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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022

43-4161 Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping

Compile and keep personnel records. Record data for each employee, such as address, weekly earnings, absences, amount of sales or production, supervisory reports, and date of and reason for termination. May prepare reports for employment records, file employment records, or search employee files and furnish information to authorized persons.


National estimates for Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping
Industry profile for Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping
Geographic profile for Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping

National estimates for Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
103,680 1.5 % $ 22.55 $ 46,900 0.3 %

Percentile wage estimates for Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 15.50 $ 18.45 $ 22.08 $ 25.52 $ 30.09
Annual Wage (2) $ 32,240 $ 38,370 $ 45,930 $ 53,080 $ 62,580


Industry profile for Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Management of Companies and Enterprises 10,170 0.38 $ 22.44 $ 46,680
Employment Services 9,320 0.24 $ 20.99 $ 43,660
Federal Executive Branch (OEWS Designation) 8,320 0.40 $ 24.05 $ 50,030
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 5,260 0.09 $ 23.73 $ 49,370
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) 4,750 0.09 $ 26.23 $ 54,550

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Federal Executive Branch (OEWS Designation) 8,320 0.40 $ 24.05 $ 50,030
Management of Companies and Enterprises 10,170 0.38 $ 22.44 $ 46,680
Spectator Sports 420 0.32 $ 17.97 $ 37,370
Employment Services 9,320 0.24 $ 20.99 $ 43,660
Sound Recording Industries 40 0.22 (8) (8)

Top paying industries for Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing 170 0.11 $ 35.15 $ 73,120
Natural Gas Distribution 30 0.03 $ 33.06 $ 68,770
Postal Service (federal government) 270 0.04 $ 32.64 $ 67,890
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution 190 0.05 $ 31.43 $ 65,370
Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing 50 0.05 $ 30.74 $ 63,940


Geographic profile for Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping, see the Create Customized Tables function.



Map of employment of human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping by state, May 2022


States with the highest employment level in Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 14,570 0.83 1.18 $ 25.14 $ 52,280
Texas 8,440 0.65 0.93 $ 21.63 $ 44,990
New York 7,340 0.81 1.15 $ 25.27 $ 52,550
New Jersey 6,500 1.58 2.25 $ 23.44 $ 48,760
Florida 5,160 0.56 0.80 $ 20.74 $ 43,130


Map of location quotient of human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping by state, May 2022


States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New Jersey 6,500 1.58 2.25 $ 23.44 $ 48,760
Maryland 3,160 1.20 1.71 $ 22.75 $ 47,320
Minnesota 3,330 1.18 1.68 $ 23.53 $ 48,950
Maine 690 1.13 1.62 $ 20.63 $ 42,910
Hawaii 670 1.12 1.60 $ 20.64 $ 42,930


Map of annual mean wages of human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping by state, May 2022


Top paying states for Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia 480 0.70 0.99 $ 28.85 $ 60,010
Massachusetts 1,390 0.39 0.56 $ 25.68 $ 53,410
Alaska 260 0.86 1.23 $ 25.59 $ 53,220
New York 7,340 0.81 1.15 $ 25.27 $ 52,550
California 14,570 0.83 1.18 $ 25.14 $ 52,280



Map of employment of human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping by area, May 2022


Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 8,590 0.94 1.33 $ 25.36 $ 52,750
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 5,160 0.85 1.21 $ 24.24 $ 50,430
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 2,590 0.59 0.84 $ 22.68 $ 47,170
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 2,510 0.91 1.29 $ 23.56 $ 48,990
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 2,430 0.64 0.91 $ 22.84 $ 47,500
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 2,250 1.20 1.71 $ 24.11 $ 50,150
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 2,050 0.68 0.97 $ 25.77 $ 53,600
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 1,930 0.63 0.90 $ 24.06 $ 50,050
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 1,820 0.76 1.09 $ 28.74 $ 59,780
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 1,790 0.65 0.93 $ 20.64 $ 42,920


Map of location quotient of human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping by area, May 2022


Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY 280 5.42 7.74 $ 23.85 $ 49,600
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV 100 2.76 3.93 $ 20.67 $ 42,990
Trenton, NJ 450 1.92 2.74 $ 23.75 $ 49,390
Ithaca, NY 90 1.80 2.56 $ 27.72 $ 57,650
Lawton, OK 70 1.73 2.46 $ 21.29 $ 44,290
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ 100 1.65 2.36 $ 22.33 $ 46,450
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY 680 1.59 2.27 $ 24.91 $ 51,820
Hinesville, GA 30 1.59 2.26 (8) (8)
Columbus, GA-AL 170 1.50 2.14 $ 19.95 $ 41,490
St. Cloud, MN 150 1.50 2.14 $ 22.14 $ 46,040


Map of annual mean wages of human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping by area, May 2022


Top paying metropolitan areas for Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 940 0.83 1.19 $ 30.14 $ 62,700
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 1,820 0.76 1.09 $ 28.74 $ 59,780
Ithaca, NY 90 1.80 2.56 $ 27.72 $ 57,650
Napa, CA 40 0.56 0.80 $ 27.19 $ 56,550
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 70 0.75 1.07 $ 26.51 $ 55,150
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 1,120 0.42 0.59 $ 26.42 $ 54,940
Rochester, MN 150 1.25 1.78 $ 26.01 $ 54,100
Santa Rosa, CA 160 0.79 1.12 $ 25.82 $ 53,710
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 2,050 0.68 0.97 $ 25.77 $ 53,600
Iowa City, IA 40 0.41 0.58 $ 25.41 $ 52,850

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area 180 0.95 1.35 $ 20.04 $ 41,680
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area 170 1.15 1.63 $ 22.95 $ 47,730
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 170 0.67 0.95 $ 18.63 $ 38,750
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 160 0.43 0.61 $ 20.30 $ 42,230
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 160 0.64 0.91 $ 18.30 $ 38,060

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Maryland nonmetropolitan area 90 1.48 2.11 $ 21.55 $ 44,820
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area 150 1.25 1.78 $ 21.44 $ 44,590
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area 120 1.22 1.75 $ 22.45 $ 46,690
Alaska nonmetropolitan area 120 1.16 1.65 $ 26.11 $ 54,320
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area 170 1.15 1.63 $ 22.95 $ 47,730

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Alaska nonmetropolitan area 120 1.16 1.65 $ 26.11 $ 54,320
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area 60 0.63 0.90 $ 25.36 $ 52,760
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area 30 0.62 0.89 $ 25.36 $ 52,760
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area 50 0.78 1.11 $ 24.63 $ 51,220
Arizona nonmetropolitan area 60 0.63 0.90 $ 24.04 $ 50,010


About May 2022 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OEWS estimates and related information:

May 2022 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: April 25, 2023