.8%
49 Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities $79,100 $100,270 +$21,170 +26.8%
50 Sawmills and Wood Preservation $56,780 $71,920 +$15,140 +26.7%
51 Textile Mills $57,340 $72,600 +$15,260 +26.6%
52 Veneer, Plywood, and Engineered Wood Product Manufacturing $56,960 $72,010 +$15,050 +26.4%
53 Water Transportation $64,200 $81,120 +$16,920 +26.4%
54 Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services $60,240 $76,090 +$15,850 +26.3%
55 Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers $61,200 $77,120 +$15,920 +26.0%
56 Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution $75,350 $94,940 +$19,590 +26.0%
57 Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance $57,720 $72,680 +$14,960 +25.9%
58 Special Food Services $56,500 $71,050 +$14,550 +25.8%
59 Plastics Product Manufacturing $60,290 $75,750 +$15,460 +25.6%
60 Motor Vehicle Body and Trailer Manufacturing $55,920 $70,100 +$14,180 +25.4%
61 Building Material and Supplies Dealers $59,140 $74,120 +$14,980 +25.3%
62 Steel Product Manufacturing from Purchased Steel $58,970 $73,850 +$14,880 +25.2%
63 Scientific Research and Development Services $77,640 $97,200 +$19,560 +25.2%
64 Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing $73,860 $92,380 +$18,520 +25.1%
65 Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4244 and 4248 only) $63,460 $79,350 +$15,890 +25.0%
66 Investigation, Guard, and Armored Car Services $49,030 $61,300 +$12,270 +25.0%
67 Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods $63,810 $79,660 +$15,850 +24.8%
68 Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing $60,450 $75,430 +$14,980 +24.8%
69 Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing $76,540 $95,480 +$18,940 +24.7%
70 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences $78,410 $97,700 +$19,290 +24.6%
71 Postal Service (Federal Government) $70,070 $87,300 +$17,230 +24.6%
72 Office Administrative Services $58,440 $72,670 +$14,230 +24.3%
73 Social Assistance $46,500 $57,820 +$11,320 +24.3%
74 Monetary Authorities-Central Bank $83,610 $103,850 +$20,240 +24.2%
75 Investigation and Security Services $49,790 $61,820 +$12,030 +24.2%
76 Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods $64,120 $79,610 +$15,490 +24.2%
77 General Medical and Surgical Hospitals $59,670 $73,940 +$14,270 +23.9%
78 Paper Manufacturing $62,830 $77,830 +$15,000 +23.9%
79 Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing $76,080 $94,120 +$18,040 +23.7%
80 Individual and Family Services $46,690 $57,760 +$11,070 +23.7%
81 Residential Building Construction $59,700 $73,730 +$14,030 +23.5%
82 Sound Recording Industries $62,450 $76,960 +$14,510 +23.2%
83 Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods (4232, 4233, 4235, 4236, 4237, and 4239 only) $63,190 $77,800 +$14,610 +23.1%
84 Utilities $76,480 $94,110 +$17,630 +23.1%
85 Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing $67,130 $82,590 +$15,460 +23.0%
86 Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing $61,440 $75,580 +$14,140 +23.0%
87 Textile Product Mills $52,280 $64,310 +$12,030 +23.0%
88 Gambling Industries $52,240 $64,180 +$11,940 +22.9%
89 Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors $59,400 $72,940 +$13,540 +22.8%
90 Printing and Related Support Activities $58,290 $71,550 +$13,260 +22.7%
91 Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing $61,300 $75,230 +$13,930 +22.7%
92 Converted Paper Product Manufacturing $61,410 $75,340 +$13,930 +22.7%
93 Deep Sea, Coastal, and Great Lakes Water Transportation $66,730 $81,830 +$15,100 +22.6%
94 Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians) $49,310 $60,450 +$11,140 +22.6%
95 Drycleaning and Laundry Services $58,910 $72,170 +$13,260 +22.5%
96 Fiber, Yarn, and Thread Mills $50,100 $61,340 +$11,240 +22.4%
97 Farm and Garden Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers $59,830 $73,240 +$13,410 +22.4%
98 Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction $59,550 $72,830 +$13,280 +22.3%
99 Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers $56,480 $69,010 +$12,530 +22.2%
100 Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing $60,000 $73,290 +$13,290 +22.1%
101 Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (3321, 3322, 3325, 3326, and 3329 only) $62,040 $75,780 +$13,740 +22.1%
102 Motor Vehicle Manufacturing $81,130 $99,080 +$17,950 +22.1%
103 Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities $46,520 $56,770 +$10,250 +22.0%
104 Rental and Leasing Services (5322, 5323, and 5324 only) $59,630 $72,730 +$13,100 +22.0%
105 Telecommunications $78,370 $95,570 +$17,200 +21.9%
106 Other Motor Vehicle Dealers $46,900 $57,170 +$10,270 +21.9%
107 Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing $62,750 $76,490 +$13,740 +21.9%
108 Roofing Contractors $55,500 $67,490 +$11,990 +21.6%
109 Apparel Manufacturing $62,110 $75,520 +$13,410 +21.6%
110 Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies Dealers $59,060 $71,770 +$12,710 +21.5%
111 Credit Intermediation and Related Activities (5221 and 5223 only) $68,430 $83,080 +$14,650 +21.4%
112 Other Residential Care Facilities $48,960 $59,420 +$10,460 +21.4%
113 Construction of Buildings $63,490 $76,970 +$13,480 +21.2%
114 Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction $61,660 $74,740 +$13,080 +21.2%
115 Support Activities for Mining $61,790 $74,860 +$13,070 +21.2%
116 Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations $67,870 $82,180 +$14,310 +21.1%
117 Fabric Mills $58,270 $70,530 +$12,260 +21.0%
118 Chemical Manufacturing (3255 and 3256 only) $65,870 $79,660 +$13,790 +20.9%
119 Other Ambulatory Health Care Services $55,210 $66,750 +$11,540 +20.9%
120 Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories $61,980 $74,900 +$12,920 +20.8%
121 Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing $65,850 $79,550 +$13,700 +20.8%
122 Nondepository Credit Intermediation $71,580 $86,470 +$14,890 +20.8%
123 Other Nondepository Credit Intermediation $68,670 $82,940 +$14,270 +20.8%
124 Credit Intermediation and Related Activities $69,070 $83,350 +$14,280 +20.7%
125 Nonresidential Building Construction $65,460 $78,990 +$13,530 +20.7%
126 Household Appliance Manufacturing $56,080 $67,660 +$11,580 +20.6%
127 Chemical Manufacturing (3251, 3252, 3253, and 3259 only) $67,110 $80,870 +$13,760 +20.5%
128 Rubber Product Manufacturing $61,250 $73,770 +$12,520 +20.4%
129 Insurance Agencies and Brokerages $64,630 $77,810 +$13,180 +20.4%
130 Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills $68,610 $82,400 +$13,790 +20.1%
131 Other Schools and Instruction $52,910 $63,540 +$10,630 +20.1%
132 Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing $60,180 $72,270 +$12,090 +20.1%
133 Food Manufacturing $60,300 $72,400 +$12,100 +20.1%
134 Building Equipment Contractors $60,640 $72,800 +$12,160 +20.1%
135 Other Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing $67,480 $80,990 +$13,510 +20.0%
136 Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing $64,880 $77,860 +$12,980 +20.0%
137 Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities $72,140 $86,300 +$14,160 +19.6%
138 Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing $68,320 $81,720 +$13,400 +19.6%
139 Other Textile Product Mills $55,440 $66,310 +$10,870 +19.6%
140 Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations $62,750 $75,050 +$12,300 +19.6%
141 Miscellaneous Manufacturing $64,720 $77,300 +$12,580 +19.4%
142 RV (Recreational Vehicle) Parks and Recreational Camps $49,250 $58,820 +$9,570 +19.4%
143 Management of Companies and Enterprises $66,250 $79,110 +$12,860 +19.4%
144 Educational Services $59,610 $71,170 +$11,560 +19.4%
145 Hospitals $59,420 $70,940 +$11,520 +19.4%
146 Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing $65,460 $78,150 +$12,690 +19.4%
147 Primary Metal Manufacturing $63,150 $75,320 +$12,170 +19.3%
148 Other Food Manufacturing $64,150 $76,470 +$12,320 +19.2%
149 Outpatient Care Centers $55,230 $65,680 +$10,450 +18.9%
150 Chemical Manufacturing $68,950 $81,970 +$13,020 +18.9%
151 Other Transportation Equipment Manufacturing $62,110 $73,810 +$11,700 +18.8%
152 Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction $64,060 $76,070 +$12,010 +18.7%
153 Beverage Manufacturing $65,820 $78,080 +$12,260 +18.6%
154 Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction $61,820 $73,330 +$11,510 +18.6%
155 Rental and Leasing Services $61,740 $73,230 +$11,490 +18.6%
156 Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing $61,550 $73,000 +$11,450 +18.6%
157 Machine Shops $60,240 $71,380 +$11,140 +18.5%
158 Warehousing and Storage $61,800 $73,100 +$11,300 +18.3%
159 Machinery Manufacturing $65,700 $77,640 +$11,940 +18.2%
160 Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals $53,250 $62,920 +$9,670 +18.2%
161 Automobile Dealers $55,710 $65,800 +$10,090 +18.1%
162 Landscaping Services $56,270 $66,380 +$10,110 +18.0%
163 Insurance Carriers $69,730 $82,200 +$12,470 +17.9%
164 Utility System Construction $59,940 $70,530 +$10,590 +17.7%
165 Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities $64,300 $75,570 +$11,270 +17.5%
166 Machine Shops; Turned Product; and Screw, Nut, and Bolt Manufacturing $61,790 $72,600 +$10,810 +17.5%
167 Offices of Optometrists $47,160 $55,400 +$8,240 +17.5%
168 Vocational Rehabilitation Services $44,360 $52,110 +$7,750 +17.5%
169 Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing $59,550 $69,830 +$10,280 +17.3%
170 Machinery Manufacturing (3331, 3332, 3334, and 3339 only) $65,870 $77,180 +$11,310 +17.2%
171 Turned Product and Screw, Nut, and Bolt Manufacturing $65,870 $77,180 +$11,310 +17.2%
172 Insurance Carriers and Related Activities $67,380 $78,890 +$11,510 +17.1%
173 Educational Support Services $62,670 $73,370 +$10,700 +17.1%
174 Dairy Product Manufacturing $63,020 $73,750 +$10,730 +17.0%
175 Home Health Care Services $49,070 $57,390 +$8,320 +17.0%
176 Support Activities for Crop Production $59,460 $69,530 +$10,070 +16.9%
177 Foundries $63,560 $74,290 +$10,730 +16.9%
178 Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers $64,320 $75,130 +$10,810 +16.8%
179 Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers $67,930 $79,330 +$11,400 +16.8%
180 Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing $86,080 $100,500 +$14,420 +16.8%
181 Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals $60,400 $70,500 +$10,100 +16.7%
182 Scheduled Air Transportation $66,160 $77,220 +$11,060 +16.7%
183 Gasoline Stations $59,310 $69,210 +$9,900 +16.7%
184 Repair and Maintenance $57,920 $67,540 +$9,620 +16.6%
185 Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing $61,850 $72,120 +$10,270 +16.6%
186 Engine, Turbine, and Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing $68,800 $80,200 +$11,400 +16.6%
187 Business Support Services $51,650 $60,180 +$8,530 +16.5%
188 Audio and Video Equipment Manufacturing $81,000 $94,360 +$13,360 +16.5%
189 Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists $52,650 $61,230 +$8,580 +16.3%
190 Waste Management and Remediation Services $60,760 $70,620 +$9,860 +16.2%
191 Metal Ore Mining $69,940 $81,280 +$11,340 +16.2%
192 Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors $62,040 $72,060 +$10,020 +16.2%
193 Wood Product Manufacturing $56,310 $65,350 +$9,040 +16.1%
194 Automotive Equipment Rental and Leasing $65,530 $76,050 +$10,520 +16.1%
195 Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance $59,890 $69,500 +$9,610 +16.0%
196 Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Production and Processing $69,240 $80,310 +$11,070 +16.0%
197 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services $70,180 $81,330 +$11,150 +15.9%
198 Alumina and Aluminum Production and Processing $65,640 $76,050 +$10,410 +15.9%
199 Facilities Support Services $55,230 $63,980 +$8,750 +15.8%
200 Offices of Other Health Practitioners $51,840 $60,040 +$8,200 +15.8%
201 Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services $52,460 $60,730 +$8,270 +15.8%
202 Nursing and Residential Care Facilities $50,450 $58,400 +$7,950 +15.8%
203 Poured Concrete Foundation and Structure Contractors $55,710 $64,480 +$8,770 +15.7%
204 Offices of All Other Health Practitioners $51,840 $59,990 +$8,150 +15.7%
205 Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works) $66,030 $76,340 +$10,310 +15.6%
206 Ship and Boat Building $65,510 $75,730 +$10,220 +15.6%
207 Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (3323 and 3324 only) $61,600 $71,190 +$9,590 +15.6%
208 Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors $55,750 $64,410 +$8,660 +15.5%
209 Electrical Equipment Manufacturing $66,710 $76,940 +$10,230 +15.3%
210 Real Estate $62,670 $72,260 +$9,590 +15.3%
211 Food Services and Drinking Places $55,010 $63,390 +$8,380 +15.2%
212 Land Subdivision $66,890 $77,070 +$10,180 +15.2%
213 Support Activities for Agriculture and Forestry $60,400 $69,530 +$9,130 +15.1%
214 Railroad Rolling Stock Manufacturing $67,930 $78,180 +$10,250 +15.1%
215 Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4241, 4247, and 4249 only) $61,660 $70,900 +$9,240 +15.0%
216 Ambulatory Health Care Services $54,080 $62,170 +$8,090 +15.0%
217 Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing $72,530 $83,250 +$10,720 +14.8%
218 Junior Colleges $55,330 $63,480 +$8,150 +14.7%
219 Civic and Social Organizations $52,000 $59,650 +$7,650 +14.7%
220 Grantmaking and Giving Services $68,340 $78,310 +$9,970 +14.6%
221 Transportation Equipment Manufacturing $70,290 $80,480 +$10,190 +14.5%
222 Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries $70,290 $80,480 +$10,190 +14.5%
223 Motion Picture and Video Industries $71,800 $82,150 +$10,350 +14.4%
224 Specialty Trade Contractors $59,970 $68,560 +$8,590 +14.3%
225 Offices of Physicians $56,960 $64,870 +$7,910 +13.9%
226 Air Transportation $65,590 $74,680 +$9,090 +13.9%
227 Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly $54,550 $62,070 +$7,520 +13.8%
228 Spectator Sports $59,730 $67,910 +$8,180 +13.7%
229 Social Advocacy Organizations $60,030 $68,240 +$8,210 +13.7%
230 Truck Transportation $54,560 $61,990 +$7,430 +13.6%
231 Engineering Services $69,780 $79,220 +$9,440 +13.5%
232 Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services $69,240 $78,580 +$9,340 +13.5%
233 Other Wood Product Manufacturing $56,000 $63,490 +$7,490 +13.4%
234 Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) $50,960 $57,770 +$6,810 +13.4%
235 Animal Slaughtering and Processing $55,710 $62,820 +$7,110 +12.8%
236 Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services $69,530 $78,400 +$8,870 +12.8%
237 Nonscheduled Air Transportation $63,520 $71,320 +$7,800 +12.3%
238 Other Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation $54,680 $61,270 +$6,590 +12.1%
239 Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries $55,710 $62,400 +$6,690 +12.0%
240 Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events $55,480 $61,950 +$6,470 +11.7%
241 Elementary and Secondary Schools $59,510 $66,410 +$6,900 +11.6%
242 Support Activities for Air Transportation $57,950 $64,630 +$6,680 +11.5%
243 Legal Services $72,890 $81,190 +$8,300 +11.4%
244 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools $60,830 $67,720 +$6,890 +11.3%
245 Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing (3371 and 3372 only) $59,990 $66,750 +$6,760 +11.3%
246 Freight Transportation Arrangement $58,920 $65,550 +$6,630 +11.3%
247 Other Support Services $58,800 $65,410 +$6,610 +11.2%
248 Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries $54,780 $60,870 +$6,090 +11.1%
249 Accommodation $55,310 $61,400 +$6,090 +11.0%
250 Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services $74,430 $82,610 +$8,180 +11.0%
251 Support Activities for Transportation $58,120 $64,500 +$6,380 +11.0%
252 Traveler Accommodation $55,490 $61,540 +$6,050 +10.9%
253 Restaurants and Other Eating Places $54,500 $60,420 +$5,920 +10.9%
254 School and Employee Bus Transportation $57,100 $63,230 +$6,130 +10.7%
255 Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation $55,210 $61,100 +$5,890 +10.7%
256 Urban Transit Systems $57,720 $63,520 +$5,800 +10.0%
257 Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services $71,830 $79,030 +$7,200 +10.0%
258 Coating, Engraving, Heat Treating, and Allied Activities $58,500 $64,330 +$5,830 +10.0%
259 Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing $60,180 $66,120 +$5,940 +9.9%
260 Technical and Trade Schools $56,310 $61,400 +$5,090 +9.0%
261 Administrative and Support Services $54,870 $59,440 +$4,570 +8.3%
262 Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing $78,810 $85,300 +$6,490 +8.2%
263 Other Amusement and Recreation Industries $54,760 $59,130 +$4,370 +8.0%
264 Natural Gas Distribution $83,210 $89,680 +$6,470 +7.8%
265 Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging $56,370 $60,610 +$4,240 +7.5%
266 Other Support Activities for Transportation $53,440 $57,430 +$3,990 +7.5%
267 Employment Services $54,660 $58,650 +$3,990 +7.3%
268 Personal and Laundry Services $60,730 $65,050 +$4,320 +7.1%
269 Temporary Help Services $52,920 $56,650 +$3,730 +7.0%
270 Other Specialty Trade Contractors $59,780 $63,860 +$4,080 +6.8%
271 Personal and Household Goods Repair and Maintenance $47,430 $50,630 +$3,200 +6.7%
272 Support Activities for Road Transportation $52,540 $55,860 +$3,320 +6.3%
273 Services to Buildings and Dwellings $52,580 $55,690 +$3,110 +5.9%
274 Other Personal Services $59,090 $62,290 +$3,200 +5.4%
275 Automotive Repair and Maintenance $56,390 $59,370 +$2,980 +5.3%
276 Remediation and Other Waste Management Services $61,930 $65,180 +$3,250 +5.2%
277 Religious Organizations $59,900 $62,890 +$2,990 +5.0%
278 Building Finishing Contractors $61,190 $63,890 +$2,700 +4.4%
279 Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions $57,820 $60,340 +$2,520 +4.4%
280 Masonry Contractors $59,700 $61,770 +$2,070 +3.5%
281 Performing Arts Companies $52,660 $54,320 +$1,660 +3.2%
282 Agents and Managers for Artists, Athletes, Entertainers, and Other Public Figures $64,550 $66,500 +$1,950 +3.0%
283 Offices of Dentists $54,090 $55,530 +$1,440 +2.7%
284 Manufacturing and Reproducing Magnetic and Optical Media $73,980 $75,580 +$1,600 +2.2%
285 Drywall and Insulation Contractors $61,840 $62,780 +$940 +1.5%
286 Photographic Services $55,050 $55,790 +$740 +1.3%
287 Other Insurance Related Activities $63,840 $64,530 +$690 +1.1%

10 Industries with Salary Decline

Rank Industry 2019 Salary 2024 Salary $ Decrease % Decline
1 Personal Care Services $68,930 $56,830 -$12,100 -17.6%
2 Death Care Services $60,120 $51,450 -$8,670 -14.4%
3 Amusement Parks and Arcades $59,660 $53,730 -$5,930 -9.9%
4 Other Furniture Related Product Manufacturing $62,630 $57,040 -$5,590 -8.9%
5 Interurban and Rural Bus Transportation $65,590 $60,960 -$4,630 -7.1%
6 Painting and Wall Covering Contractors $62,440 $58,160 -$4,280 -6.9%
7 Couriers and Express Delivery Services $59,750 $58,670 -$1,080 -1.8%
8 Couriers and Messengers $59,710 $58,760 -$950 -1.6%
9 Exterminating and Pest Control Services $59,010 $58,240 -$770 -1.3%
10 Local Messengers and Local Delivery $59,410 $59,020 -$390 -0.7%

About This Data

Salary growth is calculated by comparing the median annual wage for Human Resources Specialists in each industry between 2019 and 2024, using Bureau of Labor Statistics data. Growth percentage = (2024 median - 2019 median) / 2019 median × 100.

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