75+ HR & Recruiting Jobs in Nashville, TN

Direct local wage data is strongest for HR specialists: the Nashville metro had 8,210 specialists in 2025, with median pay of $67,380, mean pay of $75,970, and a 75th percentile of $89,040. Separate HR manager roles paid much more at a $135,230 median and $170,600 75th percentile, but there were only 1,840 of those jobs locally. Directionally, recent local postings centered on about $65k to $92k, and Tennessee's mean offered salary on new openings in this field was ~$85,772 (n=493).

Full September 2026 market report

Advertised pay

Across the 42 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $55,125 at the 25th percentile, $60,000 at the median and $74,100 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

Competitive market | next 3-6 months

This is a competitive but still workable market. Nashville's metro unemployment was 3.1% in August 2026, total metro nonfarm employment was up 0.6541% year over year, and Professional and Business Services employment was up 0.9160%, so the overall employer base is still expanding slowly. For HR specifically, Tennessee employment in the field rose 1.9% year over year in September 2026, but active postings fell 2.9%, which points to steady staffing levels with fewer fresh openings than a year ago. Local job ads still showed more than 100 postings across more than 75 companies over the last 90 days, so this is not a dead market, but you should expect selectivity rather than volume hiring.

Best positioned: Mid-career recruiters, HR generalists, and HRBPs with healthcare or insurance exposure, strong ATS and full-cycle recruiting skills, and willingness to work on-site or hybrid have the best odds.

Main caution: Do not assume Nashville HR demand is mostly remote tech recruiting: about 55% of local openings were on-site and only about 15% were remote.

From the September 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 82 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Amazon: 8 open roles
2. HCA Healthcare: 6 open roles
3. Surgery Partners, Inc.: 3 open roles
4. TQL: 3 open roles
5. Belmont: 2 open roles
6. Belmont BruinShop: 2 open roles
7. HarperCollins Publishers L.L.C.: 2 open roles
8. News Corp: 2 open roles
9. Specialized Dental Partners: 2 open roles
10. Tennessee: 2 open roles

Where the openings are

• Nashville: 60
• Franklin: 6
• Brentwood: 6
• Mount Juliet: 2
• Smyrna: 2
• Wilson County: 1
• Gallatin: 1
• Seattle: 1

Work arrangement

on-site 60 (76%), hybrid 15 (19%), remote 4 (5%)

Where the demand is

Healthcare is the clearest local cluster. In the sample, hospitals and health care made up about 35% of HR postings and broader healthcare another about 15%. A local staffing firm also describes healthcare and health information management as Nashville's largest HR hiring cluster and names HCA Healthcare, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, and Community Health Systems among employers competing for HR generalists, benefits managers, and talent acquisition specialists. Insurance and operations-heavy employers form the next layer. Insurance represented about 15% of the local sample, construction about 10%, and software development about 5%. Among the most consistently active employers in the last 90 days were HCA Healthcare, Amazon, Martin & Zerfoss Inc., Ryder System, Inc., AMBA, and TQL, which points to demand for recruiters and HR operators who can support regulated, multi-site, or high-volume workforces. The newer local signals also lean toward broad operational HR rather than narrow centers of excellence. Metro Nashville promoted a September 24 career fair for departments with openings, and Dreamliner's local Director of HR search covered benefits, talent acquisition, employee relations, compliance, and organizational development.

• Healthcare systems and care-adjacent employers (high): This is the largest visible cluster locally, with hospitals and health care at about 35% of postings plus another about 15% in broader healthcare.
• Insurance and benefits-heavy employers (moderate): Insurance represented about 15% of the local sample, and active employer names included Martin & Zerfoss Inc. and AMBA.
• Operations-heavy multi-site employers (moderate): Active names such as Amazon, Ryder System, Inc., and TQL, along with Dreamliner's broad HR search, suggest steady demand for hiring process, compliance, and workforce-operations support.

Where to focus: If you have any healthcare, insurance, or multi-site labor exposure, make that the headline of your resume before you apply.

Roles worth searching next

• Business operations analyst or coordinator: Local HR postings frequently asked for Microsoft Excel and data analysis, and national HR guidance highlights change management, all of which transfer well into business operations work.
• Customer success or implementation specialist at an HR services vendor: Axiom HRS expanded services into Nashville around recruiting, onboarding, payroll, and HR administration, which supports vendor-side roles serving employer HR teams.
• Employee benefits account manager or insurance service specialist: Insurance accounted for about 15% of local HR postings, and Martin & Zerfoss Inc. plus AMBA appeared among active employer names in the sample.
• Compliance coordinator or workplace policy specialist: Recent local signals emphasize compliance, employee relations, and organizational development inside broad HR leadership searches, which makes policy and process work a realistic neighboring lane.

What postings ask for

• Applicant tracking systems (table_stakes | immediate): Applicant tracking systems were the most-requested hard skill in the local sample at about 20% of postings. Who: Anyone aiming at recruiting, TA coordination, or high-volume hiring support.
• Full-cycle recruiting and sourcing (table_stakes | immediate): Sourcing and full-cycle recruiting each appeared in about 15% of local postings, making them core screen-in skills for recruiter and TA roles. Who: Recruiters, career switchers from staffing, and entry-level candidates trying to prove direct hiring workflow exposure.
• Microsoft Excel and data analysis (differentiator | immediate): Microsoft Excel and data analysis each showed up in about 10% of local postings, which is a sign that reporting and process visibility matter even in non-analyst HR roles. Who: Generalists, coordinators, and career switchers who need a measurable, transferable skill signal.
• SHRM-CP (differentiator | near-term): SHRM-CP was the certification most often explicitly required locally, even though it appeared in only about 5% of postings. Who: Early- to mid-career HR generalists who already have experience and need extra credibility, not brand-new entrants.
• HRIS administration (differentiator | near-term): Robert Half lists HRIS administration among the top in-demand skills for HR professionals, which matters when employers want lean teams to own both process and systems. Who: People-ops candidates, coordinators moving upmarket, and generalists in smaller teams.
• Change management (premium | near-term): Change management is named as an in-demand HR skill, and it becomes especially valuable in multi-site, acquisition, and process-reset environments. Who: Mid-career HRBPs, generalists, and managers who want to separate themselves from pure recruiters.

Questions about this market

What do Human Resources, Recruiting & People Operations roles pay in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN?

Direct local wage data is strongest for HR specialists: the Nashville metro had 8,210 specialists in 2025, with median pay of $67,380, mean pay of $75,970, and a 75th percentile of $89,040. Separate HR manager roles paid much more at a $135,230 median and $170,600 75th percentile, but there were only 1,840 of those jobs locally. Directionally, recent local postings centered on about $65k to $92k, and Tennessee's mean offered salary on new openings in this field was ~$85,772 (n=493). In Nashville, solid individual-contributor pay is available, but the bigger six-figure numbers mostly sit in manager-level tracks rather than broad recruiter or coordinator work.

Where is demand for Human Resources, Recruiting & People Operations roles in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN concentrated?

Healthcare is the clearest local cluster. In the sample, hospitals and health care made up about 35% of HR postings and broader healthcare another about 15%. A local staffing firm also describes healthcare and health information management as Nashville's largest HR hiring cluster and names HCA Healthcare, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, and Community Health Systems among employers competing for HR generalists, benefits managers, and talent acquisition specialists. Insurance and operations-heavy employers form the next layer. Insurance represented about 15% of the local sample, construction about 10%, and software development about 5%. Among the most consistently active employers in the last 90 days were HCA Healthcare, Amazon, Martin & Zerfoss Inc., Ryder System, Inc., AMBA, and TQL, which points to demand for recruiters and HR operators who can support regulated, multi-site, or high-volume workforces. The newer local signals also lean toward broad operational HR rather than narrow centers of excellence. Metro Nashville promoted a September 24 career fair for departments with openings, and Dreamliner's local Director of HR search covered benefits, talent acquisition, employee relations, compliance, and organizational development.

Which employers are hiring the most Human Resources, Recruiting & People Operations talent in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN?

Recent postings show the most activity from HCA Healthcare (5 postings), Amazon (5 postings), Martin & Zerfoss Inc (5 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Human Resources, Recruiting & People Operations roles in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 15% are remote and 30% hybrid, with 55% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

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