• recruiting, interviewing, and hiring qualified people for available jobs;

• planning and writing personnel, training, and labor relation policies;

• administering benefits, safety, and recreation programs;

• conducting job classification studies so employees have a way to measure their career path;

• developing wage and salary schedules that provide high enough pay to keep skilled labor and professionals;

• coordinating negotiations with labor unions that speak for the needs of some of the work force;

• coordinating with outside vendors to deliver specialized services, such as training programs on how to deal with violence in the workplace

 or be a more effective supervisor.