Corporate recruiter, contract vs human resource specialist

The differences between corporate recruiters, contract and human resource specialists can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 4-6 years to become both a corporate recruiter, contract and a human resource specialist. Additionally, a corporate recruiter, contract has an average salary of $66,162, which is higher than the $53,143 average annual salary of a human resource specialist.

The top three skills for a corporate recruiter, contract include applicant tracking systems, source candidates and recruitment process. The most important skills for a human resource specialist are data entry, oversight, and life insurance.

Corporate recruiter, contract vs human resource specialist overview

	Corporate Recruiter, Contract	Human Resource Specialist
Yearly salary	$66,162	$53,143
Hourly rate	$31.81	$25.55
Growth rate	8%	8%
Number of jobs	49,760	50,511
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 75%	Bachelor's Degree, 61%
Average age	41	41
Years of experience	6	6

Corporate recruiter, contract vs human resource specialist salary

Corporate recruiters, contract and human resource specialists have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Corporate Recruiter, Contract	Human Resource Specialist
Average salary	$66,162	$53,143
Salary range	Between $44,000 And $98,000	Between $36,000 And $77,000
Highest paying City	-	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	-	New Jersey
Best paying company	-	Meta
Best paying industry	-	Government

Differences between corporate recruiter, contract and human resource specialist education

There are a few differences between a corporate recruiter, contract and a human resource specialist in terms of educational background:

	Corporate Recruiter, Contract	Human Resource Specialist
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 75%	Bachelor's Degree, 61%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Corporate recruiter, contract vs human resource specialist demographics

Here are the differences between corporate recruiters, contract' and human resource specialists' demographics:

	Corporate Recruiter, Contract	Human Resource Specialist
Average age	41	41
Gender ratio	Male, 36.2% Female, 63.8%	Male, 26.9% Female, 73.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.7% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 19.1% Asian, 7.6% White, 56.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 11.4% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 19.0% Asian, 7.6% White, 56.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between corporate recruiter, contract and human resource specialist duties and responsibilities

Corporate recruiter, contract example responsibilities.

Manage the scheduling and logistics of all interviews between candidates and hiring managers including post-interview calibration/feedback with interview teams.
Hire SOA Java and Java J2EE & .Net Engineers.
Enhance the company's ATS by creating a vast pool of qualify candidates of all levels.
Provide guidance and direction to track and complete all applicant information in Taleo the application tracking system.
Source and leverage social media platforms, job boards and ATS to build a passive/ diverse candidate pipeline.
Source and network using LinkedIn, Taleo, CareerBuilder, and other methods such as networking with online groups.

Human resource specialist example responsibilities.

Manage site KRONOS payroll, time and attendance, and vacation tracking for hourly.
Manage new hire and current employee paperwork that includes status change forms, W-4s, I-9s, etc.
Lead a compliance initiative to ensure successful transition to the e-Verify employment verification process.
Integrate efforts on actions and programs where joint OPM functional effort are necessary to accomplish recruitment and enhance organizational effectiveness.
Advise, coach, and counsele managers and Sr.
Assist with affirmative action reporting, VETS100 and EEO-1 submission.

Corporate recruiter, contract vs human resource specialist skills

Common corporate recruiter, contract skills

Applicant Tracking Systems, 14%
Source Candidates, 7%
Recruitment Process, 6%
Taleo, 5%
SR, 4%
Phone Screens, 4%

Common human resource specialist skills

Data Entry, 10%
Oversight, 9%
Life Insurance, 9%
Human Resources Policies, 8%
Customer Service, 7%
Timekeeping, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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