Office and administrative support
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
Growth to 2035
−6%
declining
Openings a year
7,900
Time to qualify*
2 years
* From a bachelor's degree in an unrelated field.
Pay
Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
Getting in
- Typical entry education
- Associate's degree
- On-the-job training
- None
- Prior experience
- None
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What the work is like
Dealing with the public
Unpleasant or angry people
Time pressure
Cost of a mistake
Freedom to make decisions
Repeating the same tasks
Time sitting
Time standing
Exposure to disease
Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping: 50% usually work over 40 hours a week
Core 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.
Also called: Human Resources Administrative Assistant (HR Administrative Assistant) · Human Resources Assistant (HR Assistant) · Human Resources Associate (HR Associate) · Personnel Clerk
Outlook and AI
Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping held 96,500 jobs in 2025. BLS projects 90,500 by 2035 (−6%, declining; all jobs: +3.5%).
Productivity change - share decreases as organizations combine their administrative functions and leverage HR technology, resulting in the need for fewer human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping.
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