At Work These managers plan, organize, direct and control the operations of human resource and personnel departments in the private sector and government. Education, Training and Experience Human resource managers must either have a university degree in a field related to personnel management, such as business administration, industrial relations, commerce or psychology, or complete a professional development program in personnel administration.
Many recent entrants have an undergraduate university degree.
They must also have several years' experience as a personnel officer or human resource specialist. With experience, they may advance to senior management positions. The proportion of women in this occupation has increased significantly over the last ten years. This rate is among the lowest for management occupations and for occupations in the business, finance and administration sectors. Over the next five years, this outlook is not expected to change, as the number of job openings for these managers is expected to increase more rapidly than the number of qualified, experienced job seekers.