# 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.

- Edition: Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition
- Page: https://www.collegesref.com/careers/human-resources-assistants-except-payroll-and-timekeeping
- SOC code: 43-4161.00
- Career family: Office and administrative support
- Median annual pay: $50,610 (10th percentile $37,340, 90th percentile $68,280)
- Projected growth: Decline, -6.2%
- Openings a year: 7,900
- Typical entry education: Associate's degree
- Bright outlook: no
- Data years: BLS 2025 wages · 2025–35 projections

## Interest profile (code CES)

| Interest area | Score (0–100) |
| --- | ---: |
| Realistic (R) | 7 |
| Investigative (I) | 6 |
| Artistic (A) | 0 |
| Social (S) | 37 |
| Enterprising (E) | 49 |
| Conventional (C) | 100 |

## What you'd do

- Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work (importance 92/100)
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates (importance 91/100)
- Working with Computers (importance 91/100)
- Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships (importance 89/100)
- Processing Information (importance 87/100)
- Getting Information (importance 86/100)
- Documenting/Recording Information (importance 84/100)
- Performing Administrative Activities (importance 84/100)
- Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards (importance 78/100)
- Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events (importance 77/100)

## Skills

Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Speaking, Writing, Critical Thinking, Monitoring, Social Perceptiveness, Time Management, Active Learning, Complex Problem Solving

## Knowledge

Personnel and Human Resources, Administrative, Customer and Personal Service, Administration and Management, English Language, Computers and Electronics, Education and Training, Mathematics, Public Safety and Security, Communications and Media

## Also called

Assignment Clerk, Benefits Clerk, Benefits Coordinator, Benefits Technician, Civil Service Clerk, Civil Service Worker, Contract Clerk, Employment Assistant, Employment Clerk, Enrollment Specialist

## Majors that lead here (NCES CIP–SOC crosswalk, 4-digit CIP)

- [Business Operations Support and Assistant Services](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/5204) (CIP 5204, 758 colleges)
- [Human Resources Management and Services](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/5210) (CIP 5210, 758 colleges)

## Colleges with strong outcomes (College Scorecard, 2025)

| College | Program | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yrs | Median debt |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| [Cornell University-New York](https://www.collegesref.com/college/cornell-university-new-york-710) | Human Resources Management and Services | $74,192 | $112,713 | $12,000 |
| [Northwestern University-Illinois](https://www.collegesref.com/college/northwestern-university-illinois-1966) | Human Resources Management and Services | $98,392 | $108,498 | not reported |
| [University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Main Campus](https://www.collegesref.com/college/university-of-michigan-ann-arbor-main-campus-2956) | Human Resources Management and Services | $69,663 | $99,594 | $20,596 |
| [George Washington University](https://www.collegesref.com/college/george-washington-university-1066) | Human Resources Management and Services | $58,393 | $97,126 | $20,000 |
| [Brigham Young University-Provo BYU Utah](https://www.collegesref.com/college/brigham-young-university-provo-byu-utah-302) | Human Resources Management and Services | $66,527 | $96,354 | not reported |
| [Waldorf University](https://www.collegesref.com/college/waldorf-university-3151) | Human Resources Management and Services | $68,676 | $94,822 | $25,747 |
| [University of Richmond](https://www.collegesref.com/college/university-of-richmond-3026) | Human Resources Management and Services | $57,533 | $92,389 | $25,000 |
| [University of St Francis](https://www.collegesref.com/college/university-of-st-francis-3054) | Human Resources Management and Services | not reported | $90,495 | $14,553 |

## Related careers

- [Human Resources Specialists](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/human-resources-specialists): $75,940 median pay
- [Human Resources Managers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/human-resources-managers): $149,280 median pay
- [Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/eligibility-interviewers-government-programs): $54,210 median pay
- [Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/payroll-and-timekeeping-clerks): $58,260 median pay
- [Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/compensation-benefits-and-job-analysis-specialists): $78,210 median pay
- [First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/first-line-supervisors-of-office-and-administrative-support-workers): $69,500 median pay

## Sources

- [O*NET Database](https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html), version 31.0 (CC BY 4.0)
- [BLS Employment Projections](https://www.bls.gov/emp/tables.htm), version 2025-35, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics](https://www.bls.gov/oes/tables.htm), version 2025, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk](https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cipcode/resources.aspx?y=56), version 2020, data year 2020 (Public domain (U.S. government work))

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