Personnel consultant vs self-employed

The differences between personnel consultants and self-employeds can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 4-6 years to become both a personnel consultant and a self-employed. Additionally, a personnel consultant has an average salary of $47,190, which is higher than the $34,734 average annual salary of a self-employed.

The top three skills for a personnel consultant include healthcare professionals, background checks and reference checks. The most important skills for a self-employed are windows, mowing, and customer service.

Personnel consultant vs self-employed overview

	Personnel Consultant	Self-Employed
Yearly salary	$47,190	$34,734
Hourly rate	$22.69	$16.70
Growth rate	8%	8%
Number of jobs	20,542	6,215
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 76%	Bachelor's Degree, 38%
Average age	41	41
Years of experience	6	6

Personnel consultant vs self-employed salary

Personnel consultants and self-employeds have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Personnel Consultant	Self-Employed
Average salary	$47,190	$34,734
Salary range	Between $32,000 And $67,000	Between $27,000 And $44,000
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Differences between personnel consultant and self-employed education

There are a few differences between a personnel consultant and a self-employed in terms of educational background:

	Personnel Consultant	Self-Employed
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 76%	Bachelor's Degree, 38%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Personnel consultant vs self-employed demographics

Here are the differences between personnel consultants' and self-employeds' demographics:

	Personnel Consultant	Self-Employed
Average age	41	41
Gender ratio	Male, 32.6% Female, 67.4%	Male, 60.8% Female, 39.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.1% Unknown, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 17.1% Asian, 6.8% White, 60.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 9.9% Unknown, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 17.1% Asian, 7.3% White, 59.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between personnel consultant and self-employed duties and responsibilities

Personnel consultant example responsibilities.

Manage and negotiate contracts for all job boards including: Monster-SignOnSanDiego, YahooHotJobs, Careerbuilder, Jobing, and Craigslist.
Maintain documentation of daily activities in the database including updates of client companies and candidates including availability, profiles and interviews.
Utilize and understand PeopleSoft system, ICIMS database applicant tracking system and assists job seekers and managers with using systems.
Administer the ASVAB to prospective applicants.
Manage and negotiate contracts for all job boards including: Monster-SignOnSanDiego, YahooHotJobs, Careerbuilder, Jobing, and Craigslist.

Self-employed example responsibilities.

Develop and manage the in-store informational PowerPoint presentations that run on multiple televisions to answer questions and provide information to customers.
Generate monthly, quarterly and yearly sales reports, correspondence, & PowerPoint presentations.
Complete jobs (lawn mowing, lawn cleaning, edging, trimmings bushes and trees) any aspect of lawn care.
Work with traditional video cameras and DSLR cameras.
Develop a website and Facebook page to increase networking.
Equip with a full-frame Nikon D600 and multiple lenses.

Personnel consultant vs self-employed skills

Common personnel consultant skills

Healthcare Professionals, 13%
Background Checks, 11%
Reference Checks, 10%
Assist Human Resources, 9%
Assess Candidates, 8%
Cold Calls, 7%

Common self-employed skills

Windows, 15%
Mowing, 14%
Customer Service, 13%
Financial Statements, 13%
Payroll, 8%
Real Estate, 7%