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Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping — Career Decision Dashboard
United States
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Report generated from official BLS OEWS and O*NET data — United States.
Median annual wage
$50,610
United States, 2025
Employment
90,220
United States, 2025
Typical education
Bachelor's Degree
Job Zone 3
Skills identified
35
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Career overview
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.
- O*NET code
- 43-4161.00
- Job zone
- 3
- Experience required
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
Typical tasks
- Process, verify, and maintain personnel related documentation, including staffing, recruitment, training, grievances, performance evaluations, classifications, and employee leaves of absence.
- Record data for each employee, including such information as addresses, weekly earnings, absences, amount of sales or production, supervisory reports on performance, and dates of and reasons for terminations.
- Explain company personnel policies, benefits, and procedures to employees or job applicants.
- Provide assistance in administering employee benefit programs and worker's compensation plans.
- Answer questions regarding examinations, eligibility, salaries, benefits, and other pertinent information.
- Prepare and set up for new employee orientations.
- Gather personnel records from other departments or employees.
- Examine employee files to answer inquiries and provide information for personnel actions.
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Salary analysis — United States
10th percentile
$37,340
25th percentile
$44,030
75th percentile
$59,800
90th percentile
$68,280
Most important skills
- Active Listening4.0
- Reading Comprehension4.0
- Speaking3.8
- Writing3.5
- Social Perceptiveness3.4
- Critical Thinking3.4
- Monitoring3.4
- Time Management3.1
- Judgment and Decision Making3.0
- Active Learning3.0
- Coordination3.0
- Service Orientation3.0
What skills do you need?
Select the skills you already have
Skills listed are those O*NET rates at importance 3.0 or above for this occupation. Set your own level on the same 0–7 O*NET scale.
Skill coverage
0%
0 of 13 identified skills
Matched
0
Missing
13
Your selected skills cover approximately 0% of the skills identified for this occupation in O*NET. This is a coverage measure of listed skills only — it is not a qualification, hiring or interview outcome.
Skills to develop
| Skill | Importance | Required level | Your level | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active Listening | 4.0 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Reading Comprehension | 4.0 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Speaking | 3.8 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Writing | 3.5 | 3.6 | Not selected | 3.6 |
| Critical Thinking | 3.4 | 3.6 | Not selected | 3.6 |
| Monitoring | 3.4 | 3.5 | Not selected | 3.5 |
| Social Perceptiveness | 3.4 | 3.4 | Not selected | 3.4 |
| Active Learning | 3.0 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Coordination | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Service Orientation | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Time Management | 3.1 | 2.9 | Not selected | 2.9 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 3.0 | 2.8 | Not selected | 2.8 |
Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.
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Compare with Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and TimekeepingHow salary varies by location
| Location | Median | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | $67,590 | 560 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | $66,550 | 1,300 | 2025 |
| Vallejo, CA | $61,870 | 90 | 2025 |
| Santa Cruz, CA | $61,600 | 60 | 2025 |
| Napa, CA | $61,390 | 40 | 2025 |
| Rochester, MN | $60,540 | 200 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | $60,420 | 1,480 | 2025 |
| Lexington Park, MD | $59,970 | 40 | 2025 |
| Corvallis, OR | $59,880 | 40 | 2025 |
| Boulder, CO | $59,690 | 80 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | $59,120 | 1,610 | 2025 |
| DC | $59,050 | 610 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | $58,610 | 640 | 2025 |
| Oxnard, CA | $58,140 | 190 | 2025 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | $57,820 | 90 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $57,600 | 3,890 | 2025 |
| CA | $57,590 | 11,490 | 2025 |
| Baltimore, MD | $57,530 | 660 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | $57,440 | 1,150 | 2025 |
| WA | $57,390 | 2,350 | 2025 |
Career transition paths
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Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025 (May 2025 release).
Figures are periodic published survey snapshots, not real-time market rates.