Staffing Manager
What Does a Professional in this Career Do?
A Staffing Manager manages staffing functions for a company or organization, such as the recruiting and hiring of employees. Works with executive management to develop and implement staffing plans, and works to attract and retain qualified employees. Implements company policies and deals with staffing or disciplinary issues as needed.
Job Outlook
There were 141 Staffing Manager job postings in North Carolina in the past year and 4136 in the United States.
In combination with other careers in the Human Resources Manager industry, which includes the Staffing Manager career, the following graph shows the number of people employed for each year since 2015:
Salary
Many new Staffing Manager 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 $92,494.
State
The average estimated salary in North Carolina for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $91,458.
Percentiles represent the percentage that is lower than the value. For example, 25% of estimated salaries for Staffing Manager postings in the United States in the past year were lower than $78,072.
Education and Experience
Posted Staffing Manager 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 | 0% |
| Bachelor's Degree | 38.61% |
| Master's Degree | 3.29% |
| Doctoral Degree | 0.31% |
| Other | 10.78% |
Posted Staffing Manager 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 | 59.52% |
| 3 to 5 years | 34.52% |
| 6 to 8 years | 3.83% |
| 9+ years | 2.13% |
Skills
Below are listings of the most common general and specialized skills Staffing Manager 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 (49.44%)
- Sales (45.53%)
- Management (35.3%)
- Customer Service (27.25%)
- Operations (21.03%)
- Leadership (19.56%)
- Problem Solving (16.3%)
- Team Oriented (16.3%)
- Microsoft Office (16.22%)
- Scheduling (13.54%)
Defining Skills
A core skill for this occupation, it occurs frequently in job postings.
- Sales Prospecting (28.79%)
- Price Negotiation (31.36%)
Necessary Skills
A skill that is requested frequently in this occupation but isn’t specific to it.
- Employee Relations (11.45%)
- Account Management (6.18%)
- Auditing (5.85%)
- Customer Relationship Management (11.85%)
- Business Development (23.7%)
- Cold Calling (19.87%)
- Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) (5.64%)
- Finance (3.76%)
- Selling Techniques (10.01%)
- Invoicing (10.66%)
- Performance Review (11.63%)
- Sales Management (17.3%)
- Marketing (11.38%)
- Operations Management (4.84%)
- Project Management (7.3%)
- Performance Management (2.89%)
- Google Workspace (16.62%)
Alternative Job Titles
Sometimes employers post jobs with Staffing Manager skills but a different job title. Some common alternative job titles include:
- On-Site Staffing Manager
- Staffing Business Development Manager
- Staffing Branch Manager
- Staffing Account Manager
- Staffing Supervisor
- Selling Branch Manager
- Bilingual Staffing Specialist
- Site Manager
- Staffing Operations Manager
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.
- Account Executive (General)
- Business Development Specialist
- Business Development Manager (General)
- Account Manager (General)
- Director of Sales
Common Employers
Here are the employers that have posted the most Staffing Manager jobs in the past year along with how many they have posted.
United States
- Randstad (921)
- Hillsborough County Public Schools (177)
- EmployBridge (113)
- Hire Dynamics (99)
- LGC Hospitality Staffing (47)
- Accurate Personnel (39)
- Amazon (38)
- Ascend Staffing (34)
- Staffing Alternatives (31)
- Adecco (29)
North Carolina
- Randstad (47)
- Hire Dynamics (10)
- EmployBridge (9)
- Executive Personnel Group (6)
- UNC Health (4)
- Creative Financial Staffing (2)
- Avi Foodsystems (2)
- Labor Finders (2)
- BrightStar Care (2)
- Oneliance (2)
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!
- Business Administration Master's Degrees
- Professional Communication and Managerial Skills Graduate Certificates
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.