Human Resources Specialists
Recruit, screen, interview, or place individuals within an organization. May perform other activities in multiple human resources areas.
912,430 people do this job in the US. $75,940 a year.
of the working time. Estimate.
- 77%
- 22%
- 1%
Measured, from Anthropic's usage data (2025). Counts help on part of a task.
On the chosen pace and reliability. Estimate.
Share of the working time within reach, now to 2030
What each choice means: , , , , . Every pace starts from .
At this date and pace, models finish tasks up to 4.4 h long four times in five.
How far this has come
With GPT-4, measured in March 2023, 0% of this job's working time was within reach at . With Claude 3.7 Sonnet, measured in February 2025, 0%. With Claude Mythos Preview (early), measured in April 2026, 36%. Today's estimate: 44%.
A backcast: today's task data with the best model METR had measured by each date. It shows how fast the models have moved, not what anyone forecast at the time.
The tasks
Sorted by . 26 tasks from .
| Task | Kind | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advise management on organizing, preparing, or implementing recruiting or retention programs.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 11% | 2.5 h50 min to 1 work day | Stays with people | |
| Develop or implement recruiting strategies to meet current or anticipated staffing needs.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 10% | 5 h1.7 h to 2.1 work days | 15%Half by Jun 2027 | |
| Perform searches for qualified job candidates, using sources such as computer databases, networking, Internet recruiting resources, media advertisements, job fairs, recruiting firms, or employee referrals.Done more than monthly by most who do it. AI observed on this task. | 10% | 2.5 h38 min to 6.7 h | 38%Half by Dec 2026 | |
| Analyze employment-related data and prepare required reports.Done more than weekly by most who do it. AI observed on this task. | 8% | 3.3 h50 min to 6.7 h | 32%Half by Jan 2027 | |
| Hire employees and process hiring-related paperwork.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 7% | 1.3 h38 min to 3.3 h | Stays with people | |
| Review employment applications and job orders to match applicants with job requirements.Done more than monthly by most who do it. AI observed on this task. | 6% | 38 min17 min to 1.7 h | 98%Half by now | |
| Administer employee benefit plans.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 5% | 2.5 h25 min to 5 h | 35%Half by Jan 2027 | |
| Evaluate recruitment or selection criteria to ensure conformance to professional, statistical, or testing standards, recommending revisions, as needed.Done more than yearly by most who do it. AI observed on this task. | 5% | 3.3 h1.7 h to 6.7 h | 49%Half by now | |
| Review and evaluate applicant qualifications or eligibility for specified licensing, according to established guidelines and designated licensing codes.Done several times a day by most who do it. | 5% | 50 min17 min to 1.7 h | 96%Half by now | |
| Select qualified job applicants or refer them to managers, making hiring recommendations when appropriate.Done more than monthly by most who do it. AI observed on this task. | 5% | 50 min17 min to 1.7 h | 96%Half by now | |
| Evaluate selection or testing techniques by conducting research or follow-up activities and conferring with management or supervisory personnel.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 4% | 1.3 work days3.3 h to 3.1 work days | 3%Half by Oct 2027 | |
| Interpret and explain human resources policies, procedures, laws, standards, or regulations.Done more than weekly by most who do it. AI observed on this task. | 4% | 38 min17 min to 1.7 h | 98%Half by now |
Within reach, per task: the share of the task's time whose instances are short enough for a model to finish at the chosen date, pace and reliability. Half by: the date half of that time comes within reach.
Jobs that share skills with this one
From O*NET's related occupations. Within reach now and by the end of 2028, long-run pace, four in five.
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- First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers47% now, 77% by 2028
- Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists15% now, 82% by 2028
- Industrial-Organizational Psychologists4% now, 53% by 2028
Where this job works
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