Recruiter (General)
What Does a Professional in this Career Do?
A Recruiter works for a company or organization to recruit qualified candidates for open positions, or works with a recruiting agency to identify candidates and match jobseekers with job placements. May specialize in recruiting professionals in a particular industry, or specialize in recruiting at colleges.
Job Outlook
There were 1735 Recruiter (General) job postings in North Carolina in the past year and 53948 in the United States.
In combination with other careers in the Recruiter industry, which includes the Recruiter (General) career, the following graph shows the number of people employed for each year since 2015:
Salary
Many new Recruiter (General) jobs have salaries estimated to be in the following ranges, based on the requirements and responsibilities listed in job postings from the past year.
National
The average estimated salary in the United States for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $64,864.
State
The average estimated salary in North Carolina for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $60,558.
Percentiles represent the percentage that is lower than the value. For example, 25% of estimated salaries for Recruiter (General) postings in the United States in the past year were lower than $51,527.
Education and Experience
Posted Recruiter (General) jobs typically require the following level of education. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list education requirements.
| Education Level | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Associate's Degree | 8.53% |
| Bachelor's Degree | 47.55% |
| Master's Degree | 4.05% |
| Doctoral Degree | 0.77% |
| Other | 15.31% |
Posted Recruiter (General) jobs typically require the following number of years of experience. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list experience requirements.
| Years of Experience | Percentage |
|---|---|
| 0 to 2 years | 55.89% |
| 3 to 5 years | 38.18% |
| 6 to 8 years | 4.58% |
| 9+ years | 1.35% |
Skills
Below are listings of the most common general and specialized skills Recruiter (General) positions expect applicants to have as well as the most common skills that distinguish individuals from their peers. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is also listed.
Baseline Skills
A skill that is required across a broad range of occupations, including this one.
- Communication (46.01%)
- Customer Service (26.14%)
- Management (22.36%)
- Microsoft Office (19.39%)
- Writing (19.33%)
- Detail Oriented (17.69%)
- Interpersonal Communications (15.72%)
- Leadership (15.24%)
- Organizational Skills (14.63%)
- Microsoft Excel (13.68%)
Defining Skills
A core skill for this occupation, it occurs frequently in job postings.
- Talent Sourcing (30.5%)
- Applicant Tracking Systems (41.94%)
- Recruitment Strategies (30.95%)
- Full-Cycle Recruitment (30.99%)
- Talent Acquisition (17.59%)
Necessary Skills
A skill that is requested frequently in this occupation but isn’t specific to it.
- Marketing (18.6%)
- Human Resources Information System (HRIS) (9.25%)
- Talent Management (16.67%)
Distinguishing Skills
A skill that may distinguish a subset of the occupation.
- Recruitment Tools (8.85%)
- Recruitment Planning (9.73%)
- Corporate Recruitment (8.64%)
- Talent Pipelining (9.58%)
Salary Boosting Skills
A professional who wishes to excel in this career path may consider developing the following highly valued skills. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is listed.
- Talent Pipelining (15.78%)
- Full-Cycle Recruitment (51.04%)
- Talent Acquisition (28.97%)
- Talent Sourcing (50.22%)
Alternative Job Titles
Sometimes employers post jobs with Recruiter (General) skills but a different job title. Some common alternative job titles include:
- Recruiter
- Human Resources Recruiter
- Corporate Recruiter
- Talent Acquisition Partner
- Recruitment Specialist
- Bilingual Recruiter
- Talent Acquisition Recruiter
- Staffing Recruiter
- Contract Recruiter
- Search Consultant/Recruiter
Similar Occupations
If you are interested in exploring occupations with similar skills, you may want to research the following job titles. Note that we only list occupations that have at least one corresponding NC State Online and Distance Education program.
Common Employers
Here are the employers that have posted the most Recruiter (General) jobs in the past year along with how many they have posted.
United States
- GPAC (1927)
- Robert Half (819)
- Randstad (627)
- CDM Smith (464)
- ManpowerGroup (414)
- United States Department of Homeland Security (332)
- Adecco (316)
- Aston Carter (248)
- Kelly Services (246)
- Total Quality Logistics (240)
North Carolina
- ManpowerGroup (22)
- Synerfac (20)
- Maxim Healthcare Services (19)
- Oneblood (19)
- United States Department of Homeland Security (17)
- University of North Carolina (16)
- Adecco (15)
- GPAC (15)
- Robert Half (15)
- The Reserves Network (14)
NC State Programs Relevant to this Career
If you are interested in preparing for a career in this field, the following NC State Online and Distance Education programs offer a great place to start!
- Leadership in the Public Sector Undergraduate Certificates
- Leadership in the Public Sector Undergraduate Degrees
All wages, job posting statistics, employment trend projections, and information about skill desirability on this page represents historical data and does not guarantee future conditions. Data is provided by and downloaded regularly from Lightcast. For more information about how Lightcast gathers data and what it represents, see Lightcast Data: Basic Overview on Lightcast's Knowledge Base website.