High opportunity occupation
About this job
Human resources (HR) professionals develop and manage a range of activities for a company. This may include hiring and promoting employees; training and supporting workers; creating labour relations policies, programs and procedures; and laying off or firing people.
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Human resources specialist
HR professionals work in the private and public sectors, may work for an HR consulting company, or may be self-employed.
Common job titles
- administrator, staff relations
- adviser, human resources
- agent, bargaining
- agent, business - labour union
- analyst, human resources policy
- analyst-researcher, compensation
- case manager, disability
- certified disability management pro.
- chief, compensation & HR information
- consultant, benefits / compensation
- consultant, industrial relations
- consultant, training and development
- HR professional
- manager - compensation and benefits claims
- mediator-concilliator, labour relations
- officer, employment standards & practices
- officer, human resources
- officer, industrial relations
- officer, returning - labour relations
- organizer, labour / union
- representative, labour / union
- specialist, human resources
- administrator, staff relations
- adviser, human resources
- agent, bargaining
- agent, business - labour union
- analyst, human resources policy
- analyst-researcher, compensation
- case manager, disability
- certified disability management pro.
- chief, compensation & HR information
- consultant, benefits / compensation
- consultant, industrial relations
- consultant, training and development
- HR professional
- manager - compensation and benefits claims
- mediator-concilliator, labour relations
- officer, employment standards & practices
- officer, human resources
- officer, industrial relations
- officer, returning - labour relations
- organizer, labour / union
- representative, labour / union
- specialist, human resources
Earnings
Annual provincial median salary
$78,752
Source:
2020 Job Bank Wage data
Provincial hourly rate
Source: 2020 Job Bank Wage Report