Human resource consulting is a related career path where individuals may work as advisers to
companies and complete tasks outsourced from companies. In 2007, there were 950 HR consultancies
globally, constituting a USD $18.4 billion market. The top five revenue generating firms were Mercer,
Ernst & Young, Deloitte, Watson Wyatt (now part of Towers Watson), Aon (now merged with Hewitt),
and PwC consulting.[20] For 2010, HR consulting was ranked the #43 best job in America by CNN
Money.[21]