Careers in Human Resource Development

Potential types of employers

  • bureau of labor
  • business training facilities
  • community agencies
  • companies/corporations
  • consulting firms
  • department of labor
  • educational institutions
  • employment security commission
  • financial institutions
  • government agencies
  • healthcare organizations
  • hotels and restaurants
  • labor unions
  • law firms
  • manufacturing firms
  • nonprofit organizations
  • retail chains
  • staffing agencies

Common job titles related to human resource development

Some occupations require graduate degrees or additional training for entry.
Find out more about the occupations
listed below and others, including salaries.

  • arbitrator
  • benefits and job analysis specialist
  • compensation analyst
  • conciliator
  • consultant
  • director of human resources
  • director of industrial relations
  • director of personnel
  • diversity and talent manager
  • diversity recruitment manager
  • EEO officer
  • employee assistance plan manager
  • employee benefits manager
  • employee benefits specialist
  • employee interviewer
  • employee relations representative
  • employment and placement manager
  • HR information system specialist
  • human resource generalist
  • human resource manager
  • human resource specialist
  • international HR manager
  • labor relations specialist
  • occupational analyst
  • occupational safety manager
  • organizational change manager
  • performance appraisal specialist
  • policy development analyst
  • recruiter
  • researcher
  • technology trainer
  • training and development manager
  • training and development specialist
  • volunteer coordinator

Some careers require postbaccalaureate degrees or training.

Did
you
know

100% of human resource development
students complete
at least one internship.

Specific job titles of alumni

  • Associate Corporate Recruiter
  • Associate Product Specialist
  • Associate Human Resources Generalist
  • Associate HR Generalist
  • Bank Examiner
  • Benefit Analyst
  • Business Process Delivery Analyst
  • Client Success Specialist
  • Client Success Coach
  • Client Services Consultant
  • College to Career Coordinator
  • Compensation Analyst
  • Consulting Analyst
  • Development Officer
  • Discovery Officer
  • Financial Recruiter
  • Health and Benefits Consulting Analyst
  • HRIS/Compensation Specialist
  • Human Resources Assistant
  • Human Resources Associate
  • Human Resources Coordinator
  • Human Resources Manager
  • Human Resources Coordinator Operations
  • Human Resources Representative
  • Human Resource Specialist
  • Human Resources & Management Specialist
  • Instructional Designer
  • Onboarding Specialist
  • Operations Administrator
  • Operations Specialist
  • Program Specialist, human resources/training
  • Project Manager, healthcare/consulting
  • Purchasing Coordinator
  • Recruiter
  • Recruiting Coordinator
  • Research Analyst
  • Staffing Specialist
  • Talent Acquisition Coordinator
  • Talent Management Specialist
  • Technical Recruiter
  • Training Coordinator
  • Training Consultant
  • Workforce Educator

Specific employers of alumni

  • Accenture
  • Adecco Staffing, USA
  • Allianz Life
  • Amazon
  • Ameriprise Financial
  • Animal Human Society
  • An-Nuur Business Center
  • Bernard Hodes Group
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • C.H. Robinson
  • Canterbury Park
  • Case New Holland
  • ClifftonLarsonAllen
  • Coenen Bros
  • Dahl Consulting, Inc.
  • Dougherty Financial Group LLC
  • The Emily Program
  • Endo AMS
  • Fast Enterprises
  • Federal Reserve Bank
  • First American Corporation
  • Hays Companies
  • Hennepin County Medical Center
  • HighJump Software
  • Imation Corp
  • Mercer
  • Metropolitan Council
  • North Memorial Health Care
  • Perry Ellis International Headquarters
  • RevTrak, Inc.
  • Skyline Search Partners
  • St. Paul Public Schools
  • Target Corporation
  • Thomson Corporation
  • The Travelers Companies, Inc
  • United States Postal Service
  • UnitedHealth Group
  • University of Minnesota
  • University of Minnesota Law School Career Center