Also called: CHRO, VP of People
The top HR executive who shapes a company's culture, pay strategy and leadership pipeline.
You present to the board on why engineers keep quitting, design a new leadership program with the CEO and handle a crisis when a senior executive is accused of misconduct.
Large-company CHROs often earn far more with stock.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 18 years after high school. Bachelor's plus 15+ years in HR; often a master's in HR or an MBA.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Human Resources Management, Organizational Psychology, Business Administration.
Growing about average (about 4% over 10 years). Grouped with top executives.
Low risk for 10 years. AI analyzes turnover and pay data; shaping culture and handling executive crises stays human.
Classes: AP Psychology, Speech and debate, Business elective, AP Statistics.
Official data: O*NET occupation 11-1011.
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