Human Resources Schools In California
In California, there are 43 accredited schools where human resources classes faculty can find employment. The trends in California's human resources academic community can be evaluated by looking at the statistics and graphs below. Academia in human resources includes human resources training at the following levels:
- Human Resources Certificate
- Associates degree in Human Resources
- Bachelors degree in Human Resources
- Masters degree in Human Resources
- PhD degree in Human Resources
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Statistics
Professional Trends
California Vs. National Human Resources Employment
| California | 69,700 |
| National | 635,670 |
Of all of the human resources professionals that work in the US, approximately 12% work in California state.
Employment Growth for Human resources professionals In California
| 35,810 | 38,420 | 39,690 | 38,510 | 26,460 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In California, human resources is a shrinking field. In California, 9,350 less human resources professionals were working in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, in California, this field has shrunk by 26% in four years. This is slower than the trend for human resources professionals around the US. Nationally, the number of human resources professionals has shrunk by 37% between 2006 and 2010.
Human Resources VS. All Professions salaries in California
| $50,025 | $51,325 | $52,130 | $52,585 | $83,900 |
| $48,885 | $52,410 | $54,744 | $56,285 | $57,176 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Human Resources
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
As the number of human resources professionals is declining, the salaries paid to human resources professionals are increasing in California. Human resources professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $50,025 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $83,900 in 2010.
Salary percentiles for Human resources professionals in California
10th percentile |
$50,140 |
25th percentile |
$61,410 |
50th percentile |
$77,990 |
75th percentile |
$99,025 |
90th percentile |
$120,060 |
This represents a 40% growth in salaries. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. In California state, within the field of human resources, there is a huge variation in pay. The highest paid human resources professionals earn 139% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket.
Average Salaries for Human resources professionals and related professions in California
Business |
$109,340 |
Business Administration |
$106,637 |
Business Management |
$121,280 |
Human Resources |
$79,150 |
In California, human resources professionals earn, on average, less than professionals in related fields.
Educational Trends
Human Resources programs available for each degree type for all schools in California
associate |
8 |
bachelor |
18 |
master |
26 |
doctor |
5 |
Certificate |
15 |
| Total | 72 |
The number of students graduating from the 43 accredited human resources schools in California is increasing. In 2006 there were 1,427 human resources graduates from human resources courses in California and in 2010 there were 1,640 graduates.
Thus there was a 15% percent increase in the number of human resources school degree or certificate graduates in California. A majority of these graduates, or 36%, graduated with a master's degree in human resources.