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Where a human resources officer can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a human resources officer already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Human resources officers develop and implement strategies that help their employers select and retain appropriately qualified staff within that business sector. They recruit staff, prepare job advertisements, interview and short-list people, negotiate with employment agencies, and set up working conditions. Human resources officers also administer the payroll, review salaries and advise on remuneration benefits and employment law. They arrange for training opportunities to enhance employees' performance.

Also known as HR director, personnel rep, human resources director, HR officer, lifelong learning coach, personnel manager, personnel representative, human resources supervisor, personnel officer, human resources worker, HR worker, personnel expert.

Professionals 47 skills on file 5 career moves 3 above 60% overlap Closest: employment agent, 73%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
employment agent 73% covered recruitment consultant 72% covered employment and vocational int… 61% covered equality and inclusion manager 45% covered talent acquisition manager 43% covered human resources officer You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from human resources officer, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a human resources officer already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

Table 3

Table 3 · What the job itself asks for

A human resources officer needs 21 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area
  • talent management strategies business, administration and law
  • profile people management skills
  • job market offers business, administration and law
  • negotiate employment agreements communication, collaboration and creativity
  • manage payroll management skills
  • hire human resources management skills
  • assess character management skills
  • build trust communication, collaboration and creativity
  • identify with the company's goals assisting and caring
  • document interviews information skills
Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a human resources officer does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

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Human resources officer is filed under Professionals, ISCO major group 2. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a human resources officer’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.