Other HR Management and Services

Types of Degrees Other HR Management and Services Majors Are Getting

The following table lists how many other human resources management and services graduations there were for each degree level during the last year for which data was available.

Education Level	Number of Grads
Master’s Degree	627
Bachelor’s Degree	350
Graduate Certificate	64
Basic Certificate	59
Undergraduate Certificate	17

What Other HR Management and Services Majors Need to Know

People with careers related to other hr management and services were asked what knowledge areas, skills, and abilities were important for their jobs. They weighted these areas on a scale of 1 to 5 with 5 being the highest.

Knowledge Areas for Other HR Management and Services Majors

According to O*NET survey takers, a major in other hr management and services should prepare you for careers in which you will need to be knowledgeable in the following areas:

• Personnel and Human Resources - Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.
• Clerical - Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.
• Administration and Management - Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
• English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
• Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.

Skills for Other HR Management and Services Majors

When studying other hr management and services, you’ll learn many skills that will help you be successful in a wide range of jobs - even those that do not require a degree in the field. The following is a list of some of the most common skills needed for careers associated with this major:

• Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
• Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Writing - Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
• Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.

Abilities for Other HR Management and Services Majors

Other Hr Management and Services majors often go into careers where the following abilities are vital:

• Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• Written Comprehension - The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
• Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
• Written Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
• Speech Recognition - The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.

What Can You Do With a Other HR Management and Services Major?

People with a other hr management and services degree often go into the following careers:

Job Title	Job Growth Rate	Median Salary
Human Resources Specialists	7.1%	$60,880

Who Is Getting a Bachelor’s Degree in Other HR Management and Services?

This major is dominated by women with about 72% of recent graduates being female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

At the countrywide level, the racial-ethnic distribution of other hr management and services majors is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	15
Black or African American	28
Hispanic or Latino	46
White	192
International Students	13
Other Races/Ethnicities	56

Geographic Diversity

Students from other countries are interested in Other HR Management and Services, too. About 3.7% of those with this major are international students.

Amount of Education Required for Careers Related to Other HR Management and Services

Some careers associated with other hr management and services require an advanced degree while some may not even require a bachelor’s. In general, the more advanced your degree the more career options will open up to you. However, there is significant time and money that needs to be invested into your education so weigh the pros and cons.

Find out what the typical degree level is for other hr management and services careers below.

Education Level	Percentage of Workers
High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED)	13.8%
Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in agriculture or natural resources, computer services, personal or culinary services, engineering technologies, healthcare, construction trades, mechanic and repair technologies, or precision production)	1.3%
Some College Courses	4.9%
Associate’s Degree (or other 2-year degree)	7.3%
Bachelor’s Degree	47.5%
Post-Baccalaureate Certificate - awarded for completion of an organized program of study; designed for people who have completed a Baccalaureate degree but do not meet the requirements of academic degrees carrying the title of Master.	1.7%
Master’s Degree	25.4%

Online Other HR Management and Services Programs

The following table lists the number of programs by degree level, along with how many schools offered online courses in the field.

Degree Level	Colleges Offering Programs	Colleges Offering Online Classes
Certificate (Less Than 1 Year)	0	0
Certificate (1-2 years)	5	0
Certificate (2-4 Years)	0	0
Associate’s Degree	4	1
Bachelor’s Degree	13	3
Post-Baccalaureate	0	0
Master’s Degree	18	7
Post-Master’s	2	0
Doctor’s Degree (Research)	0	0
Doctor’s Degree (Professional Practice)	0	0
Doctor’s Degree (Other)	0	0

Majors Related to Other HR Management and Services

You may also be interested in one of the following majors related to other hr management and services.

Major	Number of Grads
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	17,139
Organizational Behavior Studies	3,439
Human Resources Development	1,736
Labor & Industrial Relations	1,678
Labor Studies	151
Executive/Career Coaching	90

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• College Scorecard
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Usual Weekly Earnings of Wage and Salary Workers First Quarter 2020
• Image Credit: By Arunkumar Umapathy under License

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