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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

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:

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:

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:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing (8) (8) $ 34.33 $ 71,410
Postal Service (federal government) 260 0.04 $ 30.19 $ 62,800
Natural Gas Distribution 40 0.04 $ 29.29 $ 60,910
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution 130 0.03 $ 26.85 $ 55,850
Motor Vehicle Manufacturing 30 0.01 $ 26.58 $ 55,290


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 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




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 1,060 0.96 1.23 $ 26.90 $ 55,950
Ithaca, NY 70 1.50 1.92 $ 26.66 $ 55,450
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 1,580 0.68 0.87 $ 26.64 $ 55,410
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 2,830 0.94 1.20 $ 24.97 $ 51,950
New Haven, CT 120 0.45 0.57 $ 24.46 $ 50,870
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA 40 0.40 0.51 $ 23.84 $ 49,580
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 460 0.83 1.07 $ 23.75 $ 49,390
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 180 0.46 0.60 $ 23.68 $ 49,260
Barnstable Town, MA 40 0.45 0.58 $ 23.66 $ 49,210
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY 640 1.52 1.94 $ 23.64 $ 49,170

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 230 0.62 0.80 $ 19.17 $ 39,870
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 190 0.79 1.01 $ 17.34 $ 36,060
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area 170 1.05 1.35 $ 23.13 $ 48,110
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 170 0.89 1.14 $ 16.58 $ 34,490
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area 170 0.70 0.89 $ 19.32 $ 40,190

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Alaska nonmetropolitan area 160 1.56 2.01 $ 25.20 $ 52,410
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area 120 1.17 1.51 $ 20.79 $ 43,250
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area 150 1.12 1.44 $ 20.10 $ 41,810
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area 100 1.09 1.40 $ 19.22 $ 39,980
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area 170 1.05 1.35 $ 23.13 $ 48,110

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Alaska nonmetropolitan area 160 1.56 2.01 $ 25.20 $ 52,410
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area 60 0.64 0.82 $ 23.59 $ 49,070
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area 170 1.05 1.35 $ 23.13 $ 48,110
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area 60 0.55 0.71 $ 22.96 $ 47,750
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area 130 0.91 1.17 $ 21.92 $ 45,580


About May 2020 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.

(8) Estimate not released.

(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 2020 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: March 31, 2021