Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021
43-4161 Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping
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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) |
| 102,770 |
1.3 % |
$ 21.56 |
$ 44,840 |
0.4 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 14.37 |
$ 17.88 |
$ 21.94 |
$ 23.58 |
$ 29.18 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 29,890 |
$ 37,180 |
$ 45,630 |
$ 49,050 |
$ 60,680 |
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 |
9,710 |
0.38 |
$ 21.79 |
$ 45,330 |
| Federal Executive Branch (OEWS Designation) |
8,900 |
0.42 |
$ 23.19 |
$ 48,240 |
| Employment Services |
7,730 |
0.22 |
$ 19.53 |
$ 40,620 |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals |
4,900 |
0.09 |
$ 22.30 |
$ 46,380 |
| Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
4,780 |
0.09 |
$ 24.95 |
$ 51,890 |
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) |
8,900 |
0.42 |
$ 23.19 |
$ 48,240 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises |
9,710 |
0.38 |
$ 21.79 |
$ 45,330 |
| Sporting Goods, Hobby, and Musical Instrument Stores |
1,520 |
0.33 |
$ 16.39 |
$ 34,080 |
| Office Administrative Services |
1,260 |
0.26 |
$ 19.81 |
$ 41,210 |
| Animal Slaughtering and Processing |
1,210 |
0.23 |
$ 16.72 |
$ 34,780 |
Top paying industries for Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping:
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.
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 |
14,260 |
0.86 |
1.18 |
$ 24.05 |
$ 50,010 |
| Texas |
8,280 |
0.68 |
0.93 |
$ 20.54 |
$ 42,720 |
| New York |
7,420 |
0.86 |
1.17 |
$ 24.05 |
$ 50,020 |
| New Jersey |
6,610 |
1.72 |
2.35 |
$ 22.59 |
$ 46,980 |
| Pennsylvania |
4,320 |
0.77 |
1.06 |
$ 21.68 |
$ 45,090 |
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 |
6,610 |
1.72 |
2.35 |
$ 22.59 |
$ 46,980 |
| Maryland |
3,050 |
1.20 |
1.64 |
$ 22.20 |
$ 46,170 |
| Minnesota |
3,140 |
1.15 |
1.57 |
$ 22.36 |
$ 46,500 |
| Nevada |
1,460 |
1.13 |
1.55 |
$ 18.46 |
$ 38,390 |
| Hawaii |
590 |
1.08 |
1.48 |
$ 20.82 |
$ 43,300 |
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 |
540 |
0.82 |
1.12 |
$ 28.13 |
$ 58,510 |
| Alaska |
290 |
0.98 |
1.34 |
$ 24.81 |
$ 51,600 |
| Massachusetts |
1,330 |
0.39 |
0.54 |
$ 24.20 |
$ 50,340 |
| New York |
7,420 |
0.86 |
1.17 |
$ 24.05 |
$ 50,020 |
| California |
14,260 |
0.86 |
1.18 |
$ 24.05 |
$ 50,010 |
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 |
8,820 |
1.02 |
1.39 |
$ 24.24 |
$ 50,430 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
4,990 |
0.87 |
1.20 |
$ 23.79 |
$ 49,470 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
2,880 |
0.68 |
0.93 |
$ 20.29 |
$ 42,200 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
2,580 |
0.97 |
1.33 |
$ 22.45 |
$ 46,700 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
2,470 |
0.96 |
1.31 |
$ 19.52 |
$ 40,600 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
2,450 |
0.68 |
0.94 |
$ 22.01 |
$ 45,780 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
2,200 |
0.75 |
1.03 |
$ 24.98 |
$ 51,960 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
2,000 |
1.10 |
1.50 |
$ 23.34 |
$ 48,540 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
1,710 |
0.76 |
1.04 |
$ 26.64 |
$ 55,410 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
1,690 |
0.58 |
0.80 |
$ 21.30 |
$ 44,310 |
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 |
300 |
5.77 |
7.92 |
$ 23.29 |
$ 48,440 |
| Parkersburg-Vienna, WV |
100 |
2.75 |
3.78 |
$ 19.59 |
$ 40,750 |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ |
290 |
2.48 |
3.40 |
$ 20.61 |
$ 42,880 |
| Lawton, OK |
80 |
1.90 |
2.61 |
$ 21.04 |
$ 43,770 |
| Ithaca, NY |
90 |
1.90 |
2.60 |
$ 25.69 |
$ 53,430 |
| Trenton, NJ |
380 |
1.68 |
2.31 |
$ 24.05 |
$ 50,030 |
| Bremerton-Silverdale, WA |
140 |
1.66 |
2.27 |
$ 22.31 |
$ 46,390 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY |
690 |
1.65 |
2.27 |
$ 23.90 |
$ 49,720 |
| Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ |
100 |
1.63 |
2.23 |
$ 22.16 |
$ 46,080 |
| Hinesville, GA |
30 |
1.63 |
2.23 |
$ 21.52 |
$ 44,760 |
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 |
1,000 |
0.94 |
1.29 |
$ 28.89 |
$ 60,080 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
1,710 |
0.76 |
1.04 |
$ 26.64 |
$ 55,410 |
| Napa, CA |
40 |
0.64 |
0.88 |
$ 26.02 |
$ 54,120 |
| Ithaca, NY |
90 |
1.90 |
2.60 |
$ 25.69 |
$ 53,430 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA |
70 |
0.76 |
1.05 |
$ 25.63 |
$ 53,300 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
2,200 |
0.75 |
1.03 |
$ 24.98 |
$ 51,960 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
1,010 |
0.39 |
0.54 |
$ 24.86 |
$ 51,700 |
| Vallejo-Fairfield, CA |
90 |
0.71 |
0.98 |
$ 24.69 |
$ 51,360 |
| Anchorage, AK |
140 |
0.86 |
1.18 |
$ 24.68 |
$ 51,330 |
| Santa Rosa, CA |
140 |
0.75 |
1.03 |
$ 24.38 |
$ 50,700 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping:
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping:
About May 2021 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 OEWS estimates and related information:
May 2021 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: March 31, 2022
United States Department of Labor
