Total number of certified HR professionals: 111,788
Certification
|
As of August 2010
|
| PHR |
62,815
|
| SPHR |
46,395 |
GPHR
|
1,053 |
PHR-CA
|
238
|
| SPHR-CA |
341 |
| PHR/GPHR |
202
|
| SPHR/GPHR |
710 |
| PHR-CA/GPHR |
4 |
SPHR-CA/GPHR
|
30 |
Please note that each number accounts for an individual record, therefore providing us with the total individuals certified when added up. In some cases, an individual may hold more than one or more certifications.
The following are pass rates for certification candidates during the past several administrations of the exam.
| Exam Testing Period |
PHR Pass Rate |
SPHR Pass Rate |
GPHR Pass Rate |
California Pass Rate |
| May 2002 |
65% |
53% |
N/A |
N/A |
May 2003
|
65%
|
58% |
N/A |
N/A |
December 2003
|
65% |
57% |
N/A |
N/A |
May-June 2004
|
67%
|
59%
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
November-December 2004
|
67%
|
60%
|
68%
|
N/A
|
May-June 2005
|
67%
|
58%
|
65%
|
N/A
|
December 2005-January 2006
|
64%
|
56%
|
69%
|
N/A
|
May-June 2006
|
64%
|
58%
|
70%
|
N/A
|
December 2006-January 2007
|
63%
|
55%
|
56%
|
N/A
|
May-June 2007
|
61%
|
58%
|
53%
|
N/A
|
April & June 2007
|
N/A |
N/A
|
N/A
|
71%
|
December 2007-January 2008
|
63%
|
57%
|
56%
|
72%
|
May-June 2008
|
60% |
54% |
64% |
74%
|
December 2008-January 2009
|
59%
|
54%
|
66%
|
52%
|
May-June 2009
|
59% |
52% |
57% |
53%
|
December 2009-January 2010
|
60%
|
53% |
57% |
61% |
May-June 2010
|
56% |
50% |
70% |
55% |
