Employment Recruiter Schools, Salaries, and Job Data

Job Numbers and Growth

Data from 2008 shows about 197,000 jobs for employment recruiters in the US. This job is ranked low for unemployment. On the order of 3% of employees could not find work in 2008.

Area Job Conditions

Omaha (Nebraska), Portsmouth (New Hampshire), and Battle Creek (Michigan) can boast the most employment recruiters for their size. Waco (Texas), Naples (Florida), and Salinas (California) have the fewest per capita.

The highest salaries for workers are found in Decatur (Illinois), Fort Walton Beach (Florida), and San Francisco (California), and the lowest-paying areas are in Hot Springs (Arkansas), Lake Charles (Louisiana), and Coeur d'Alene (Idaho).

Training and Education

Many employers require that job applicants for this career have a bachelor's degree. The percentage of employment recruiters with a bachelor's degree or better is 56%. Approximately 30% of workers went to college, but did not have to get a four year degree. Completing high school was all that was needed for 14% of employees. Recommended schools are shown in the column to the right; request information from them to help you decide which if any could help you with this career.

Part-Time Work and Self-Employment

About 8% of people in this field work less than full time. Self-employment is the path of choice for 2% of workers.

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Employment Recruiters Around the Country

In the list below, each metro area is rated for the relative popularity of employment recruiters compared to other locations (that is, jobs per population). Single or double up or down arrows indicate the relative popularity in that location. Within each state listing, metro areas are sorted by the actual number of jobs for employment recruiters.

Alabama

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Birmingham	$53,000	580
Huntsville	$49,000	470
Mobile	$35,000	220
Montgomery	$40,000	170
Tuscaloosa	$61,000	50
Decatur	$38,000	40

Alaska

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Anchorage	$46,000	230
Fairbanks	$48,000	30

Arizona

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Phoenix	$48,000	4,490
Tucson	$43,000	330
Flagstaff	$52,000	60
Prescott	$35,000	40

Arkansas

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Little Rock	$36,000	630
Fayetteville	$41,000	340
Fort Smith	$37,000	100
Hot Springs	$33,000	50
Jonesboro	$33,000	50
Pine Bluff	$35,000	40

California

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
San Francisco	$88,000	2,740
Santa Ana	$54,000	1,900
San Jose	$83,000	1,550
San Diego	$55,000	1,490
Riverside	$52,000	1,400
Oakland	$62,000	1,170
Sacramento	$55,000	1,070
Stockton	$54,000	270
Fresno	$52,000	260
Santa Barbara	$64,000	170
Bakersfield	$44,000	150
Santa Rosa	$65,000	120
Vallejo	$46,000	110
Visalia	$48,000	100
Modesto	$50,000	90
Santa Cruz	$53,000	90
Salinas	$53,000	60
El Centro	$44,000	40
Chico	$50,000	40
Napa	$49,000	40

Colorado

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Denver	$54,000	2,230
Colorado Springs	$52,000	320
Fort Collins	$41,000	320
Boulder	$76,000	130
Grand Junction	$42,000	90
Greeley	$59,000	70
Pueblo	$39,000	30

Connecticut

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Bridgeport	$72,000	1,420
Hartford	$61,000	950
New Haven	$62,000	360
Norwich	$51,000	180
Danbury	$71,000	100
Waterbury	$60,000	60

Delaware

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Wilmington	$59,000	550
Dover	$46,000	50

District of Columbia

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Washington	$63,000	5,230

Florida

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Tampa	$39,000	4,400
Orlando	$44,000	2,210
Miami	$43,000	1,890
Fort Lauderdale	$51,000	1,480
West Palm Beach	$54,000	860
Jacksonville	$46,000	830
Sarasota	$44,000	540
Tallahassee	$38,000	260
Deltona	$40,000	250
Cape Coral	$51,000	230
Pensacola	$38,000	200
Gainesville	$42,000	190
Palm Bay	$44,000	150
Fort Walton Beach	$71,000	150
Ocala	$50,000	140
Port St Lucie	$48,000	90
Panama City	$35,000	50
Naples	$45,000	50
Sebastian	$43,000	30

Georgia

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Atlanta	$58,000	4,290
Augusta	$38,000	170
Savannah	$46,000	160
Columbus	$39,000	140
Macon	$37,000	110
Gainesville	$43,000	90
Athens	$40,000	90
Warner Robins	$36,000	40
Valdosta	$35,000	40
Albany	$34,000	40

Hawaii

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Honolulu	$59,000	690

Idaho

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Boise	$51,000	230
Coeur Dalene	$33,000	100

Illinois

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Chicago	$66,000	8,000
Springfield	$55,000	280
Rockford		160
Peoria	$48,000	110
Decatur	$104,000	100
Bloomington	$47,000	50
Champaign	$46,000	50

Indiana

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Indianapolis	$47,000	2,200
Fort Wayne	$42,000	370
Gary	$40,000	260
South Bend	$48,000	190
Evansville	$45,000	180
Elkhart	$40,000	110
Bloomington	$47,000	110
Lafayette	$49,000	100
Terre Haute	$35,000	70
Columbus	$64,000	70
Anderson	$37,000	50
Kokomo	$39,000	50
Muncie	$38,000	40
Michigan City	$37,000	30

Iowa

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Des Moines	$50,000	530
Davenport	$55,000	230
Cedar Rapids	$45,000	200
Sioux City	$47,000	100
Iowa City	$46,000	70
Waterloo	$47,000	60
Ames	$37,000	30

Kansas

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Wichita	$42,000	320
Topeka	$40,000	150

Kentucky

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Louisville	$44,000	800
Lexington	$39,000	130
Bowling Green	$34,000	90
Owensboro	$32,000	30

Louisiana

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
New Orleans	$40,000	470
Baton Rouge	$42,000	290
Shreveport	$42,000	140
Lafayette	$43,000	140
Monroe	$31,000	60
Lake Charles	$40,000	60
Houma	$47,000	40

Maine

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Portland	$62,000	250
Bangor	$56,000	50
Lewiston	$45,000	40

Maryland

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Baltimore	$54,000	1,570
Bethesda	$68,000	920
Hagerstown	$48,000	60
Salisbury	$43,000	50

Massachusetts

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Boston	$69,000	4,680
Springfield	$48,000	500
Worcester	$60,000	450
Framingham	$55,000	290
Brockton	$51,000	190
Lawrence	$48,000	140
Lowell	$59,000	100
Barnstable Town	$63,000	70
Pittsfield	$57,000	50
Haverhill	$53,000	50
Taunton	$58,000	40
Leominster	$45,000	40

Michigan

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Warren	$58,000	1,660
Detroit	$52,000	1,050
Grand Rapids	$51,000	660
Lansing	$61,000	210
Kalamazoo	$43,000	200
Battle Creek	$67,000	170
Ann Arbor	$52,000	110
Flint	$48,000	80
Holland	$43,000	60
Saginaw	$55,000	50
Jackson	$59,000	40
Muskegon	$44,000	30

Minnesota

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Minneapolis	$55,000	2,660
Rochester	$52,000	140
St Cloud	$38,000	60
Duluth	$50,000	60

Mississippi

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Jackson	$36,000	530
Gulfport	$39,000	160
Pascagoula	$40,000	140
Hattiesburg	$39,000	80

Missouri

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
St Louis	$50,000	2,220
Kansas City	$44,000	1,490
Springfield	$39,000	210
Jefferson City	$40,000	160
Columbia	$41,000	90
Joplin	$35,000	80
St Joseph	$42,000	50

Montana

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Missoula	$36,000	110
Billings	$36,000	60
Great Falls	$37,000	40

Nebraska

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Omaha	$65,000	2,210
Lincoln	$44,000	200

Nevada

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Las Vegas	$42,000	1,430
Reno	$47,000	310
Carson City	$44,000	50

New Hampshire

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Manchester	$55,000	250
Portsmouth	$60,000	230
Nashua	$54,000	110
Rochester	$39,000	40

New Jersey

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Edison	$71,000	1,940
Newark	$65,000	1,510
Camden	$59,000	740
Trenton	$61,000	710
Atlantic City	$45,000	150
Vineland	$53,000	50

New Mexico

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Albuquerque	$41,000	500
Santa Fe	$36,000	60
Las Cruces	$39,000	40

New York

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
New York	$71,000	14,200
Nassau	$62,000	1,400
Rochester	$46,000	860
Albany	$49,000	590
Buffalo	$48,000	550
Syracuse	$48,000	360
Poughkeepsie	$43,000	230
Binghamton	$45,000	150
Utica	$43,000	110
Ithaca	$66,000	80
Glens Falls	$49,000	40

North Carolina

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Charlotte	$54,000	2,160
Raleigh	$53,000	1,420
Greensboro	$45,000	440
Asheville	$75,000	370
Durham	$51,000	360
Winston Salem	$44,000	310
Wilmington	$46,000	220
Hickory	$42,000	160
Fayetteville	$41,000	90
Greenville	$40,000	50
Rocky Mount	$37,000	50
Burlington	$39,000	50

North Dakota

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Fargo	$38,000	120
Bismarck	$47,000	60
Grand Forks	$38,000	60

Ohio

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Columbus	$47,000	1,570
Cleveland	$50,000	1,470
Cincinnati	$51,000	1,310
Akron	$55,000	450
Dayton	$47,000	400
Toledo	$43,000	390
Youngstown	$90,000	220
Canton	$39,000	130
Lima	$45,000	40

Oklahoma

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Oklahoma City	$39,000	830
Tulsa	$40,000	480

Oregon

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Portland	$53,000	1,580
Eugene	$38,000	220
Salem	$41,000	160
Medford	$43,000	70

Pennsylvania

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Philadelphia	$53,000	4,320
Pittsburgh	$51,000	2,040
Harrisburg	$49,000	790
Allentown	$50,000	620
Scranton	$44,000	360
Reading	$46,000	250
Lancaster	$44,000	250
Erie	$40,000	220
York	$41,000	200
State College	$38,000	120
Altoona	$40,000	80
Johnstown	$44,000	70
Williamsport	$44,000	50
Lebanon	$41,000	40

Rhode Island

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Providence	$53,000	840

South Carolina

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Greenville	$46,000	480
Columbia	$40,000	460
Charleston	$39,000	280
Myrtle Beach	$63,000	90
Spartanburg	$37,000	80
Florence	$46,000	50

South Dakota

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Sioux Falls	$44,000	280
Rapid City	$45,000	70

Tennessee

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Nashville	$48,000	1,180
Memphis	$43,000	770
Chattanooga	$35,000	380
Knoxville	$44,000	290
Kingsport	$44,000	100
Johnson City	$37,000	70
Clarksville	$37,000	40

Texas

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Dallas	$53,000	5,700
Houston	$64,000	4,670
Austin	$47,000	1,150
San Antonio	$43,000	1,060
Fort Worth	$46,000	940
Corpus Christi	$37,000	200
Mcallen	$31,000	170
Abilene	$37,000	160
Killeen	$39,000	140
Tyler	$42,000	100
Longview	$43,000	80
Beaumont	$47,000	80
Odessa	$40,000	70
Lubbock	$42,000	60
College Station	$55,000	60
Amarillo	$43,000	50
Midland	$50,000	50
Waco	$41,000	40
Laredo	$36,000	40
Texarkana	$36,000	40
San Angelo	$48,000	40
Sherman	$48,000	30

Utah

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Salt Lake City	$46,000	730
Provo	$43,000	140
Ogden	$44,000	140

Vermont

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Burlington	$53,000	130

Virginia

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Richmond	$48,000	940
Virginia Beach	$40,000	900
Roanoke	$41,000	190
Charlottesville	$49,000	140
Lynchburg	$41,000	70
Winchester	$49,000	40
Danville	$40,000	40
Blacksburg	$42,000	30

Washington

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Seattle	$62,000	2,950
Tacoma	$45,000	290
Bremerton	$49,000	150
Spokane	$47,000	140
Olympia	$90,000	100
Bellingham	$44,000	80
Yakima	$41,000	50
Kennewick	$60,000	40

West Virginia

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Charleston	$41,000	90
Huntington	$39,000	60
Morgantown	$39,000	50

Wisconsin

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Milwaukee	$52,000	1,950
Madison	$47,000	540
Green Bay	$44,000	230
Racine	$76,000	140
Janesville	$48,000	120
Oshkosh	$52,000	110
Eau Claire	$42,000	80
La Crosse	$45,000	60
Sheboygan	$52,000	60
Wausau	$42,000	50
Fond	$50,000	40

Wyoming

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Cheyenne	$43,000	50

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