Westside Works Apprenticeship Program - Human Resources Professional

Cost: $3,656
Length: 18 weeks
Working 6 months later: Not reported

Program names, program descriptions and occupation titles appear here in English, because that is the only language the federal and state records publish them in. Everything else on this page is translated.

What happened to people who took this

No outcomes reported for this program

About a third of California programs report nothing. That is a fact about the program's reporting, not evidence that it works or does not.

The jobs this trains for

This describes the jobs people do, not the classes this program teaches. It comes from the U.S. Department of Labor, which asks people already doing the work. The Department publishes it in English only, so the job names and the sentences below stay in English on this page.

Trains for more than one job. The outlook shown is the weakest of them.

No regional figures for this program's city

Lemoore is not one of the metropolitan or rural areas California names when it publishes wages and openings. A neighbouring area's figures would look exactly like a correct answer, so none are shown and the statewide figures stand alone. About half of California's programs are in this position.

Human Resources Specialists

Job ads may call this: Recruiter · Personnel Analyst · Personnel Officer · Corporate Recruiter

Some of what people in this job do. The Department rates how important each one is, and they appear in that order.

Interpret and explain human resources policies, procedures, laws, standards, or regulations.
Hire employees and process hiring-related paperwork.
Administer employee benefit plans.
Maintain current knowledge of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and affirmative action guidelines and laws, such as the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

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Schedule or administer skill, intelligence, psychological, or drug tests for current or prospective employees.
Prepare or maintain employment records related to events, such as hiring, termination, leaves, transfers, or promotions, using human resources management system software.
Address employee relations issues, such as harassment allegations, work complaints, or other employee concerns.

Typical pay in California: $84,901per year
Projected openings: 97,470
Projected change: +10.4%
Usually needs: Bachelor's degree

Getting in

Experience needed first: None
Training after you are hired: None

No earlier job experience is expected, and new hires are not put through a long training period. For work like this, a program is usually the way in.

These are the federal government's answers for the occupation, not rules this provider sets. California publishes the same two answers for every one of these jobs.

What people in this job actually studied

Most common: Four-year degree — 46% of the people doing this work.

California says this job usually needs: Bachelor's degree. 34% of the people doing it went less far than that.

No high school diploma: 1%
High school diploma: 9%
Started college, no degree: 16%
Two-year degree: 8%
Four-year degree: 46%
Master's degree: 18%
Doctorate or professional degree: 2%

This counts people already doing this job, across the whole United States. Every other figure on this page is California's, and the federal government publishes no state version of this one. It is what people happen to have, not a rule about who gets hired. A small row does not mean you would be turned away, and a large one is not a promise of a job.

Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists

Pay, hiring, and what people studied

Job ads may call this: Benefits Analyst · Benefits Consultant · Benefits Specialist · Compensation Analyst

Administer employee insurance, pension, and savings plans, working with insurance brokers and plan carriers.
Ensure company compliance with federal and state laws, including reporting requirements.
Develop and administer compensation programs, such as merit or incentive pay.
Research employee benefit and health and safety practices, and recommend changes or modifications to existing policies.

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Evaluate job positions, determining classification, exempt or non-exempt status, and salary.
Prepare occupational classifications, job descriptions, and salary scales.

Typical pay in California: $92,944per year
Projected openings: 11,130
Projected change: +6.6%
Usually needs: Bachelor's degree

Getting in

Experience needed first: Under 5 years in a related job
Training after you are hired: None

Employers usually expect some time in a related job as well as the training. Ask the provider what their graduates did before they were hired.

What people in this job actually studied

Most common: Four-year degree — 43% of the people doing this work.

California says this job usually needs: Bachelor's degree. 42% of the people doing it went less far than that.

No high school diploma: 0.8%
High school diploma: 9%
Started college, no degree: 22%
Two-year degree: 10%
Four-year degree: 43%
Master's degree: 14%
Doctorate or professional degree: 1%

Business Operations Specialists, All Other

Pay, hiring, and what people studied

The Department publishes no list of daily tasks for this job. This is how it describes the work instead.

All business operations specialists not listed separately.

Typical pay in California: $89,039per year
Projected openings: 152,190
Projected change: +6.8%
Usually needs: Bachelor's degree

Getting in

Experience needed first: None
Training after you are hired: None

No earlier job experience is expected, and new hires are not put through a long training period. For work like this, a program is usually the way in.

What people in this job actually studied

Most common: Four-year degree — 38% of the people doing this work.

California says this job usually needs: Bachelor's degree. 40% of the people doing it went less far than that.

No high school diploma: 2%
High school diploma: 12%
Started college, no degree: 17%
Two-year degree: 9%
Four-year degree: 38%
Master's degree: 19%
Doctorate or professional degree: 3%

Program details

This is a hybrid or blended program providing both in-person and online instruction.

A program that generally prepares individuals to plan organize direct and control the functions and processes of a firm or organization. Includes instruction in management theory human resources management and behavior accounting and other quantitative methods purchasing and logistics organization and production marketing and business decision-making.

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Someone else may be able to pay for this

This program was on California's Eligible Training Provider List when the state last reported it to the U.S. Department of Labor (2026-08-04). Programs on that list can be paid for through an Individual Training Account. Listings are renewed periodically and can lapse, so a program listed when the state last reported may not be listed today. Ask before you rely on it.

The place to ask is an America's Job Center of California

A comprehensive center is where all the required partner programs can be reached; an affiliate site offers some of them. California's Employment Development Department directs people to CareerOneStop's finder to locate one. Contacting a center before traveling is worth it — the state notes that its own staff are not physically present at every location.

The rule: 20 CFR 678.305 — What is a comprehensive one-stop center? · 20 CFR 678.310 — What is an affiliated site? · California EDD — Office Locator

No America's Job Center is within about 25 miles of this program's city. There is one further away — the finder below searches the whole state.

Find a center anywhere in California, and check what is on the list today:
CareerOneStop — American Job Center Finder (U.S. DOL) · California EDD — Office Locator · California EDD — Eligible Training Provider List

How this gets paid for, and what to ask →

Whether a person can have a program paid for is decided by their local workforce development board and the America's Job Center staff who interview them — not by this site, and not by the training provider. California has 45 local workforce development areas and each sets its own policies, so the answer can differ between two people in neighboring counties. Nothing here is a promise of funding or a determination of eligibility.

The rules cited here, and the state and federal sites linked to, are published in English.

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