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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023

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)
101,440 1.2 % $ 23.46 $ 48,800 0.3 %

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

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median) 		75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 16.58 $ 19.26 $ 22.94 $ 26.93 $ 30.89
Annual Wage (2) $ 34,490 $ 40,070 $ 47,710 $ 56,010 $ 64,250

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 9,270 0.33 $ 23.98 $ 49,880
Federal, State, and Local Government, excluding State and Local Government Schools and Hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation) 8,480 0.40 $ 24.89 $ 51,780
Employment Services 8,390 0.22 $ 21.77 $ 45,290
Local Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) 4,780 0.09 $ 26.99 $ 56,130
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 4,710 0.08 $ 24.10 $ 50,140

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, State, and Local Government, excluding State and Local Government Schools and Hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation) 8,480 0.40 $ 24.89 $ 51,780
Management of Companies and Enterprises 9,270 0.33 $ 23.98 $ 49,880
Other Support Activities for Transportation 100 0.28 $ 22.54 $ 46,870
Office Administrative Services 1,320 0.24 $ 21.62 $ 44,970
Interurban and Rural Bus Transportation 30 0.23 $ 18.11 $ 37,670

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)
Postal Service (Federal Government) 270 0.04 $ 34.25 $ 71,240
Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing 50 0.05 $ 31.43 $ 65,370
Motor Vehicle Manufacturing 170 0.06 $ 31.36 $ 65,230
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution 180 0.05 $ 30.68 $ 63,810
Telecommunications 530 0.08 $ 29.38 $ 61,120

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 2023


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 14,120 0.79 1.18 $ 26.36 $ 54,830
Texas 8,010 0.59 0.88 $ 21.59 $ 44,900
New York 7,320 0.78 1.17 $ 26.28 $ 54,660
Florida 6,060 0.63 0.95 $ 21.81 $ 45,370
New Jersey 5,440 1.29 1.94 $ 24.19 $ 50,320


Map of location quotient of human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping by state, May 2023


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 5,440 1.29 1.94 $ 24.19 $ 50,320
Minnesota 3,500 1.22 1.82 $ 25.05 $ 52,110
Tennessee 3,550 1.10 1.65 $ 20.71 $ 43,090
Maryland 2,530 0.94 1.41 $ 24.36 $ 50,670
Vermont 280 0.94 1.41 $ 23.75 $ 49,400


Map of annual mean wages of human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping by state, May 2023


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 560 0.80 1.19 $ 31.66 $ 65,850
Alaska 260 0.83 1.24 $ 26.84 $ 55,830
Massachusetts 1,160 0.32 0.48 $ 26.70 $ 55,530
California 14,120 0.79 1.18 $ 26.36 $ 54,830
New York 7,320 0.78 1.17 $ 26.28 $ 54,660



Map of employment of human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping by area, May 2023


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 7,790 0.82 1.23 $ 26.25 $ 54,610
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 5,130 0.83 1.24 $ 25.75 $ 53,560
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 2,490 0.55 0.83 $ 23.42 $ 48,710
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 2,290 1.20 1.79 $ 25.42 $ 52,880
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 2,280 0.57 0.86 $ 24.19 $ 50,310
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 2,050 0.72 1.08 $ 24.45 $ 50,850
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 1,920 0.62 0.93 $ 27.69 $ 57,600
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 1,870 0.90 1.34 $ 27.07 $ 56,310
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 1,740 0.72 1.08 $ 30.17 $ 62,750
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 1,690 0.53 0.79 $ 21.65 $ 45,020


Map of location quotient of human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping by area, May 2023


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 5.25 7.85 $ 24.56 $ 51,090
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV 90 2.39 3.57 $ 22.33 $ 46,450
Hinesville, GA 40 2.06 3.08 $ 23.76 $ 49,420
Trenton, NJ 420 1.78 2.66 $ 23.90 $ 49,720
College Station-Bryan, TX 210 1.67 2.50 $ 13.88 $ 28,870
Lawton, OK 70 1.65 2.46 $ 22.66 $ 47,120
Bloomington, IL 140 1.58 2.36 (8) (8)
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY 660 1.51 2.26 $ 25.16 $ 52,320
Ithaca, NY 70 1.39 2.08 $ 24.57 $ 51,110
Carson City, NV 40 1.38 2.07 $ 21.14 $ 43,970