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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

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 this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
117,340 1.2 % $20.49 $42,620 0.3 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $13.83 $16.57 $19.92 $23.86 $28.52
Annual Wage (2) $28,760 $34,470 $41,430 $49,640 $59,320


Industry profile for this occupation:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Management of Companies and Enterprises 10,320 0.42 $20.89 $43,450
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) 9,410 0.47 $22.10 $45,970
Employment Services 8,550 0.23 $19.45 $40,460
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 5,190 0.09 $23.43 $48,730
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 4,570 0.08 $20.41 $42,460

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) 9,410 0.47 $22.10 $45,970
Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works) 100 0.45 $23.84 $49,590
Management of Companies and Enterprises 10,320 0.42 $20.89 $43,450
Office Administrative Services 1,670 0.33 $19.80 $41,190
Employment Services 8,550 0.23 $19.45 $40,460

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Postal Service (federal government) 270 0.04 $29.19 $60,720
Motor Vehicle Manufacturing 40 0.02 $26.13 $54,340
Natural Gas Distribution 50 0.04 $25.98 $54,040
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing 370 0.07 $24.92 $51,830
Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing 80 0.05 $24.22 $50,380


Geographic profile for this occupation:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.





States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 13,150 0.76 0.95 $21.89 $45,530
Texas 11,590 0.93 1.17 $19.77 $41,110
New York 9,580 1.01 1.26 $22.81 $47,440
Florida 6,200 0.71 0.88 $18.99 $39,510
New Jersey 5,430 1.33 1.66 $21.52 $44,770




States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Maryland 3,700 1.37 1.71 $22.09 $45,940
Alaska 420 1.34 1.68 $23.15 $48,160
New Jersey 5,430 1.33 1.66 $21.52 $44,770
Hawaii 740 1.17 1.46 $20.32 $42,250
Rhode Island 550 1.14 1.43 $20.94 $43,560




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia 640 0.89 1.11 $26.39 $54,900
Connecticut 1,050 0.63 0.79 $23.60 $49,080
Alaska 420 1.34 1.68 $23.15 $48,160
New York 9,580 1.01 1.26 $22.81 $47,440
Massachusetts 2,130 0.59 0.74 $22.68 $47,180





Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

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 10,510 1.09 1.36 $23.06 $47,960
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 4,620 0.74 0.93 $21.01 $43,690
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 3,490 0.95 1.20 $20.96 $43,590
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 3,110 0.98 1.22 $24.09 $50,120
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 2,790 0.97 1.21 $20.58 $42,810
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 2,550 0.84 1.05 $20.41 $42,450
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 2,370 0.51 0.63 $20.12 $41,840
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 2,250 1.14 1.43 $21.86 $45,480
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD 1,910 1.39 1.73 $22.50 $46,800
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 1,790 0.68 0.85 $19.92 $41,430




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY 300 5.47 6.84 $22.69 $47,190
Florence, SC 250 2.87 3.60 $16.79 $34,930
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV 90 2.43 3.04 $20.64 $42,920
Owensboro, KY 110 2.11 2.65 $17.57 $36,540
Lawton, OK 80 1.91 2.38 $19.90 $41,390
Killeen-Temple, TX 260 1.86 2.33 $18.87 $39,240
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA 160 1.81 2.27 $21.32 $44,340
Cumberland, MD-WV 70 1.78 2.23 $18.71 $38,910
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ 110 1.74 2.18 $21.58 $44,890
Morgantown, WV 110 1.73 2.17 $18.21 $37,870




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Ithaca, NY 70 1.50 1.87 $27.24 $56,660
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 1,790 0.72 0.90 $25.66 $53,370
Danbury, CT 60 0.78 0.98 $25.01 $52,010
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 450 0.77 0.96 $24.67 $51,310
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 260 0.63 0.78 $24.60 $51,160
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 3,110 0.98 1.22 $24.09 $50,120
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 990 0.87 1.09 $23.79 $49,480
Barnstable Town, MA 60 0.54 0.67 $23.19 $48,230
Boulder, CO 120 0.64 0.80 $23.08 $48,000
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 10,510 1.09 1.36 $23.06 $47,960

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 320 0.80 1.00 $18.08 $37,600
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 260 1.00 1.25 $17.13 $35,630
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area 210 0.80 1.00 $19.10 $39,730
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area 200 1.02 1.27 $19.92 $41,430
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 200 0.79 0.99 $17.90 $37,230

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Maryland nonmetropolitan area 100 1.59 1.99 $19.52 $40,610
Alaska nonmetropolitan area 170 1.56 1.95 $24.25 $50,440
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area 90 1.34 1.68 $16.81 $34,970
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area 120 1.25 1.57 $16.53 $34,380
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area 120 1.16 1.46 $19.87 $41,330

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Alaska nonmetropolitan area 170 1.56 1.95 $24.25 $50,440
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area 60 0.56 0.70 $22.85 $47,520
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area 40 0.29 0.37 $22.06 $45,890
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area 160 0.88 1.10 $21.88 $45,510
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area 70 0.60 0.75 $21.46 $44,640


About May 2019 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.

(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 OES estimates and related information:

May 2019 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: July 6, 2020