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.
- Median pay
- $50,610
- Doing it now
- 96,500
- By 2035
- Down 6.2%
- Usually needs
- Associate's degree
a year
across the country
7,900 openings a year
to get in
What the work involves
- Explain company personnel policies, benefits, and procedures to employees or job applicants.
- 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.
- Answer questions regarding examinations, eligibility, salaries, benefits, and other pertinent information.
- Examine employee files to answer inquiries and provide information for personnel actions.
- Gather personnel records from other departments or employees.
- Search employee files to obtain information for authorized persons and organizations, such as credit bureaus and finance companies.
- Compile and prepare reports and documents pertaining to personnel activities.
What to study
The fields of study the Department of Education links to this occupation, most widely taught first.
- Human Resources Management and ServicesSee 433 colleges that teach it
- Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesSee 44 colleges that teach it
Who it suits
O*NET scores every occupation on six interest dimensions. This one leans hardest on these three.
Organised and precise
Leading and persuading
Helping and teaching
Careers like this one
- Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$47,540
- Receptionists and Information Clerks$38,010
- Customer Service Representatives$44,770
- Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$49,230
- Office Clerks, General$45,010
- Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$76,590
Where this comes from: the description and the task list are O*NET, which the Department of Labor maintains. Pay, workforce size, outlook and the education normally needed are the Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections programme, 2025 wages and 2025 to 2035 projections. Half of them earn more than $50,610 a year, which means half earn less, and what you would earn depends on where you work and how long you have been doing it. The fields of study come from the National Center for Education Statistics crosswalk.