Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping

Median salary

$50,610

Average salary

$52,250

Employment

90,220

Projected growth

7.1% decline

Annual openings

9,000

Typical entry education

Associate's degree

What Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping Do

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.

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Career Outlook

National employment outlook, 2024–2034.

Related work experience: None
On-the-job training: None
Self-employed: 0.3%

Source: BLS Employment Projections — 2024-2034.

How Much Preparation Does This Take?

Job Zone 3 of 5

Job Zone Three: Medium Preparation Needed

Experience: Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations.
Education: Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.
Job training: Employees in these occupations usually need one or two years of training involving both on-the-job experience and informal training with experienced workers. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.

Source: O*NET Job Zones.

Key Knowledge Areas

Subject-matter areas this occupation draws on most, per O*NET.

Personnel and Human Resourcesimportance 4.4/5
Administrativeimportance 4.1/5
Customer and Personal Serviceimportance 3.7/5
Administration and Managementimportance 3.5/5
English Languageimportance 3.4/5
Computers and Electronicsimportance 2.9/5
Education and Trainingimportance 2.6/5
Mathematicsimportance 2.4/5

Work Environment

What the day-to-day work setting is like, per O*NET.

E-Mail5.0/5
Telephone Conversations4.9/5
Contact With Others4.9/5
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate4.7/5
Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team4.6/5
Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams4.5/5

Careers With Similar Skills

Occupations whose Transferable Skills profile most closely matches this one — a mathematical comparison, not observed data about people actually moving between these careers.

Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan99% skill match
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers98% skill match
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term98% skill match
Loan Officers98% skill match
Customer Service Representatives98% skill match
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists98% skill match
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education98% skill match
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School98% skill match

Transferable Skills

Cross-functional skills this occupation draws on most, per O*NET — the kind that carry over to other careers.

Social Perceptivenessimportance 3.4/5
Time Managementimportance 3.1/5
Coordinationimportance 3.0/5
Service Orientationimportance 3.0/5
Complex Problem Solvingimportance 3.0/5
Judgment and Decision Makingimportance 3.0/5
Persuasionimportance 2.9/5
Negotiationimportance 2.6/5

Software & Technologies

Tools and software used in this occupation, per O*NET.

Hot Technologies

In-Demand Technologies

Other Software Used

Work Style

Personal work characteristics that matter most for this occupation, per O*NET.

Dependability
Attention to Detail
Integrity
Cooperation
Social Orientation
Self-Control
Cautiousness

Career Interests

This occupation’s RIASEC interest profile, per O*NET — how strongly it fits each of the six Holland interest types.

ConventionalHigh
EnterprisingMedium
SocialMedium
RealisticLow
InvestigativeLow
ArtisticLow

This page includes information from the O*NET 30.3 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

Where This Career Is Most Concentrated

Metro areas where human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping make up the largest share of local employment, relative to the national average (BLS location quotient).