3. Human resources manager: The job of an HR manager grabs the third position as the best job of 2012. Human resources managers are responsible for directing, planning, and coordinating all human resource activities and staff of an organization. They play a significant role in chain of command, and also in between the higher management and low level employees. The annual average salary of human resources managers are $99,102 per annum. Human resources manager’s job gets an overall score of 281.00.