Human Resources Specialist (Associate's)

This comprehensive Human Resources Specialist program prepares students for a variety of positions in Human Resources, including staff recruitment, compensation and benefits, payroll, evaluation, and training.  Each student in this program can select specialization areas in compensation and benefits, payroll administration, or they can choose to become generalists in Human Resources.  Graduates of this program will also have a solid business foundation with a focus on business administration techniques, critical thinking, decision making, communication skills, and information technology skills.  Some typical jobs in human resources specialist include (national salary averages from salary.com):  Benefits Clerk ($29,156 - $40,162), HR Assistant I ($28,995 - $36,764), HR Assistant II ($32,191 - $40,363).