A human resource officer should be highly qualified, experienced and knowledgeable about various federal and state regulations put in place to protect the rights of employees. The human resource manager comes up with various programs that will help in the compensation, evaluation and retention of employees within the organization. The main objective of a human resource job is to provide the best possible working environment for employees within an organization. In small companies, the human resources manager may be responsible for all human resources operations, but, more often, he manages a department of employees who may individually, or as a group, fulfill the various responsibilities of the department.
Education
Most human resource jobs require a minimum of a bachelor's degree and management positions often require a master's.Since different skills are necessary for this position, a wide variety of majors are acceptable to most employers. Fields of study can include business communication, visual communication, business information systems, business management, human resources, psychology and political science.
Responsibilities
A human resource manager oversees the human resource department and in larger companies supervises subordinate workers in the department. The department will be responsible for developing and managing employment programs such as defining the work responsibilities and tasks for various job positions; developing job evaluation programs and developing tests for employee assessments. This means that the human resource department must work in close association with other departments in the organization in order to assess personnel needs. The human resource department may also come up with reward and retention strategies to help the organization retain top performing employees.
Salary
According to PayScale, the salary for a human resource officer ranges from $ 45,092 to $74,282 per year as of July 2010. The compensation of a human resource manager varies depending on the type, size and the location of the company.