Human resources specialists job market in Georgia

Name: Human resources specialists in Georgia: occupation-weighted industry context
Creator: JobMarketHealth

Industry trends, wages and hiring signals.

The headline

Industry employment fell while average weekly industry wages rose

A data-driven view of the industries that employ Human resources specialists in Georgia.

Verified QCEW 2026 Q1January to March 2026 · State coverage 100% · BLS QCEWCitation Evidence record

Occupation pay

What Human resources specialists earn in Georgia

BLS OEWS occupation-level pay estimates for this role — separate from the industry wage trends used elsewhere in this report.

BLS OEWS source

Median annual wage

$70,570Georgia

Middle 50% of published wages: $53,680 – $95,610
U.S. median annual wage: $75,940
Reference period: May 2025

The middle 50% is the 25th-to-75th percentile wage range, not an experience-level band. Suppressed or unavailable BLS values remain unpublished rather than being estimated.

Pay around Georgia

How median pay varies by metro area

Published BLS OEWS metro estimates for Human resources specialists, compared with the Georgia median of $70,570.

Georgia median$70,570

Warner Robins, GA$77,920+10.4% vs. state

Middle 50%$54,250 – $104,790Published employment470

Hinesville, GA$75,450+6.9% vs. state

Middle 50%$61,840 – $100,420Published employment110

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$75,410+6.9% vs. state

Middle 50%$58,490 – $99,990Published employment20,920

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$67,120−4.9% vs. state

Middle 50%$51,480 – $94,520Published employment1,210

Columbus, GA-AL$65,550−7.1% vs. state

Middle 50%$49,940 – $87,090Published employment700

Gainesville, GA$63,330−10.3% vs. state

Middle 50%$49,740 – $81,330Published employment460

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Brunswick-St. Simons, GA$62,870−10.9% vs. state

Middle 50%$47,640 – $97,470Published employment190

Savannah, GA$62,690−11.2% vs. state

Middle 50%$49,620 – $82,570Published employment1,050

Chattanooga, TN-GA$61,660−12.6% vs. state

Middle 50%$48,530 – $81,180Published employment1,550

Rome, GA$61,430−13.0% vs. state

Middle 50%$48,190 – $82,510Published employment220

Albany, GA$61,110−13.4% vs. state

Middle 50%$48,060 – $81,330Published employment250

Macon-Bibb County, GA$59,190−16.1% vs. state

Middle 50%$46,160 – $78,510Published employment490

Athens-Clarke County, GA$57,330−18.8% vs. state

Middle 50%$45,300 – $75,650Published employment420

Dalton, GA$55,480−21.4% vs. state

Middle 50%$47,060 – $74,990Published employment400

Valdosta, GA$55,260−21.7% vs. state

Middle 50%$44,870 – $75,140Published employment260

Areas are ordered by published median wage for readability, not as an overall job-market ranking. The vertical marker is the Georgia median. Some BLS metropolitan areas cross state lines, so a metro estimate can cover workers in more than one state.

Verified snapshot

Market at a Glance

Key changes in Georgia’s weighted industry mix.

-0.2%Industry employmentGeorgia industry employmentU.S. -0.3%vs. -0.3% U.S.

+0.6%Establishments in weighted industriesGeorgia establishments in weighted industriesU.S. +2.7%vs. +2.7% U.S.

+3.6%Avg. weekly industry wageGeorgia avg. weekly industry wageU.S. +3.9% · not occupation payvs. +3.9% U.S. · not occupation pay

0.0 ppGap vs. U.S. industry employmentState minus U.S. industry employment change

Percentage-point gaps use the original published values and are rounded once; subtracting the rounded percentages can give a slightly different result.

Published coverage: 256,833 represented establishments, 85.35% of the published industry mix.

Local research

What the data shows for human resources specialists in Georgia

Findings describe the published observation periods shown below. Research published Oct 12, 2026.

Industry groups are pulling in opposite directions

The leading industry groups for this occupation show a split in Georgia. In January to March 2026, Private education and health services employment changed +2.9% year over year, while Manufacturing changed -1.8%. Together, the groups examined cover 85.1% of the occupation's national industry mix. The overall industry measure combines these opposing movements.

January to March 2026 · BLS QCEW

Pay differs widely between metro areas

Published metro pay varies substantially across the 14 comparable areas associated with Georgia in OEWS May 2025. Median wages range from $55,260 in Valdosta, GA to $77,920 in Warner Robins, GA; the upper figure is 41.0% higher. Higher nominal pay alone does not account for living costs or job availability.

OEWS May 2025 · BLS OEWS

Metro estimates may include areas in neighboring states. The comparison covers published metro estimates, not every part of the state.

Published median pay is below the U.S. median

A 7.1% difference separates Georgia's median annual wage for human resources specialists from the U.S. median in OEWS May 2025. At $70,570, the state median is below the national figure of $75,940. The estimates describe the middle of each wage distribution, without a living-cost adjustment.

OEWS May 2025 · BLS OEWS

Industry measures describe the industries associated with this occupation. They are not direct occupation employment, current openings or a state-level Job Market Health score. Findings describe published data and do not establish causes. Methodology

Employment trends

Georgia industry employment over time

Year-over-year change in the weighted industries. The U.S. line is the latest-quarter benchmark because a comparable national quarterly history is not published here.

Latest published values

Georgia · 2026 Q1-0.2%
U.S. · latest-quarter benchmark-0.3%

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Quarterly Georgia industry employment changes and coverage
Quarter	Georgia	Coverage
2024 Q2	+1.3%	100%
2024 Q3	+0.9%	100%
2024 Q4	+1.2%	100%
2025 Q1	+0.6%	100%
2025 Q2	+0.5%	100%
2025 Q3	+0.5%	100%
2025 Q4	-0.1%	100%
2026 Q1	-0.2%	100%

How to read this chart

State trend and national reference

The solid line follows Georgia’s published year-over-year industry employment changes by quarter. The dashed U.S. line is a latest-quarter reference, not a second time series.

Published quarters: 8
Earliest quarter: 2024 Q2
Latest quarter: 2026 Q1
U.S. benchmark: -0.3%

Quarters with no published value are omitted rather than interpolated.

Industry context

Where Human resources specialists Work

The occupation mix determines which Georgia industries are weighted into this view.

Industries weighted into the Georgia Human resources specialists context
Industry group	Occupation mix	Employment change	Establishments	Avg. weekly industry wage
Professional and business services	37.8%	-0.1%	87,069	$2,114
Private education and health services	17.3%	+2.9%	42,405	$1,358
Trade, transportation, and utilities	9.5%	-1.0%	69,859	$1,363
Financial activities	7.3%	-0.8%	37,243	$2,868
Manufacturing	7.2%	-1.8%	13,482	$1,541
State and local	6.0%	+0.8%	6,775	$1,162

Which industries are growing?

2 weighted industries are growing

Only weighted industries with a published positive Georgia employment change are listed.

Private education and health services+2.9%
State and local+0.8%

The remaining weighted industries published a flat or negative change in January to March 2026.

Selected state comparison

Georgia vs. other states

A selected set of other states with valid reports for this occupation, not every available state. Each state’s own published industry employment change for QCEW 2026 Q1, ordered with this report first and then alphabetically. This is not a ranking and there is no state-level score.

Open state comparison

GeorgiaThis report-0.2%0.0 pp vs. U.S.
Florida-0.1%+0.1 pp vs. U.S.
South Carolina+1.1%+1.3 pp vs. U.S.

How to read this

Same occupation, same release

Every state shown published its own verified QCEW 2026 Q1 figure for the industries weighted to Human resources specialists. Bars are proportional to each published change; left of centre is a decline.

Current Georgia context

Current Georgia Market Signals

Statewide indicators for all occupations in Georgia. They are not Human resources specialists demand and are not part of the Job Market Health score.

Statewide job postings

Indeed job postings · Georgia

Recent hiring-demand context · separate from the health score

117.1Postings index · February 1, 2020 = 100Observation: Oct 23, 2026

+17.1%Versus the February 2020 baseline

-1.3%Change over about four weeksSep 25, 2026 to Oct 23, 2026

Total postings index (seasonally adjusted) by observation date · baseline 100

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View values: Indeed postings index

Indeed postings index
Observation date	Index (Feb 2020 = 100)
Jul 24, 2026	114.11
Jul 31, 2026	114.38
Aug 7, 2026	114.51
Aug 14, 2026	114.38
Aug 21, 2026	113.65
Aug 28, 2026	114.31
Sep 4, 2026	114.93
Sep 11, 2026	116.46
Sep 18, 2026	117.85
Sep 25, 2026	118.71
Oct 2, 2026	118.89
Oct 9, 2026	119.01
Oct 16, 2026	117.21
Oct 23, 2026	117.14

This is statewide demand across all occupations, not demand for this specific job. Postings are not a count of vacancies or hires, and Indeed does not cover the entire labor market.

Source: Indeed Hiring Lab · CC BY 4.0. Seven-day average, seasonally adjusted; publisher refreshes weekly and may revise history. Retrieved Nov 1, 2026 · saved source copy. JobMarketHealth calculates the displayed changes and samples weekly observations for the chart.

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Statewide layoff notices

Statewide WARN notices

Georgia statewide

20 notices in this source

Notice dates from Aug 4, 2026 to Nov 1, 2026 (UTC), a rolling 90-calendar-day period.

What this means: This is the number of WARN notices with notice dates in this period in Georgia’s official statewide list. It is a statewide count only, and does not identify any employer.

Notices describe planned workforce changes, not confirmed job losses. Notices may be amended or withdrawn. This statewide context is not occupation-specific and does not affect the Job Market Health score. WARN covers qualifying large layoffs and closures under applicable law, not all layoffs, and thresholds vary by state.

Technical College System of Georgia (WorkSource Georgia) About WARN data

Source last checked 2026-11-01 19:40 UTC

Career context

Related roles from the occupation’s published O*NET profile.

Questions answered by this release

Human resources specialists in Georgia FAQs

Each answer is limited to what QCEW 2026 Q1 actually publishes for this state.

Is employment growing for Human resources specialists in Georgia?

The available QCEW measure is not direct occupation employment. Employment across the Georgia industries weighted to Human resources specialists changed -0.2% year over year in January to March 2026, compared with -0.3% nationwide.

Are wages for Human resources specialists rising in Georgia?

QCEW does not publish pay for Human resources specialists in this view. Average weekly wages across the weighted industries changed +3.6% year over year; that must not be read as an occupation salary change.

How complete is this Georgia industry view?

The three core state trends each meet the site’s coverage floor; the minimum published coverage is 100% of the occupation’s industry mix.

Does this page show current Human resources specialists openings?

No. QCEW measures industry employment, establishments and wages. Any postings, news or WARN figures shown here are statewide context and are not occupation-specific openings.

Methodology & sourcesQCEW 2026 Q1 · coverage 100% · full evidence record

Methodology & Sources

Derived by JobMarketHealth from BLS QCEW + published occupation industry mix. This is occupation-weighted industry context, not direct occupation employment and not a count of current job openings.

Occupation: Human resources specialists
SOC code: 13-1071
State: Georgia
QCEW release label: QCEW 2026 Q1
Data period: 2026 Q1
State industry employment, year over year: -0.2%State data coverage 100%
U.S. benchmark, year over year: -0.3%
Difference from U.S. benchmark: 0.0 percentage pointsPercentage-point gaps use the original published values and are rounded once; subtracting the rounded percentages can give a slightly different result.
Establishments, year over year: +0.6%State data coverage 100%
Average weekly industry wage, year over year: +3.6%State data coverage 100%
Industry mix vintage: EP-2025-2035
BLS publication date: Aug 28, 2026
Source verification: Verified against the committed source snapshotVerified Sep 17, 2026
Canonical record URL: https://jobmarkethealth.com/occupations/human-resources-specialists/georgia#evidence-record
Derived by: JobMarketHealth from BLS QCEW + published occupation industry mix

Methodology BLS QCEW How to cite QCEW state context release, 2026 Q1

Weighted industry conditions are not direct occupation employment, occupation wages, current openings or a state-level Job Market Health score. No causal explanation is inferred.