Hiring Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping
Employers across the 92 metro areas we have BLS OEWS wage data for pay human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping a median of $35,290 to $67,590 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025). A search through recruitlocalpros runs Tier I to Tier VI, $6,240 to $54,340, set by seniority, never by location or salary. Our vetted recruiting partner handles sourcing, screening and placement end to end.
What do human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping do?
- 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.
Core tasks, O*NET OnLine, 43-4161.00.
What does it take to become one?
Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.
Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example, an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of vocational training, and often must have passed a licensing exam, in order to perform the job.
Employees in these occupations usually need one or two years of training involving both on-the-job experience and informal training with experienced workers. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.
O*NET Job Zone 3, SVP (6.0 to < 7.0). O*NET OnLine.
Employers commonly list experience with Applicant tracking software, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office software, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word for this role.
What do human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping get paid?
BLS OEWS, May 2025 publishes a wage for human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping in 92 of the metro areas in this build. The median ranges from $35,290 to $67,590 a year depending on the metro, with a midpoint of $48,950. This is what employers pay, place of work, not a single national figure and not what any one person takes home.
BLS OEWS, BLS OEWS, May 2025, SOC 43-4161.
What does hiring one cost?
The same as any role: tier, not location or salary, sets the fee. Across all six tiers the published range is $6,240 to $54,340 per search. For scale, the highest published median for human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping in this build is $67,590. A contingency firm hiring at that level would bill roughly $13,518 to $20,277 on the first year salary alone, 20 to 30%.
Frequently asked
- How fast can a human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping search fill?
- 23 to 35 days, 2 to 3x faster than a typical contingency search, per the recruiting provider's published figures.
- What if the hire does not work out?
- A 45-day replacement guarantee, at 50% off a repeat search for the same role.
Price a human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping search
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