Recruiting Coordinator
Support the recruiting team by scheduling interviews, coordinating candidate travel, managing ATS data entry, preparing offer letters, and ensuring a positive candidate experience throughout the hiring process. Serve as the primary point of contact for candidates during the interview process, coordinate hiring manager feedback, and manage recruiting administrative tasks to enable recruiters to focus on sourcing and relationship building.
Median salary: $58,000. Projected growth to 2033: 6% (as fast as average) - steady demand across all industries. Typical education: Associate's Degree.
At a glance
- Median salary
- $58,000
- Entry-level
- $38,000 - $48,000
- Senior
- $82,000+
- Growth by 2033
- 6% (as fast as average) - steady demand across all industries
- Demand
- Stable
- Remote
- Hybrid
- Hours per week
- 40-45 hours/week
- Stress
- Moderate
What you'd do
- People interaction
- Extensive
- Team vs solo
- 65% Team / 35% Solo
- Client facing
- Sometimes
- Impact visibility
- Moderate
How to get there
- Minimum education
- Associate's Degree
- Licensing
- No
- Years to mid-career
- 0-1 years
- Years to senior
- 2-4 years
- Career switching
- Easy
- Typical student debt
- $15,000 - $35,000
Skills you'll use
Hard skills
- ATS Data Entry & Scheduling (Greenhouse / Lever / Workday)
- Interview Scheduling & Coordination
- Candidate Travel Coordination
- Offer Letter Preparation
- Recruiting Metrics Data Entry
- Background Check & Reference Check Coordination
Soft skills
- Organizational Skills
- Attention to Detail
- Interpersonal Communication
- Customer Service
- Adaptability
Technical complexity: Low
Typical career path
- Recruiting Coordinator
- Recruiter
- Senior Recruiter
- Recruiting Manager
Future outlook
- Automation risk
- Very High
- AI disruption risk
- Very High
- Salary growth potential
- High - 115% growth from entry to senior
How people feel about it
- Overall satisfaction
- 6.8/10
- Meaning
- 7/10
- Work-life balance
- 7.5/10