Human resources specialists
Human resources specialists: demand is edging up in the US and giving mixed signals in Canada. The evidence, updated weekly.
United States: Edging up
Basis: weekly rising, other holding. Human Resources job postings +15.4% year on year (Indeed Hiring Lab, data to Oct 30, 2026). BLS projected employment growth 2025–35: +6.4%. Median pay: US$75,940. Live roles in our job-board sample: 532 at 183 companies.
Canada: Signals disagree
Basis: weekly rising, outlook thinning. Human Resources job postings +11.6% year on year (Indeed Hiring Lab, data to Oct 30, 2026). Job Bank outlook score: -0.78 on a scale of −2 to +2.
US SOC 13-1071. Canada NOC 12101. Issue 1 (data to Oct 30, 2026). Sources: Indeed Hiring Lab job postings tracker (CC BY 4.0), BLS Employment Projections and OEWS, ESDC Job Bank, public company job boards. How ratings are built: method. Data files: /data.