150+ HR & Recruiting Jobs in Houston, TX

Government wage data shows a wide split between staff and management. In Houston, HR specialists had a 2025 median annual wage of $72,550, with a 25th-to-75th percentile range of $57,480 to $94,120, while HR managers had a 2025 median of $142,110 with a 25th percentile of $105,090. More current posting data is directional rather than official wage benchmarking, and local posted salary ranges center on about $75k to $100k, with a broader 25th-75th band of about $60k to $150k.

Full September 2026 market report

Advertised pay

Across the 53 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $64,250 at the 25th percentile, $75,000 at the median and $95,000 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of October 17, 2026

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What our analysts see this month

Balanced market | next 3-6 months

Houston is a workable but selective market for HR, recruiting, and people operations right now. The broad metro economy is still expanding: total nonfarm employment rose 1.2954% year over year and professional and business services rose 2.5944% year over year in August 2026, while Texas-wide HR/recruiting employment rose 1.2% and active postings rose 12.9% year over year. But competition is not light: Houston unemployment was 5% in August 2026, only about 20% of the local posting mix was entry level, and most roles were on-site or hybrid rather than remote.

Best positioned: Candidates with proven ATS use, interviewing, sourcing, Excel or data-analysis skills, and willingness to work on-site or hybrid in construction, insurance, or energy-adjacent employers have the best odds.

Main caution: Do not benchmark yourself to HR manager pay or remote-first expectations; the local mix is mid-career and mostly in-person, and HR specialist pay is far below leadership pay.

From the September 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 162 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Primoris Services Corporation: 5 open roles
2. Compass Group: 3 open roles
3. Agent Diego: 2 open roles
4. Alliantgroup: 2 open roles
5. Allied Reliability: 2 open roles
6. BakerRipley: 2 open roles
7. Camstex: 2 open roles
8. Crowe: 2 open roles
9. Houston Community College: 2 open roles
10. Kelley Kronenberg: 2 open roles

Where the openings are

• Houston: 107
• The Woodlands: 8
• Sugar Land: 6
• Deer Park: 6
• Pasadena: 5
• Spring: 4
• Katy: 4
• Pearland: 3

Work arrangement

on-site 116 (73%), hybrid 28 (18%), remote 14 (9%)

Where the demand is

Real opportunity is spread across a long tail rather than one dominant employer. In a recent local sample, we observed more than 200 postings across more than 175 companies, and hiring was fragmented rather than concentrated in a few hands. The most consistently active named employers included AMBA, Hewlett Packard Co., AOI, Hunterandsage, Usi, Inc., Mercer LLC, KBR, Inc., and Axiom Space, each at around 5 postings in the sample. Industry mix matters more than employer brand. Local postings were heaviest in construction at about 25%, insurance at about 20%, oil and gas at about 20%, with additional demand in HR services and energy. Houston also reported local growth in administrative support and employment services tied partly to energy-related temporary-worker demand, which is especially relevant for staffing and recruiting professionals. Role mix also narrows the sweet spot. About 50% of the local mix was mid-level, while only about 20% was entry level, and the market stayed mostly in-person with about 65% on-site and about 30% hybrid roles. That means the easiest wins are practical, business-facing jobs where you can handle requisitions, managers, metrics, and process execution quickly.

• Construction and project-heavy employers (high): Construction accounts for about 25% of local HR/recruiting postings, making it the clearest visible demand pocket for operational recruiting, field support, onboarding, and HR coordination.
• Insurance and benefits-linked employers (high): Insurance represents about 20% of the local posting mix, and named active employers include Mercer LLC and Usi, Inc., which makes benefits-adjacent and client-facing people work a practical target.
• Oil, gas, and energy-adjacent teams (high): Oil and gas makes up about 20% of local postings, and Houston's employment-services growth was linked in part to energy-related temporary-worker demand.
• Staffing and employment services (moderate): This lane has real demand signals from local employment-services growth, but it is also the most cyclical and showed at least one local staffing-employer contraction signal in September 2026.

Where to focus: Focus first on mid-level, business-facing roles in construction, insurance, and energy-adjacent employers where on-site presence and operational recruiting or generalist execution are valued.

Roles worth searching next

• Benefits account manager / employee benefits client service: Houston's HR hiring mix is unusually strong in insurance, and named active employers include Mercer LLC and Usi, Inc., which creates a realistic path into benefits-adjacent work.
• Staffing account executive: Local employment-services growth tied partly to energy-related temporary-worker demand makes recruiter relationship skills transferable into staffing sales and account management.
• Operations coordinator / project coordinator: Construction is the largest visible industry slice in the local sample, and the market is heavily on-site, so scheduling, coordination, compliance, and stakeholder follow-through transfer well into operations roles.
• Compliance coordinator / workforce compliance specialist: HR work increasingly overlaps with employee-data handling, policy control, and AI governance, which creates a practical bridge into compliance-heavy roles.

What postings ask for

• Applicant tracking systems (table_stakes | immediate): ATS proficiency appears in about 15% of local postings, so it reads more like a baseline screen than a bonus skill in Houston. Who: Entry-level candidates, recruiters, coordinators, and career switchers.
• Excel and data analysis (table_stakes | immediate): Excel and data analysis each show up in about 15% of local postings, and national HR guidance now treats people analytics and data interpretation as core work. Who: Everyone, especially generalists and HRBPs who need to show decision support.
• Interviewing, sourcing, and full-cycle recruiting (table_stakes | immediate): Interviewing is requested in about 15% of local postings, while sourcing and full-cycle recruiting appear in about 10%, which keeps hands-on recruiting execution valuable even outside pure recruiter titles. Who: Recruiters, recruiting coordinators, and generalists who touch hiring.
• People analytics and HRBP-style business partnering (differentiator | near-term): Recent Houston HR programming emphasized HRBP strategy, data, HR technology, automation, and analytics, reinforcing that business-facing and analytical HR profiles are in favor. Who: Mid-career generalists, HRBPs, and people ops candidates.
• HRIS and automation tools (differentiator | near-term): National 2026 HR guidance treats HRIS and automation-tool proficiency as vital, especially as AI and workflow tooling spread unevenly across HR teams. Who: People ops, HR coordinators moving upmarket, and operations-minded career switchers.
• SHRM-CP or PHR (differentiator | near-term): In Houston postings, PHR and SHRM-CP are the most commonly required certifications, but each appears in only about 5% of listings, so they help most as tie-breakers rather than as automatic door-openers. Who: Early- to mid-career candidates who already have practical HR experience.

Questions about this market

What do Human Resources, Recruiting & People Operations roles pay in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX?

Government wage data shows a wide split between staff and management. In Houston, HR specialists had a 2025 median annual wage of $72,550, with a 25th-to-75th percentile range of $57,480 to $94,120, while HR managers had a 2025 median of $142,110 with a 25th percentile of $105,090. More current posting data is directional rather than official wage benchmarking, and local posted salary ranges center on about $75k to $100k, with a broader 25th-75th band of about $60k to $150k. Houston can pay well once you move beyond coordinator-level work, but most realistic offers will cluster much closer to specialist or generalist pay than to HR leadership pay.

Where is demand for Human Resources, Recruiting & People Operations roles in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX concentrated?

Real opportunity is spread across a long tail rather than one dominant employer. In a recent local sample, we observed more than 200 postings across more than 175 companies, and hiring was fragmented rather than concentrated in a few hands. The most consistently active named employers included AMBA, Hewlett Packard Co., AOI, Hunterandsage, Usi, Inc., Mercer LLC, KBR, Inc., and Axiom Space, each at around 5 postings in the sample. Industry mix matters more than employer brand. Local postings were heaviest in construction at about 25%, insurance at about 20%, oil and gas at about 20%, with additional demand in HR services and energy. Houston also reported local growth in administrative support and employment services tied partly to energy-related temporary-worker demand, which is especially relevant for staffing and recruiting professionals. Role mix also narrows the sweet spot. About 50% of the local mix was mid-level, while only about 20% was entry level, and the market stayed mostly in-person with about 65% on-site and about 30% hybrid roles. That means the easiest wins are practical, business-facing jobs where you can handle requisitions, managers, metrics, and process execution quickly.

Which employers are hiring the most Human Resources, Recruiting & People Operations talent in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX?

Recent postings show the most activity from AMBA (5 postings), Hewlett Packard Co. (5 postings), AOI (5 postings), Hunterandsage (5 postings), Usi, Inc. (5 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Human Resources, Recruiting & People Operations roles in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 10% are remote and 30% hybrid, with 65% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

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