Earnings vary widely and depend on job responsibilities and the size of the firm. Some employees at employment firms are paid on a commission or a salary-plus-commission basis, depending on their success rate for finding employment for applicants.
According to the U.S. Department of Labor, median annual earnings of human resources specialists (HRSs) who worked for employment services firms were $62,720 in May 2023. Salaries for all HRSs ranged from less than $42,900 for the lowest 10 percent of workers to more than $121,800 for the highest 10 percent.
Some managers are also paid a commission—about 30 percent of what the client is billed—on each job they help fill. Full-time employment firm workers receive health insurance, vacation, and other benefits.
- Career and Employment Counselors
- Career and Employment Technicians
- Directors of Volunteers
- Executive Recruiters
- Human Resources Consultants
- Human Resources Managers
- Labor Union Business Agents
- Management Analysts and Consultants
- Military Recruiters
- Office Administrators
- Payroll Directors
- Personnel and Labor Relations Specialists
- Retail Business Owners
- Retail Managers
- Temporary Workers
- Workplace Diversity Experts