Job Spotlight – Human Resources Directors: New York
Stewart, Cooper & Coon, Inc.
August 2012 to July 2013

Purpose

Job Spotlight is a Stewart, Cooper & Coon supply and demand data resource focusing on specific titles and geographies. This tool is designed to assist you as you outmaneuver your competition.

This data is designed to give you a view of the market and competitive trends for senior level positions. By identifying your competition, as well as who is seeking talent for this level of executive employment, you will be better positioned to take advantage of this knowledge, and plan your search strategies accordingly.

Report Focus

For all of you Human Resources Directors out there New York, here are some facts for the period of August 2012 to July 2013. It seems that 2,443(1) active candidates were looking to secure a position as Human Resources Directors; however, there were 2,958(2) job postings during that same time period. In other words, there were .473 more jobs then job seekers at this level and 12,919(4) in the Total Available Workforce for Human Resources Directors in New York.

A job posting is a channel through which human resources or a recruiter, posts all its available vacancies on job boards or internally in order to give an opportunity to its existing employees or outside competition. Competition is getting hotter. What are you doing to sharpen your edge to secure that Human Resources Directors title?

If you’re interested in pursuing an HR position and you’re in the New York area, consider attending the NYS SHRM Conference in Buffalo, NY on September 15-17th, 2013, titled “The HR Hat Trick.”

Active Workforce Trends Over Last 24 Months

Demand for Human Resources Directors

Salary Range For Human Resources Director, New York During Sample Period

$63,250 25th Percentile
$91,000 50th Percentile
$130,000 75th Percentile

Companies Posting Jobs

Below are the top 10 companies posting Human Resources Directors positions as open, during this time frame, and the number of jobs listed during this time period. Of course, there were many more companies but these are in our reporting database.*

New York City Dept Of Ed 35
NYC Department Of Education 32
The City University Of New York 30
Columbia University 25
NBC Universal, Inc. 24
Macy’s, Inc. 19
North Shore – Long Island Jewish Health System 18
American International Group, Inc. 18
Thomson Reuters Corporation 17
Cablevision Systems Corporation 17

Researching HR positions in NY? Utilize resources like LinkedIn’s Job Search Tool or SHRM’s HR Jobs.

Top Job Titles Posted By Companies

Director of Human Resources 196
Human Resources Director 158
Human Resources Manager 98
Human Resources Generalist 91
HR Director 70
Director Human Resources 65
HR Generalist 37
Assistant Director of Human Resources 23
Human Resource Director 22
HR Manager 20

Experience Levels For Executives Searching at Human Resources Director Level

Based on the 2,443 active job seekers searching for the Human Resources Directors position, the following graph shows us that the highest percentage of job seekers with 21+ years experience is 31% and the lowest is 1-2 years experience at 2%:

Do you have the right stuff? Check your HR skills against the HR Daily Advisor’s popular article, “The 9 Essential Skills of Human Resources Management – How Many Do You Have?” You might also like, SHRM’s, “MBA vs. HRM: Should you pursue a masters in HR Management or an MBA?

Easiest Metro Areas to Recruit In

Staten Island, NY
Bronx, NY
Binghampton, NY

Relocation Data

The percentage of Human Resources Directors who are willing to relocate is low; this may be the edge you need.

*Data Source and Use Notifications
1) The supply data set is a combination of job seeker activity generated on CareerBuilder.com and CareerBuilder niche sites. This includes all candidates who a) create a new resume, b) apply to a job using a saved resume and/or, c) modify a resume.
2) Demand data set is the count of job postings across the Internet from multiple websites, provided by Wanted Technologies. The figures contain no duplicate records from any database; as a result, the number is the accurate set of job postings for our job search.
3) Labor Pressure is the percentage of supply versus demand.
4) The total available workforce data is in lieu of the 135 million worker profiles that CareerBuilder’s partner, EMSI, consolidates and categorizes into the Standard Occupational Classification system.
5) No person, company or entity may sell, transfer or assign the report or any of the data provided in same to any third party without the express written authorization of Stewart, Cooper & Coon. No person, company or entity may remove or modify any branding, marks, copyright or trademark notices, or any other notices or disclaimers set forth in any of this data or report without Stewart, Cooper and Coon prior written consent, or otherwise modify the data or the contents of this data or this report in any way so as to falsely or otherwise misrepresent its content. Data and graphs supplied by CareerBuilder.