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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