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Top 25 Career consulting firms based in the United States

RevenueBase identified 6,485 career consulting firms headquartered in the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 49,178 professional contacts across them, including 8,570 with verified work emails. New York is the largest hub.

This list covers career consulting firms headquartered in the United States, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 14, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

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6,485Companies
49,178Contacts tracked
8,570Verified emails
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The 25 largest career consulting firms based in the United States

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 6,485 career consulting firms based in the United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 14, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to career consulting firms: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#CompanyRevenueBase Smart SearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Partial evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 14, 20261,001-5,0003,376 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Heidrick & Struggles is the premier provider of executive search, corporate culture and leadership consulting services.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
2Partial evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 14, 2026501-1,000656 contacts →

Partial evidence

“For more than 35 years, DHR has been a leading provider of executive search, leadership consulting and emerging leader search solutions, serving more than 60 markets around the…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
3Partial evidenceLos Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 14, 202651-200416 contacts →

Partial evidence

Career Group is a widely recognized name in corporate and administrative recruitment.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
4Partial evidencePortsmouth, NH, United StatesHQ checked Sep 14, 2026n/a376 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Trusted, expert-led career support.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
5Indirect evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 14, 202651-200367 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“National Able Network, Inc.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
6Indirect evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 14, 2026201-500248 contacts →

Indirect evidence

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
7Indirect evidenceRaleigh, NC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 14, 2026201-500209 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Neer Info Solutions is a boutique executive search firm and has been in the search industry since 2005.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
8Partial evidenceBeverly Hills, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 14, 202651-200204 contacts →

Partial evidence

“MediaLink is the leading consulting firm serving the media and marketing industry’s C-suite.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
9Indirect evidenceHouston, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 14, 2026501-1,000176 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Core Group Resources connects businesses in various industries and helps them find the right personnel.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
10Indirect evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 14, 202651-200156 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“What got us here won’t get us there… Business today is more volatile and unpredictable than ever.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
11Partial evidenceAtlanta, GA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 14, 2026201-500144 contacts →

Partial evidence

“We’re honored to be named to the 2025 Pacesetter’s List by the Atlanta Business Chronicle, recognizing Stratfield Consulting as one of the top 75 fastest-growing private companies…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
12Indirect evidencePasadena, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 14, 202651-200144 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“BCG Attorney Search, founded by Harrison Barnes, leads the legal recruiting industry in placing top associates and partners in premier law firms, bringing a high level of service…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
13Partial evidenceNew York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 14, 202651-200136 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Your career companion - we’re with you every step”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
14Partial evidenceBala Cynwyd, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 14, 202651-200135 contacts →

Partial evidence

“At AIIR Consulting, we believe leadership is the greatest lever for change.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
15Partial evidenceProvo, UT, United StatesHQ checked Sep 14, 202651-200132 contacts →

Partial evidence

“The RBL Group is a consulting and development firm.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
16Indirect evidenceArlington Heights, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 14, 2026501-1,000132 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“For over 34 years, ISI has been at the forefront of recruiting and developing top-tier professionals in marketing strategy, strategic planning, and business development.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
17Indirect evidenceLos Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 14, 202611-50129 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“As a matter of practice, UBER Search Partners does not post most of our C-Level searches.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
18Indirect evidenceKirkland, WA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 14, 2026201-500118 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Bluehawk was founded on a simple proposition: attract top talent, listen closely to customer needs, and deliver exceptional results.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
19Indirect evidenceNew York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 14, 2026201-500116 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“We solve talent leadership challenges.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
20Indirect evidenceMahwah, NJ, United StatesHQ checked Sep 14, 202651-200115 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“At Swift, our mission is to bring humans together in the workforce.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
21Indirect evidenceOrlando, FL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 14, 202611-50110 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Interior Talent is a full-service recruitment firm with expertise within the architecture, interior design, engineering, retail and manufacturing industries.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
22Indirect evidenceLos Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 14, 202651-200108 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Take Advantage of SEP’s Vast Network of Contacts SEP bridges connections between companies and people, and helps to develop forward-thinking organizations.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
23Indirect evidenceWest Fargo, ND, United StatesHQ checked Sep 14, 202611-50104 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Why choose The Job Helpers over other resume services?”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
24Partial evidenceLake Oswego, OR, United StatesHQ checked Sep 14, 2026n/a104 contacts →

Partial evidence

“JobJenny.com, founded by job search expert Jenny Foss, provides professionals with the strategies, tips, and techniques needed to take any job search or career pivot to the next…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
25Indirect evidenceSan Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 14, 202611-50102 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Hundreds of corporate partners.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026

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Career consulting firms based in the United States at a glance

As of Sep 14, 2026
17.4%Verified-email coverage
7.6Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
7.5%Largest-city concentration · New York
Sep 14, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
5,420
11-50
831
51-200
160
201-500
35
501-1,000
14
1,001-5,000
16
5,001-10,000
3
10001+
2

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United States, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United States, over 6,485 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among career consulting firms, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies
Companies headquartered in the United States whose own description of what they do matches “career consulting firms”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names career consulting firms), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude
Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among career consulting firms, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United States are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality
In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking
Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification
Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 8,570 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 14, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections
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Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names career consulting firms, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many career consulting firms are there based in the United States?

RevenueBase identified 6,485 career consulting firms headquartered in the United States as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Heidrick & Struggles, headquartered in Chicago, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most career consulting firms?

New York leads with 489 headquartered companies, followed by Chicago (208) and Atlanta (181).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 8,570 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 6,485 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 14, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.