Office and Administrative Support Occupations
BLS May 2025 wages O*NET task lead SOC 43-4161

Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping

O*NET task statements lead this Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping card before OEWS pay; neighboring titles include Postal Service Clerks, Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs, Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks, Desktop Publishers.

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Same-major-group titles next to Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping: Postal Service Clerks ($62K) , Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs ($54K) , Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks ($58K) , Desktop Publishers ($55K) . Hash-ordered per card so residual SOC siblings do not share an identical peer sentence.

What Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping publish as work

O*NET task statements for SOC 43-4161 - occupation-level descriptions, not every employer's posting. Sibling cards diverge here because the task set is entity-keyed.

  1. 1. Process, verify, and maintain personnel related documentation, including staffing, recruitment, training, grievances, performance evaluat…
  2. 2. Record data for each employee, including such information as addresses, weekly earnings, absences, amount of sales or production, supervi…
  3. 3. Interview job applicants to obtain and verify information used to screen and evaluate them
  4. 4. Explain company personnel policies, benefits, and procedures to employees or job applicants
  5. 5. Process and review employment applications to evaluate qualifications or eligibility of applicants
  6. 6. Inform job applicants of their acceptance or rejection of employment
  7. 7. Provide assistance in administering employee benefit programs and worker's compensation plans
  8. 8. Select applicants meeting specified job requirements and refer them to hiring personnel
  9. 9. Answer questions regarding examinations, eligibility, salaries, benefits, and other pertinent information
  10. 10. Prepare and set up for new employee orientations
  11. 11. Gather personnel records from other departments or employees
  12. 12. Arrange for advertising or posting of job vacancies and notify eligible workers of position availability

Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping: O*NET ranks Reading Comprehension first

Importance-ranked O*NET profile for SOC 43-4161 - lead skill Reading Comprehension at 4.0 ; lead knowledge Personnel and Human Resources. Sibling cards diverge here even when peer titles overlap.

Top skills

  1. 1. Reading Comprehension 4.0
  2. 2. Active Listening 4.0
  3. 3. Speaking 3.8
  4. 4. Writing 3.5
  5. 5. Critical Thinking 3.4
  6. 6. Monitoring 3.4
  7. 7. Social Perceptiveness 3.4
  8. 8. Time Management 3.1

Knowledge areas

  1. 1. Personnel and Human Resources 4.4
  2. 2. Administrative 4.1
  3. 3. Customer and Personal Service 3.7
  4. 4. Administration and Management 3.5
  5. 5. English Language 3.4
  6. 6. Computers and Electronics 2.9
National median after O*NET task lead
$50,610
/year · 12 published task lines above
Lead task: Process, verify, and maintain personnel related documentation, including staffing, recruitment, training, grievances, performance evaluat…
$51K
National median
↓ -7%
Growth 2024-2034
9,000
Annual openings
90,220
Estimated US jobs
Postal Service Clerks
Highest-pay peer · $62K

Typical Entry and Preparation Assignments

Entry education Associate's degree

Top Paying States for Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping

1. Massachusetts $55,840
2. California $57,590
3. District of Columbia $59,050
4. Rhode Island $56,370
5. New Jersey $54,410
6. Washington $57,390
7. Alaska $56,510
8. Colorado $54,880
9. Maryland $56,880
10. Minnesota $54,520

Other Office and Administrative Support Occupations titles

  1. 1. Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks $58,260
  2. 2. Desktop Publishers $55,290
  3. 3. Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs $54,210
  4. 4. Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants $55,570
  5. 5. Postal Service Clerks $62,130
  6. 6. Postal Service Mail Carriers $60,550

O*NET publishes 12 leading task statements for Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping (SOC 43-4161). The national OEWS median is $50,610 inside Office and Administrative Support Occupations. Same-group neighbors: Postal Service Clerks, Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs, Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks, Desktop Publishers. Lead published task: Process, verify, and maintain personnel related documentation, including staffing, recruitment, training, grievances, performance evaluat….

Employment Projections expect -7% change between 2024 and 2034 (declining vs baseline 3.1%). About 9,000 annual openings are projected. BLS assigns Associate's degree as typical education needed for entry. These are occupation-level assignments, not universal requirements. BLS does not publish a separate occupation-specific safety rate for this role; its broad SOC-group rate is excluded from this career card's grade.

Highest published state median in this ranking: Massachusetts at $55,840. The table records differences without proving causes. Highest-pay peer shown here: Postal Service Clerks at $62,130. Compare the same statistic in the relevant local wage area before treating the national median as a personal benchmark; OEWS excludes employer benefits.

Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping pay-rank #18 in Office and Administrative Support Occupations

Among 54 detailed Office and Administrative Support Occupations with a published OEWS median, Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping is pay-rank #18, the upper third of that major group. The order is ROW_NUMBER on national median (title as tiebreak), not a worker-level percentile.

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Data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025. Projections from BLS Employment Projections program, 2024-2034.

SOC 43-4161 · national median $50,610 · upper third of Office and Administrative Support Occupations (#18/54). Open the full OEWS map or a named state before treating the card median as a local ask.

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State, metro, and percentile for SOC 43-4161

Massachusetts · top state for Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping

$56K published median

California · #2 state pay

$58K · behind Massachusetts

Postal Service Clerks

Highest-pay peer vs Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping · $62K

Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs

Lower-pay peer beside Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping · $54K

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which Office and Administrative Support Occupations titles sit near Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping at the top of the pay table? ▼
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping is pay-rank #18 of 54 detailed Office and Administrative Support Occupations with an OEWS median, upper third. Nearest upper-third titles: Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks ($51K), Proofreaders and Copy Markers ($51K), Cargo and Freight Agents ($52K), Public Safety Telecommunicators ($53K). Rank is ROW_NUMBER on national median.
What do human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping do day to day? ▼
O*NET lists published task statements for Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping. Leading ones include: Process, verify, and maintain personnel related documentation, including staffing, recruitment, training, grievances, performance evaluat…; Record data for each employee, including such information as addresses, weekly earnings, absences, amount of sales or production, supervi…; Interview job applicants to obtain and verify information used to screen and evaluate them; Explain company personnel policies, benefits, and procedures to employees or job applicants. These are occupation-level task descriptions, not every employer's job description.
Which O*NET skills rank highest for human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping? ▼
For SOC 43-4161, O*NET importance scores lead with Reading Comprehension (4.0), Active Listening (4.0), Speaking (3.8), Writing (3.5). Knowledge areas emphasize Personnel and Human Resources, Administrative, Customer and Personal Service. These are occupation-level profiles, not a hiring checklist for every employer.
What is the OEWS national median for Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping? ▼
May 2025 OEWS reports $50,610 as the national median for Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping. The published 10th-90th range is $37,340 to $68,280. Beside Postal Service Clerks ($62,130), this is the occupation-level national figure, not a local offer.
What employment change does BLS publish for Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping? ▼
The 2024-2034 projection for Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping is -7%. Projected annual openings: about 9,000. Relative to the current all-occupations baseline of 3.1%: declining.
What typical entry education does BLS assign to Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping? ▼
BLS assigns Associate's degree as the typical-education-needed-for-entry category for Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping. These are occupation-level labels, not every employer's hiring rule.
Which three states show the highest OEWS medians for Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping? ▼
Massachusetts ($55,840), California ($57,590), District of Columbia ($59,050) lead this ranking. The table does not identify why those state estimates differ.

Source data and WageDex calculations are identified in context on this page. Wage and state figures use BLS OEWS May 2025; growth and education use BLS Employment Projections for 2024-2034; safety fields cite BLS CFOI/SOII; task statements cite O*NET where shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OES Occupational wage estimates by area and industry · 2025

Federal sources on this Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping card
  • BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS / OES) - national median and percentiles for SOC 43-4161. bls.gov/oes
  • O*NET OnLine - task and skill statements for Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping. onetcenter.org
  • BLS Employment Projections - 2024-2034 change and openings for this occupation. bls.gov/emp
  • U.S. Census Bureau ACS - demographic and labor-force context for state and metro geography. census.gov/programs-surveys/acs
  • IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) - payroll-tax aggregate context for wage comparisons. irs.gov/statistics