- Based on 107 Jobtrees users who were a Human Resources in their career, on average, they have 4.10 years of experience and 2 jobs prior to this one. They spend 4.6 years on average in this job building experience and earn $53K per year before moving on.
- 6% of Jobtrees users moved to another job with this same title in their next career step. The most common career steps after Human Resources are Human Resources Manager, Human Resources Assistant and Intern. Human Resources Manager, the most common next career step, is a less experienced role which is common to see in career paths as titles aren't synonymous across companies (higher title doesn't always mean higher pay or larger scope) and not all job seekers are looking to increase their responsibility in their next career step. While Human Resources Manager is from the same job family, Human Resources - General, there are other common opportunities outside this discipline that Jobtrees users are taking as shown by Human Resources Assistant, also being a common career path from Human Resources.
- If you are looking for more ideas on potential career paths from this job, you should also consider Account Manager, Recruiter and Human Resources Administrator as they commonly lead to Human Resources as well. Find more insights below about this specific career path based on our Jobtrees users' experience.
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- The most common career steps to get to Human Resources are Human Resources Manager, Recruiter and Human Resources Director based on actual career paths reported to Jobtrees.
- While Human Resources Manager is the most common, there is no specific role leading to Human Resources that is an overwhelmingly common path.
- Another characteristic of the Human Resources career path is that experience within the same job family as this role isn't common and as a result likely not necessary.
- This shows there are many potential paths to becoming a Human Resources so focusing on translatable skills is likely more important than a specific role.
- While Human Resources Manager is from the same job family, Human Resources - General as Human Resources, you don't necessarily need direct experience in this discipline show by Recruiter also leading to Human Resources.
- If you are looking for more potential career paths to Human Resources, you should also consider Human Resources Specialist, Assistant Manager and Senior Recruiter as they commonly lead to Human Resources as well.
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- The most common degrees or certifications earned by Jobtrees users on the path to become Human Resources are Bachelor Of Arts (b.a.) In Psychology, Bachelor Of Science (b.sc.) In Psychology, and Associate Degree. There may be other specific certification requirements to land a job with this role, so please make sure to check local regulations as well.
- Career paths aren't linear with people often returning to a prior role which is what you see with Human Resources Manager being the most common role to and from Human Resources. This is common when people move companies where the title is the same as a past one but the scope may be different but also is commonly driven by them choosing to return to a function they fit well with.
- Human Resources is part of the Human Resources - General job family which has a limited number of unique role types (49) within that discipline. Choosing to pursue a role within this family likely will mean that you will need to look outside of your discipline to find new roles and so should focus on related skills as part of that search.
- Other common titles that have similar job requirements and career paths as Human Resources are Hr, People Operations, Vp, Human Resources.