Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping
Office and Administrative Support · SOC 43-4161
AI exposure from the Anthropic Economic Index (2025); salary from BLS; skills from O*NET. See /sources.
Decision card
Career Evidence Passport
SOC 43-4161 evidence across exposure, wages, projections, postings, certified LCAs, skills, and transitions.
- SOC exposure
- 40.5%
- Very High · Anthropic AEI
- Automation friction
- 43/100
- Moderate friction; broad SOC seed ORS job-requirements coverage.
- Wages
- $50,610
- H-1B offered wage $40,560; LCAs are filings.
- Projected openings
- 13,800
- BLS EP 2024–2034; employment change -7.1%.
- Observed/proxy demand
- 5
- FY2025 certified LCAs; 19,205 postings in 2025.
Skill evidence
- H-1B values are certified Labor Condition Applications, not visa approvals.
- Job postings are seed-static / seed-derived; treat as provider-ready proxy coverage until observed provider data is wired in.
- Transition matches are directional skill-overlap context, not placement guarantees.
- This release is a FutureGrid broad-SOC seed derived from public BLS ORS requirement concepts and categories, not direct occupation-level ORS survey estimates. It describes job requirements, not worker ability, AI capability, or displacement probability. Automation friction is a FutureGrid derived score and should be read alongside exposure, demand, wage, and projection signals.
Best transitions from here
Explore all pathways→Lower AI-exposure roles that reuse your skills, ranked by a transition score (skills that transfer, safety gain, pay and retraining effort).
AI Exposure Analysis
Across AI measures
Multiple exposure lenses for this occupation.
AI could do ~62.1% of this role but only ~40.5% is currently done with AI — a large capability-vs-adoption gap.
Top Skills
H-1B Visa Sponsorship Demand
View full H-1B trends →Certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications naming this occupation, FY2016–FY2025. A descriptive high-skill labor-demand signal — employer filings, not visa approvals or individual outcomes. Note: one LCA can cover multiple worker positions.
O*NET occupation profile
What this work involves
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.
Common titles: Human Resources Administrative Assistant (HR Administrative Assistant), Human Resources Assistant (HR Assistant), Human Resources Associate (HR Associate), Personnel Clerk
Representative 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.
Detailed Work Activities
- •Record personnel information.
- •Explain regulations, policies, or procedures.
- •Interview employees, customers, or others to collect information.
- •Administer personnel recruitment or hiring activities.
- •Administer compensation or benefits programs.
Tools & Technologies
Employment Projections & AI Exposure
Employment & Wage Trend
BLS OEWS, 2019–2025
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). See /sources.
Sector Comparison
| Metric | This Career | Sector Average |
|---|---|---|
| AI Exposure | 40.5% | 33.9% |
| Outlook | Average | 22% Bright |
| Median Salary | $50,610 | N/A |
| AI Resiliency | 60/100 | N/A |