Staffing director vs human resources manager

The differences between staffing directors and human resources managers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 4-6 years to become both a staffing director and a human resources manager. Additionally, a human resources manager has an average salary of $80,442, which is higher than the $52,348 average annual salary of a staffing director.

The top three skills for a staffing director include payroll, healthcare professionals and human resources. The most important skills for a human resources manager are performance management, customer service, and payroll processing.

Staffing director vs human resources manager overview

	Staffing Director	Human Resources Manager
Yearly salary	$52,348	$80,442
Hourly rate	$25.17	$38.67
Growth rate	7%	7%
Number of jobs	14,633	43,453
Job satisfaction	-	4.67
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 70%	Bachelor's Degree, 67%
Average age	47	47
Years of experience	6	6

Staffing director vs human resources manager salary

Staffing directors and human resources managers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Staffing Director	Human Resources Manager
Average salary	$52,348	$80,442
Salary range	Between $36,000 And $74,000	Between $56,000 And $113,000
Highest paying City	-	Sacramento, CA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	Bain & Company
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between staffing director and human resources manager education

There are a few differences between a staffing director and a human resources manager in terms of educational background:

	Staffing Director	Human Resources Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 70%	Bachelor's Degree, 67%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Southern California	Northwestern University

Staffing director vs human resources manager demographics

Here are the differences between staffing directors' and human resources managers' demographics:

	Staffing Director	Human Resources Manager
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 43.5% Female, 56.5%	Male, 29.7% Female, 70.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.7% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 11.1% Asian, 5.7% White, 70.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%	Black or African American, 7.7% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 11.1% Asian, 5.7% White, 70.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	18%	18%

Differences between staffing director and human resources manager duties and responsibilities

Staffing director example responsibilities.

Implement a web-base workforce planning tool, to manage requisition, resume database, EEO reports etc.
Manage travel division nationwide staffing healthcare professionals.
Leverage online recruiting sources as well as the in-house ATS to identify candidates, prescreen and interview candidates.
Build strong workforce analytics utilizing current tools and identifying future tools that will effectively track current and future talent activity.
Implement iCims candidate tracking systems.

Human resources manager example responsibilities.

Manage audit efforts to ensure compliance with OFCCP and EEOC standards
Manage requisitions, rout candidates and determine the disposition of each candidate using iCIMS.
Manage all monthly and quarterly financial statement reviews by board as well as A/R, A/P and general ledger.
Manage, implement, and administer proper hiring process to reduce turnover in compliance with e-verify processes and federal law.
Manage and publish several cost-savings models for Sr. level management.
Manage system upgrades, testing and documentation of enterprise-wide PeopleSoft Payroll/HRMS system.

Staffing director vs human resources manager skills

Common staffing director skills

Payroll, 21%
Healthcare Professionals, 17%
Human Resources, 7%
Strategic Direction, 6%
Background Checks, 6%
Unemployment Claims, 5%

Common human resources manager skills

Performance Management, 8%
Customer Service, 5%
Payroll Processing, 5%
HRIS, 5%
Employee Engagement, 5%
EEO, 4%

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