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Human Resources hires and manages policies governing all county employees from doctors at the Health Department to drivers of the heavy road equipment in Public Works to secretaries in Information Technology. The average county employee is 40.5 years old, has worked for the county 8.6 years and earns about $31,000 a year. The department processes about 23,200 applications for an average of 540 job openings annually.

Paychecks and promotions are also part of the Human Resources Department's function. The department maintains payroll and personnel records, administers all benefits, negotiates contracts with the county's seven unions, and provides human resource training programs.