Human Resource Management
Human Resource Management Overview
Human Resource Management Curriculum
What is Human Resource Management?
Human Resource Management helps an organization make the best use of its most valuable
asset: its people. The Human Resources function helps an organization select the best
employees, develop them to meet their full potential, and reward them in ways that
foster individual and organizational success.
What can I do with a Human Resource Management degree?
Human Resource Management graduates are hired in a wide variety of organizations including
financial institutions, health care providers, manufacturing companies, and consulting
firms. Entry-level jobs include recruiters, compensation analysts, and human resource
assistants.
Human Resource Management at Tennessee Tech
The Human Resource Management curriculum offers specialized instruction in compensation,
staffing, training, and legal issues. Tennessee Tech’s College of Business holds the
highest national accreditation from AACSB International—The Association to Advance
Collegiate Schools of Business. This distinction is held by less than five percent
of business schools in the world.
Career Opportunities
- Employment opportunities for human resource management include:
- Employment and placement managers
- Recruitment specialists
- Employment interviewers
- Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialist
- Occupational analysts
- Compensation manager
- Employee benefits manager and specialist
- Employee welfare manager
- Training and development manager and specialist
- Labor relations
- Dispute resolution
Median annual wages of training and development specialists were $51,450 in May 2008. The middle 50 percent earned between $38,550 and $67,450. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $29,470, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $85,160. Median annual wages in the industries employing the largest numbers of training and development specialists were:
| Computer systems design and related services | $61,110 |
| General medical and surgical hospitals | 56,540 |
| Insurance carriers | 55,190 |
| Management of companies and enterprises | 54,800 |
| Local government | 52,080 |
| State government | 48,480 |
According to a July 2009 salary survey conducted by the National Association of Colleges and Employers, bachelor's degree candidates majoring in human resources, including labor and industrial relations, received starting offers averaging $45,170 a year. "Information courtesy of the US Bureau of Labor and Statistics"
Student Organizations
Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)
Advisor: Dr. Timmerman
Office: JOHN 407b, 372-3895
E-mail: ttimmerman@tntech.edu
SHRM, the Society for Human Resource Management, is open to all students interested in the Human Resource Management field. This organization provides a great opportunity to learn from local area Human Resource Management professionals. Student chapter dues are $15 per semester. Full-time students may become national members and receive a variety of SHRM benefits for $40 per year. To join the national organization, visit http://www.shrm.org/students.
