The Houston index

Houston recruitment agencies, ranked.

Every firm we track, scored on public signals: specialist focus, market activity and track record. Terms, claiming and sponsorship never change a rank.

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Firms tracked: 258
Specialties: 10
Open roles: 2,978
Updated: Nov 11

Houston, United States

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Houston recruiting firms ranked by index score
Rank	Firm	Focus	Fee model	Terms	Index score
=101	Pedersen & Partners	Executive search and leadership consulting	Retained	Not disclosed	23.8
=101	Petroplan	Professional energy, engineering and executive recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=101	Premier Search Partner	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=101	Preng & Associates	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=101	Presidential Group	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=101	Pressence Recruiting LLC	Legal and corporate professional recruitment alongside property and industrial hiring	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=101	Primary Services	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=101	Profectus	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=101	Provident IT Partners	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=101	PRS Americas	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=101	PSR Talent Solutions	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=101	Qualitec Coating & Optics	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=101	Ranger Staffing Group	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=101	Recru	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=101	Resume Dist	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=101	Richard, Wayne & Roberts	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=101	Rimi & Company	—	Hybrid	Not disclosed	23.8
=101	R.L. Barclay & Associates	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=101	Roger Trinh	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=101	ROI Staffing	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=101	Royston Technologies	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=101	RR Software Solutions	Software engineering, cloud and DevOps, data and AI, QA automation, enterprise applications and cybersecurity.	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=101	RT-ConnectionsKaty	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=101	Ruff Hires	Marketing, communications, business development, change management and HR	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=101	Scott Humphrey	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=101	Selsdon Partnership	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=101	Shari Moreno and Company	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=101	Skill Fill LLC	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=101	Snelling Staffing	Professional accounting, engineering, HR and operations leadership alongside general staffing	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=101	SolomonEdwards	Finance, accounting and business operations recruitment alongside financial consulting services	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=101	Sorrell	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=101	SourceTeK	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=101	Spencer Ogden	Energy transition, critical infrastructure, engineering, natural resources and project finance.	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=101	Staff Solve	Professional finance, accounting, engineering, HR and IT recruitment through its energy staffing practice	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=101	Sudduth Search	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=101	Svay Consulting	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=101	Talance Group	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=101	TalentAmp	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=101	Talent Authority Partners, LLC	—	Hybrid	Not disclosed	23.8
=101	TalentWell	—	Hybrid	Not disclosed	23.8
=101	TealEnergi	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=101	The Alexander Group	Board and senior executive recruitment across professional services, energy, healthcare and other industries	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=101	The Emery Company	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=101	The Recruiting Machine	—	Contingency	Not disclosed	23.8
=101	The Reisner Group	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=101	The Spearhead Group	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=101	The Standard Executive Search	Accounting, finance, audit, tax and financial leadership	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=101	The Whitaker Companies	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=101	TLR Search	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=101	VAAM Technologies	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8

=101Pedersen & PartnersExecutive search and leadership consulting23.8
RetainedNot disclosed0 open roles
=101PetroplanProfessional energy, engineering and executive recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=101Premier Search Partner23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=101Preng & Associates23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=101Presidential Group23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=101Pressence Recruiting LLCLegal and corporate professional recruitment alongside property and industrial hiring23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=101Primary Services23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=101Profectus23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=101Provident IT Partners23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=101PRS Americas23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=101PSR Talent Solutions23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=101Qualitec Coating & Optics23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=101Ranger Staffing Group23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=101Recru23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=101Resume Dist23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=101Richard, Wayne & Roberts23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=101Rimi & Company23.8
HybridNot disclosed0 open roles
=101R.L. Barclay & Associates23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=101Roger Trinh23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=101ROI Staffing23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=101Royston Technologies23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=101RR Software SolutionsSoftware engineering, cloud and DevOps, data and AI, QA automation, enterprise applications and cybersecurity.23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=101RT-ConnectionsKaty23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=101Ruff HiresMarketing, communications, business development, change management and HR23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=101Scott Humphrey23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=101Selsdon Partnership23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=101Shari Moreno and Company23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=101Skill Fill LLC23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=101Snelling StaffingProfessional accounting, engineering, HR and operations leadership alongside general staffing23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=101SolomonEdwardsFinance, accounting and business operations recruitment alongside financial consulting services23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=101Sorrell23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=101SourceTeK23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=101Spencer OgdenEnergy transition, critical infrastructure, engineering, natural resources and project finance.23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=101Staff SolveProfessional finance, accounting, engineering, HR and IT recruitment through its energy staffing practice23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=101Sudduth Search23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=101Svay Consulting23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=101Talance Group23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=101TalentAmp23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=101Talent Authority Partners, LLC23.8
HybridNot disclosed0 open roles
=101TalentWell23.8
HybridNot disclosed0 open roles
=101TealEnergi23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=101The Alexander GroupBoard and senior executive recruitment across professional services, energy, healthcare and other industries23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=101The Emery Company23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=101The Recruiting Machine23.8
ContingencyNot disclosed0 open roles
=101The Reisner Group23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=101The Spearhead Group23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=101The Standard Executive SearchAccounting, finance, audit, tax and financial leadership23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=101The Whitaker Companies23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=101TLR Search23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=101VAAM Technologies23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles

Score built from public signals · Fee model from firm websites · Terms reported by firms · Terms never affect the score

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Recruitment agencies in Houston: questions

How are these Houston recruitment agencies ranked?

Each firm gets a score from public data: how focused it is on one specialty, how many roles it is actively hiring for, and its track record. We rank 258 firms in Houston so far and re-score them as new data comes in. The full method is on our methodology page.

Can a recruitment agency pay to rank higher?

No. There is no paid placement. Claiming a profile, adding terms and our sponsor never change a score or a rank.

What's the difference between a recruitment agency, a headhunter and an executive search firm?

They overlap. A recruitment agency fills roles for employers, usually on contingency. Headhunter is the informal name for a recruiter who approaches people who aren't job hunting. Executive search firms are headhunters for senior roles and usually work on a retained basis. We list all three when they fill professional, white-collar roles.

How much do recruitment agencies in Houston charge?

Most agencies charge a percentage of the hire's first-year base salary. Contingency recruiters are commonly quoted at around 15–25% and are paid only when you hire; retained and executive search firms often charge 25–35%, paid in stages as the search progresses.

My firm is missing or something is wrong. What can I do?

Firms can claim their profile for free and correct their details. Anyone can request a correction; we reply within three working days.

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