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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2020
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: Top
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) |
108,470 |
1.2 % |
$ 21.24 |
$ 44,170 |
0.3 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping:
Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50% (Median) |
75% |
90% |
Hourly Wage |
$ 14.44 |
$ 17.14 |
$ 20.79 |
$ 24.66 |
$ 29.53 |
Annual Wage (2) |
$ 30,040 |
$ 35,650 |
$ 43,250 |
$ 51,290 |
$ 61,430 |
Industry profile for Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping: Top
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 |
9,620 |
0.40 |
$ 21.62 |
$ 44,970 |
Federal Executive Branch (OEWS Designation) |
9,050 |
0.43 |
$ 22.94 |
$ 47,720 |
General Merchandise Stores |
7,070 |
0.24 |
$ 18.60 |
$ 38,680 |
Employment Services |
6,750 |
0.21 |
$ 19.67 |
$ 40,920 |
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
4,810 |
0.09 |
$ 24.13 |
$ 50,180 |
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) |
9,050 |
0.43 |
$ 22.94 |
$ 47,720 |
Management of Companies and Enterprises |
9,620 |
0.40 |
$ 21.62 |
$ 44,970 |
Office Administrative Services |
1,760 |
0.35 |
$ 20.42 |
$ 42,480 |
General Merchandise Stores |
7,070 |
0.24 |
$ 18.60 |
$ 38,680 |
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services |
3,300 |
0.22 |
$ 22.17 |
$ 46,110 |
Top paying industries for Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping:
Geographic profile for Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping: Top
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 |
12,370 |
0.75 |
0.97 |
$ 23.28 |
$ 48,410 |
Texas |
11,150 |
0.92 |
1.18 |
$ 20.86 |
$ 43,400 |
New York |
8,340 |
0.96 |
1.23 |
$ 23.20 |
$ 48,260 |
New Jersey |
5,840 |
1.54 |
1.98 |
$ 22.14 |
$ 46,060 |
Florida |
5,330 |
0.63 |
0.81 |
$ 19.59 |
$ 40,740 |
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 |
5,840 |
1.54 |
1.98 |
$ 22.14 |
$ 46,060 |
Alaska |
390 |
1.31 |
1.68 |
$ 24.07 |
$ 50,060 |
Maryland |
3,080 |
1.22 |
1.57 |
$ 22.36 |
$ 46,510 |
Rhode Island |
530 |
1.21 |
1.55 |
$ 20.50 |
$ 42,650 |
Hawaii |
630 |
1.10 |
1.41 |
$ 20.04 |
$ 41,690 |
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 |
590 |
0.86 |
1.10 |
$ 27.56 |
$ 57,320 |
Alaska |
390 |
1.31 |
1.68 |
$ 24.07 |
$ 50,060 |
California |
12,370 |
0.75 |
0.97 |
$ 23.28 |
$ 48,410 |
New York |
8,340 |
0.96 |
1.23 |
$ 23.20 |
$ 48,260 |
Connecticut |
970 |
0.63 |
0.80 |
$ 23.12 |
$ 48,090 |
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 |
9,580 |
1.08 |
1.39 |
$ 23.39 |
$ 48,640 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
4,270 |
0.73 |
0.94 |
$ 22.98 |
$ 47,800 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
3,080 |
0.86 |
1.10 |
$ 21.84 |
$ 45,420 |
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
2,990 |
1.01 |
1.29 |
$ 22.17 |
$ 46,110 |
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
2,830 |
0.65 |
0.83 |
$ 21.73 |
$ 45,200 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
2,830 |
0.94 |
1.20 |
$ 24.97 |
$ 51,950 |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
2,480 |
0.92 |
1.18 |
$ 21.26 |
$ 44,220 |
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
2,010 |
1.09 |
1.39 |
$ 22.74 |
$ 47,310 |
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
1,870 |
0.89 |
1.14 |
$ 21.10 |
$ 43,880 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
1,630 |
0.65 |
0.83 |
$ 20.91 |
$ 43,500 |
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 |
290 |
5.75 |
7.37 |
$ 23.27 |
$ 48,410 |
Florence, SC |
240 |
2.88 |
3.69 |
$ 17.00 |
$ 35,350 |
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV |
90 |
2.61 |
3.35 |
$ 20.35 |
$ 42,340 |
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ |
290 |
2.58 |
3.31 |
$ 20.82 |
$ 43,310 |
Morgantown, WV |
140 |
2.18 |
2.79 |
$ 19.20 |
$ 39,930 |
Lawton, OK |
80 |
2.03 |
2.60 |
$ 20.90 |
$ 43,470 |
Manchester, NH |
190 |
1.78 |
2.28 |
$ 19.19 |
$ 39,910 |
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC |
690 |
1.78 |
2.28 |
$ 17.82 |
$ 37,060 |
Columbus, GA-AL |
200 |
1.76 |
2.26 |
$ 18.86 |
$ 39,230 |
Trenton, NJ |
410 |
1.76 |
2.26 |
$ 23.56 |
$ 48,990 |
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