Occupational employment / Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists

Twice a year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics compiles occupational employment and wage estimates by surveying employers nationwide. Current data was released May 1, 2009.

Estimates for "Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists" are below, ordered by total employment.

Area Total employment Mean hourly wage Mean annual wage
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 6,150 $30.65 $63,760
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA 19,050 $33.46 $69,590
New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 14,200 $33.98 $70,690
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI 9,040 $30.72 $63,900
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division 8,000 $31.57 $65,670
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA 6,910 $27.74 $57,710
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 6,640 $25.14 $52,290
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division 5,700 $25.61 $53,280
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH 5,650 $31.87 $66,290
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 5,610 $26.11 $54,310
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division 5,230 $30.31 $63,050
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division 5,020 $28.50 $59,280
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division 4,680 $33.07 $68,780
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX 4,670 $30.90 $64,270
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 4,490 $22.95 $47,730
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 4,400 $18.82 $39,140
Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division 4,320 $25.42 $52,880
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA 4,290 $27.82 $57,870
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL 4,230 $23.10 $48,050
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA 3,920 $38.65 $80,390
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 3,240 $29.05 $60,420
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division 2,950 $29.78 $61,940
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division 2,740 $42.48 $88,360
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI 2,710 $26.97 $56,100
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 2,660 $26.57 $55,270
Denver-Aurora, CO 2,230 $26.00 $54,080
St. Louis, MO-IL 2,220 $24.18 $50,300
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA 2,210 $31.15 $64,790
Orlando-Kissimmee, FL 2,210 $21.09 $43,860
Indianapolis-Carmel, IN 2,200 $22.64 $47,090
Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC 2,160 $26.10 $54,280
Pittsburgh, PA 2,040 $24.51 $50,990
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI 1,950 $24.82 $51,630
Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division 1,940 $33.92 $70,560
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division 1,900 $25.74 $53,540
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division 1,890 $20.51 $42,670
Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division 1,660 $28.10 $58,450
Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA 1,580 $25.43 $52,880
Columbus, OH 1,570 $22.60 $47,000
Baltimore-Towson, MD 1,570 $26.13 $54,350
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 1,550 $39.88 $82,950
Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division 1,510 $31.06 $64,610
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA 1,490 $26.50 $55,120
Kansas City, MO-KS 1,490 $21.08 $43,850
Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division 1,480 $24.73 $51,440
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH 1,470 $24.06 $50,040
Las Vegas-Paradise, NV 1,430 $20.09 $41,790
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 1,420 $34.47 $71,690
Raleigh-Cary, NC 1,420 $25.64 $53,320
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 1,400 $24.77 $51,530
Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division 1,400 $30.03 $62,460
Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN 1,310 $24.59 $51,140
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN 1,180 $23.18 $48,220
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division 1,170 $29.69 $61,750
Austin-Round Rock, TX 1,150 $22.38 $46,550
Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA 1,070 $26.37 $54,850
San Antonio, TX 1,060 $20.55 $42,750
Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Division 1,050 $25.19 $52,390
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 950 $29.48 $61,330
Richmond, VA 940 $23.19 $48,230
Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division 940 $22.26 $46,290
Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick, MD Metropolitan Division 920 $32.61 $67,840
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC 900 $19.46 $40,470
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL Metropolitan Division 860 $25.98 $54,040
Rochester, NY 860 $22.06 $45,880
Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA 840 $25.27 $52,560
Oklahoma City, OK 830 $18.53 $38,530
Jacksonville, FL 830 $21.97 $45,690
Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN 800 $21.07 $43,820
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 790 $23.75 $49,400
Memphis, TN-MS-AR 770 $20.82 $43,300
Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division 770 $25.81 $53,690
Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division 740 $28.58 $59,450
Salt Lake City, UT 730 $22.24 $46,250
Trenton-Ewing, NJ 710 $29.35 $61,050
Honolulu, HI 690 $28.26 $58,780
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI 660 $24.55 $51,070
Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR 630 $17.48 $36,370
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ 620 $24.11 $50,150
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY 590 $23.52 $48,930
Birmingham-Hoover, AL 580 $25.46 $52,960
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY 550 $22.97 $47,780
Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division 550 $28.21 $58,670
Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, FL 540 $21.36 $44,420
Madison, WI 540 $22.47 $46,740
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA 530 $24.24 $50,420
Jackson, MS 530 $17.50 $36,390
Albuquerque, NM 500 $19.60 $40,760
Springfield, MA-CT 500 $23.09 $48,030
Greenville, SC 480 $21.99 $45,740
Tulsa, OK 480 $19.14 $39,820
Huntsville, AL 470 $23.43 $48,740
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA 470 $19.31 $40,160
Columbia, SC 460 $19.44 $40,440
Akron, OH 450 $26.62 $55,370
Worcester, MA-CT 450 $29.04 $60,410
Greensboro-High Point, NC 440 $21.50 $44,710
Dayton, OH 400 $22.48 $46,750
Toledo, OH 390 $20.65 $42,950
Chattanooga, TN-GA 380 $16.77 $34,890
Asheville, NC 370 $35.95 $74,770
Fort Wayne, IN 370 $20.24 $42,100
Durham, NC 360 $24.51 $50,970
New Haven, CT 360 $29.82 $62,020
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA 360 $21.12 $43,930
Syracuse, NY 360 $23.04 $47,920
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO 340 $19.85 $41,280
Tucson, AZ 330 $20.48 $42,610
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO 320 $19.49 $40,550
Wichita, KS 320 $20.03 $41,660
Colorado Springs, CO 320 $25.02 $52,050
Reno-Sparks, NV 310 $22.39 $46,580
Winston-Salem, NC 310 $21.27 $44,250
Baton Rouge, LA 290 $20.31 $42,250
Framingham, MA NECTA Division 290 $26.55 $55,220
Knoxville, TN 290 $20.99 $43,650
Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division 290 $21.59 $44,900
San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR 290 $13.15 $27,350
Sioux Falls, SD 280 $21.21 $44,110
Charleston-North Charleston, SC 280 $18.95 $39,410
Springfield, IL 280 $26.35 $54,820
Stockton, CA 270 $25.95 $53,970
Tallahassee, FL 260 $18.36 $38,190
Gary, IN Metropolitan Division 260 $19.16 $39,850
Fresno, CA 260 $25.19 $52,400
Manchester, NH 250 $26.59 $55,300
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL 250 $19.03 $39,590
Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME 250 $30.00 $62,400
Lancaster, PA 250 $21.12 $43,920
Reading, PA 250 $22.06 $45,880
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL 230 $26.45 $55,010
Green Bay, WI 230 $21.09 $43,870
Anchorage, AK 230 $22.11 $45,990
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL 230 $24.29 $50,520
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY 230 $20.76 $43,170
Portsmouth, NH-ME 230 $28.75 $59,790
Boise City-Nampa, ID 230 $24.37 $50,700
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA 220 $43.31 $90,090
Wilmington, NC 220 $22.11 $45,990
Eugene-Springfield, OR 220 $18.07 $37,590
Erie, PA 220 $19.41 $40,370
Mobile, AL 220 $16.75 $34,830
Lansing-East Lansing, MI 210 $29.17 $60,680
Springfield, MO 210 $18.73 $38,960
Cedar Rapids, IA 200 $21.59 $44,910
York-Hanover, PA 200 $19.59 $40,750
Lincoln, NE 200 $21.15 $44,000
Corpus Christi, TX 200 $17.62 $36,660
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL 200 $18.48 $38,450
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI 200 $20.45 $42,550
Gainesville, FL 190 $20.29 $42,190
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI 190 $23.22 $48,290
Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA NECTA Division 190 $24.65 $51,270
Roanoke, VA 190 $19.55 $40,670
Evansville, IN-KY 180 $21.74 $45,220
Norwich-New London, CT-RI 180 $24.29 $50,520
Montgomery, AL 170 $19.08 $39,680
Battle Creek, MI 170 $32.29 $67,170
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX 170 $15.04 $31,280
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria, CA 170 $31.00 $64,480
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC 170 $18.32 $38,100
Savannah, GA 160 $21.97 $45,700
Jefferson City, MO 160 $19.00 $39,510
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC 160 $20.28 $42,180
Rockford, IL 160 Not available Not available
Salem, OR 160 $19.91 $41,400
Abilene, TX 160 $17.80 $37,020
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS 160 $18.62 $38,740
Topeka, KS 150 $19.36 $40,280
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL 150 $21.15 $44,000
Bakersfield, CA 150 $21.13 $43,950
Binghamton, NY 150 $21.40 $44,510
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA 150 $23.77 $49,440
Atlantic City, NJ 150 $21.54 $44,810
Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin, FL 150 $34.07 $70,860
Lafayette, LA 140 $20.87 $43,420
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX 140 $18.84 $39,190
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA 140 $19.97 $41,540
Pascagoula, MS 140 $19.21 $39,950
Columbus, GA-AL 140 $18.58 $38,640
Spokane, WA 140 $22.76 $47,350
Rochester, MN 140 $24.89 $51,760
Racine, WI 140 $36.49 $75,900
Charlottesville, VA 140 $23.57 $49,020
Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, MA-NH NECTA Division 140 $23.25 $48,370
Provo-Orem, UT 140 $20.75 $43,150
Ocala, FL 140 $23.85 $49,600
Ogden-Clearfield, UT 140 $21.08 $43,850
Lexington-Fayette, KY 130 $18.89 $39,290
Boulder, CO 130 $36.76 $76,470
Canton-Massillon, OH 130 $18.81 $39,120
Burlington-South Burlington, VT 130 $25.67 $53,400
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA 120 $31.19 $64,860
Janesville, WI 120 $23.29 $48,440
Fargo, ND-MN 120 $18.29 $38,050
State College, PA 120 $18.06 $37,570
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 110 $22.33 $46,440
Peoria, IL 110 $23.31 $48,480
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI 110 $24.79 $51,550
Missoula, MT 110 $17.09 $35,550
Ann Arbor, MI 110 $24.92 $51,840
Macon, GA 110 $17.86 $37,150
Utica-Rome, NY 110 $20.67 $42,990
Elkhart-Goshen, IN 110 $19.04 $39,600
Bloomington, IN 110 $22.36 $46,520
Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Division 110 $25.93 $53,920
Lafayette, IN 100 $23.59 $49,060
Danbury, CT 100 $33.94 $70,590
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD 100 $22.81 $47,440
Coeur d'Alene, ID 100 $15.94 $33,160
Fort Smith, AR-OK 100 $17.68 $36,770
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA 100 $21.23 $44,160
Decatur, IL 100 $49.76 $103,500
Tyler, TX 100 $20.03 $41,660
Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Division 100 $28.37 $59,000
Visalia-Porterville, CA 100 $22.98 $47,800
Olympia, WA 100 $43.30 $90,050
Columbia, MO 90 $19.85 $41,290
Modesto, CA 90 $23.83 $49,570
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC 90 $30.51 $63,460
Charleston, WV 90 $19.82 $41,230
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 90 $25.69 $53,440
Bowling Green, KY 90 $16.30 $33,900
Port St. Lucie-Fort Pierce, FL 90 $22.91 $47,650
Grand Junction, CO 90 $20.19 $42,000
Athens-Clarke County, GA 90 $19.47 $40,490
Fayetteville, NC 90 $19.91 $41,420
Gainesville, GA 90 $20.87 $43,400
Bellingham, WA 80 $21.30 $44,310
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX 80 $22.78 $47,380
Eau Claire, WI 80 $20.05 $41,690
Longview, TX 80 $20.62 $42,880
Altoona, PA 80 $19.07 $39,660
Ithaca, NY 80 $31.76 $66,060
Spartanburg, SC 80 $17.93 $37,280
Flint, MI 80 $22.87 $47,570
Joplin, MO 80 $16.77 $34,890
Hattiesburg, MS 80 $18.85 $39,210
Johnstown, PA 70 $21.16 $44,010
Barnstable Town, MA 70 $30.30 $63,020
Terre Haute, IN 70 $16.89 $35,140
Medford, OR 70 $20.45 $42,540
Iowa City, IA 70 $22.34 $46,480
Columbus, IN 70 $30.89 $64,260
Lynchburg, VA 70 $19.61 $40,780
Odessa, TX 70 $19.44 $40,430
Johnson City, TN 70 $17.98 $37,390
Rapid City, SD 70 $21.63 $44,980
Greeley, CO 70 $28.20 $58,650
Santa Fe, NM 60 $17.37 $36,130
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV 60 $23.01 $47,870
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA 60 $22.72 $47,270
Monroe, LA 60 $15.14 $31,490
Holland-Grand Haven, MI 60 $20.85 $43,370
Flagstaff, AZ 60 $25.18 $52,370
Duluth, MN-WI 60 $23.81 $49,520
College Station-Bryan, TX 60 $26.58 $55,290
St. Cloud, MN 60 $18.34 $38,160
Lubbock, TX 60 $20.17 $41,950
Bismarck, ND 60 $22.58 $46,960
Billings, MT 60 $17.37 $36,130
La Crosse, WI-MN 60 $21.71 $45,150
Peabody, MA NECTA Division 60 $30.96 $64,390
Lake Charles, LA 60 $19.10 $39,720
Sheboygan, WI 60 $24.97 $51,940
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH 60 $18.69 $38,880
Salinas, CA 60 $25.65 $53,350
Waterbury, CT 60 $28.66 $59,620
Grand Forks, ND-MN 60 $18.39 $38,240
Burlington, NC 50 $18.95 $39,410
Rocky Mount, NC 50 $17.97 $37,380
Bloomington-Normal, IL 50 $22.36 $46,500
Champaign-Urbana, IL 50 $22.18 $46,130
Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL 50 $16.85 $35,050
Naples-Marco Island, FL 50 $21.72 $45,170
Anderson, IN 50 $17.92 $37,280
Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ 50 $25.69 $53,430
Dover, DE 50 $22.22 $46,220
Kokomo, IN 50 $18.94 $39,400
Carson City, NV 50 $21.29 $44,280
Midland, TX 50 $24.06 $50,040
St. Joseph, MO-KS 50 $20.39 $42,410
Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI 50 $26.50 $55,130
Tuscaloosa, AL 50 $29.43 $61,210
Hot Springs, AR 50 $15.80 $32,850
Jonesboro, AR 50 $15.69 $32,630
Amarillo, TX 50 $20.81 $43,290
Yakima, WA 50 $19.76 $41,100
Bangor, ME 50 $26.70 $55,550
Salisbury, MD 50 $20.63 $42,920
Florence, SC 50 $22.22 $46,220
Cheyenne, WY 50 $20.59 $42,830
Morgantown, WV 50 $18.64 $38,770
Wausau, WI 50 $20.20 $42,020
Pittsfield, MA 50 $27.48 $57,160
Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury, MA-NH NECTA Division 50 $25.71 $53,470
Williamsport, PA 50 $21.25 $44,200
Greenville, NC 50 $19.10 $39,740
Great Falls, MT 40 $17.68 $36,780
Waco, TX 40 $19.57 $40,700
Prescott, AZ 40 $16.71 $34,750
Lima, OH 40 $21.61 $44,950
Fond du Lac, WI 40 $24.08 $50,100
San Angelo, TX 40 $23.21 $48,290
Texarkana-Texarkana, TX-AR 40 $17.40 $36,200
Lebanon, PA 40 $19.74 $41,050
Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA 40 $28.72 $59,730
Jackson, MI 40 $28.51 $59,300
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA 40 $22.76 $47,340
Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, MA 40 $21.82 $45,370
Albany, GA 40 $16.49 $34,310
Pine Bluff, AR 40 $16.78 $34,900
Chico, CA 40 $24.24 $50,410
El Centro, CA 40 $21.34 $44,380
Clarksville, TN-KY 40 $17.95 $37,340
Muncie, IN 40 $18.33 $38,120
Lewiston-Auburn, ME 40 $21.71 $45,150
Napa, CA 40 $23.69 $49,280
Rochester-Dover, NH-ME 40 $18.65 $38,780
Winchester, VA-WV 40 $23.32 $48,510
Warner Robins, GA 40 $17.44 $36,270
Danville, VA 40 $19.25 $40,040
Taunton-Norton-Raynham, MA NECTA Division 40 $27.70 $57,610
Valdosta, GA 40 $16.69 $34,710
Glens Falls, NY 40 $23.78 $49,460
Laredo, TX 40 $17.34 $36,060
Decatur, AL 40 $18.26 $37,970
Las Cruces, NM 40 $18.68 $38,850
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL 30 $20.85 $43,360
Sherman-Denison, TX 30 $23.18 $48,210
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA 30 $20.33 $42,280
Pueblo, CO 30 $18.58 $38,640
Fairbanks, AK 30 $23.04 $47,910
Ames, IA 30 $17.79 $37,010
Owensboro, KY 30 $15.42 $32,060
Michigan City-La Porte, IN 30 $17.74 $36,900
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI 30 $21.37 $44,450
Wheeling, WV-OH Not available $17.20 $35,780
El Paso, TX Not available $18.05 $37,530
Gadsden, AL Not available $16.77 $34,880
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX Not available $14.86 $30,910
Rome, GA Not available $17.37 $36,140
Dothan, AL Not available $14.15 $29,430
Anniston-Oxford, AL Not available $17.45 $36,310
Kingston, NY Not available $22.63 $47,060
Appleton, WI Not available $27.21 $56,600
Yuma, AZ Not available $17.82 $37,060
Jackson, TN Not available $21.04 $43,760
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Not available $22.40 $46,590
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Not available $34.87 $72,530
Redding, CA Not available $26.29 $54,670
Bend, OR Not available $21.02 $43,720
Lawton, OK Not available $23.50 $48,880
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