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Written Answer by Minister for Manpower Dr Tan See Leng to PQ on Number, Educational and Work Experience Profile of HR Professionals in Singapore

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NOTICE PAPER NO. 450 OF 2021 FOR THE SITTING ON 26 JULY 2021
QUESTION NO. 1153 FOR WRITTEN ANSWER TO QUESTION FOR ORAL ANSWER NOT ANSWERED BY END OF QUESTION TIME
MP: Mr Patrick Tay Teck Guan

To ask the Minister for Manpower for each of the years from 2010 to 2020 (a) how many persons are working as human resource professionals; (b) which industries are they in; (c) what human resource function are they working in; and (d) what is the breakdown for such persons in terms of whether they are in full-time or part-time employment, educational qualifications, age, gender and number who are Singaporeans and non-Singaporeans.

Answer

The number of human resource (HR) practitioners in Singapore has grown from about 23,000 in 2010 to over 40,000 in 2020. About nine in ten of these are professional, managerial, executive or technicians (PMET) jobs in areas such as Learning and Development Manager, Performance and Rewards Manager and HR Operations Executive. Locals have consistently filled close to nine in ten of HR PMET positions. More than eight in ten local HR practitioners have diploma or degree qualifications. About seven in ten are women.
HR practitioners are found across the economy as HR plays a vital role in supporting businesses. This is why the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) partnered NTUC and SNEF to set up the Institute for HR Professionals in 2017, to professionalise and upskill HR professionals through certification and training. We will continue to work with our partners and the industry to ensure that the HR sector continues to provide good jobs for locals.