Occupational Employment Statistics

DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

43-4161 Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping

Occupational Description:
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.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
First Quarter 2020

Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Southeast Minnesota	230	32	$20.64/hr	$16.12/hr	$17.64/hr	$20.28/hr	$23.55/hr	$25.97/hr

Leading Industries for Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping

Industry	OES Employment (Statewide)	OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Natural Resources and Mining	N/A	N/A
Construction	N/A	N/A
Manufacturing	240	$20.12/hr
Trade, Transportation and Utilities	450	$20.51/hr
Information	N/A	$22.32/hr
Financial Activities	170	$21.92/hr
Professional and Business Services	730	$22.81/hr
Education and Health Services	1,040	$20.85/hr
Leisure and Hospitality	50	$18.00/hr
Other Services	40	$17.90/hr
Public Administration	410	$22.97/hr

Other Regional Data for Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping

Geography	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2016-2026
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA	30	$18.60/hr	N/A
Northeast Balance of State	40	$21.22/hr	N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA	50	$19.06/hr	N/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA	50	$19.32/hr	N/A
Rochester MN MSA	90	$18.61/hr	N/A
Fargo ND-MN MSA	100	$20.28/hr	N/A
St Cloud MN MSA	120	$19.51/hr	N/A
Southwest Balance of State	120	$18.89/hr	N/A
Southwest Minnesota	130	$18.88/hr	-8.7%
Southeast Balance of State	150	$21.37/hr	N/A
Duluth MN-WI MSA	160	$18.90/hr	N/A
Northwest Balance of State	170	$19.31/hr	N/A
Northeast Minnesota	190	$19.10/hr	-8.0%
Northwest Minnesota	230	$19.52/hr	-5.1%
Southeast Minnesota	230	$20.28/hr	-5.1%
Central Minnesota	320	$19.92/hr	-4.1%
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN	2,160	$22.25/hr	-0.8%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA	2,250	$22.24/hr	N/A
Minnesota	3,170	$21.52/hr	-3.4%

Related Occupations

Occupations	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2016-2026
Human Resources Specialists	13,000	$30.74/hr	5.4%
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	2,480	$24.85/hr	-1.2%
Correspondence Clerks	N/A	$22.72/hr	3.1%
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	7,290	$22.84/hr	6.3%
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	10,720	$28.59/hr	-17.2%
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	5,580	$26.80/hr	13.3%
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	32,660	$20.01/hr	-7.3%
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	5,760	$20.35/hr	6.3%
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks	570	$23.91/hr	-0.5%
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	6,790	$22.52/hr	7.0%

Task for Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping

Gather personnel records from other departments or employees.
Explain company personnel policies, benefits, and procedures to employees or job applicants.
Search employee files to obtain information for authorized persons and organizations, such as credit bureaus and finance companies.
Process, verify, and maintain personnel related documentation, including staffing, recruitment, training, grievances, performance evaluations, classifications, and employee leaves of absence.
Answer questions regarding examinations, eligibility, salaries, benefits, and other pertinent information.
Examine employee files to answer inquiries and provide information for personnel actions.
Answer questions regarding examinations, eligibility, salaries, benefits, and other pertinent information.
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.
Examine employee files to answer inquiries and provide information for personnel actions.
Gather personnel records from other departments or employees.