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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Occupational Employment Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2013
43-4161 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.
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation: Top
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
Employment (1)

Employment
RSE (3)

Mean hourly
wage

Mean annual
wage (2)

Wage RSE (3)

136,960

0.6 %

$18.52

$38,520

0.2 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
Percentile

10%

25%

50%
(Median)

75%

90%

Hourly Wage

$11.96

$14.76

$18.12

$21.92

$26.08

Annual Wage (2)

$24,870

$30,700

$37,680

$45,590

$54,240

Industry profile for this occupation: Top
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all
industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry

Employment
(1)

Percent of
industry
employment

Hourly
mean wage

Annual
mean wage
(2)

Federal Executive Branch (OES
Designation)

11,090

0.55

$20.63

$42,910

Management of Companies and
Enterprises

10,510

0.49

$18.78

$39,050

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Employment Services

6,940

0.21

$16.88

$35,100

Other General Merchandise Stores

6,720

0.38

$16.34

$33,990

Local Government (OES Designation)

6,560

0.12

$19.60

$40,770

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry

Employment
(1)

Percent of
industry
employment

Hourly
mean wage

Annual
mean wage
(2)

Federal Executive Branch (OES
Designation)

11,090

0.55

$20.63

$42,910

Management of Companies and
Enterprises

10,510

0.49

$18.78

$39,050

Department Stores

5,980

0.43

$14.51

$30,170

Other General Merchandise Stores

6,720

0.38

$16.34

$33,990

Office Administrative Services

1,510

0.35

$17.56

$36,520

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry

Employment
(1)

Percent of
industry
employment

Hourly
mean wage

Annual
mean wage
(2)

Metal Ore Mining

60

0.14

$25.86

$53,780

Computer and Peripheral Equipment
Manufacturing

130

0.09

$24.27

$50,490

Wired Telecommunications Carriers

850

0.14

$24.25

$50,450

Offices of Dentists

180

0.02

$23.97

$49,850

Motor Vehicle Manufacturing

70

0.04

$22.87

$47,560

Geographic profile for this occupation: Top
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are
provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

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States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State

Employment
(1)

Employment
per thousand
jobs

Location
quotient (9)

Hourly
mean wage

Annual
mean wage
(2)

California

15,950

1.08

1.05

$20.77

$43,210

Texas

10,580

0.97

0.94

$17.84

$37,110

New York

8,340

0.97

0.94

$19.10

$39,720

Florida

7,200

0.97

0.94

$16.57

$34,460

Pennsylvania

7,160

1.27

1.23

$17.68

$36,770

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States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State

Employment
(1)

Employment
per thousand
jobs

Location
quotient (9)

Hourly
mean wage

Annual
mean wage
(2)

District of Columbia

1,120

1.68

1.63

$21.93

$45,620

Maryland

4,040

1.60

1.54

$20.53

$42,700

Hawaii

970

1.60

1.55

$18.22

$37,890

Alaska

510

1.57

1.52

$20.92

$43,520

North Carolina

5,260

1.33

1.29

$16.94

$35,230

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Top paying States for this occupation:

State

Employment
(1)

Employment
per thousand
jobs

Location
quotient (9)

Hourly
mean wage

Annual
mean wage
(2)

Massachusetts

3,160

0.97

0.94

$22.25

$46,290

District of Columbia

1,120

1.68

1.63

$21.93

$45,620

Connecticut

1,350

0.82

0.80

$21.33

$44,360

Alaska

510

1.57

1.52

$20.92

$43,520

California

15,950

1.08

1.05

$20.77

$43,210

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Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area

Employment
(1)

Employment
per thousand
jobs

Location
quotient (9)

Hourly
mean wage

Annual
mean wage
(2)

New York-White PlainsWayne, NY-NJ
Metropolitan Division

4,670

0.89

0.86

$19.56

$40,690

Los Angeles-Long BeachGlendale, CA
Metropolitan Division

3,970

1.00

0.97

$20.38

$42,400

Washington-ArlingtonAlexandria, DC-VA-MDWV Metropolitan Division

3,100

1.31

1.27

$21.03

$43,750

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Chicago-Joliet-Naperville,
IL Metropolitan Division

2,990

0.81

0.78

$20.34

$42,310

Atlanta-Sandy SpringsMarietta, GA

2,600

1.13

1.09

$18.87

$39,260

Philadelphia, PA
Metropolitan Division

2,600

1.41

1.37

$18.67

$38,830

Minneapolis-St. PaulBloomington, MN-WI

2,400

1.34

1.30

$19.65

$40,870

Houston-Sugar LandBaytown, TX

2,360

0.86

0.83

$18.58

$38,650

Baltimore-Towson, MD

2,330

1.82

1.76

$20.38

$42,390

Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX
Metropolitan Division

2,070

0.96

0.93

$19.24

$40,010

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Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area

Employment
(1)

Employment
per thousand
jobs

Location
quotient (9)

Hourly
mean wage

Annual
mean wage
(2)

Elizabethtown, KY

500

10.78

10.44

$20.17

$41,950

Manhattan, KS

150

2.94

2.85

$16.90

$35,160

Lawton, OK

120

2.88

2.79

$17.25

$35,870

Columbus, GA-AL

300

2.65

2.57

$17.19

$35,750

Fayetteville, NC

330

2.60

2.52

$16.05

$33,390

Jacksonville, NC

110

2.55

2.47

$16.02

$33,310

Hinesville-Fort Stewart,
GA

40

2.49

2.41

$18.31

$38,080

Montgomery, AL

380

2.41

2.33

$16.83

$35,000

Hanford-Corcoran, CA

90

2.28

2.21

$19.32

$40,180

Mankato-North Mankato,
MN

100

2.09

2.03

$16.00

$33,280

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Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area

Employment
(1)

Employment
per thousand
jobs

Location
quotient (9)

Hourly
mean wage

Annual
mean wage
(2)

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa
Clara, CA

1,090

1.17

1.13

$24.24

$50,410

Boston-CambridgeQuincy, MA NECTA
Division

1,860

1.06

1.03

$23.58

$49,040

San Francisco-San MateoRedwood City, CA
Metropolitan Division

880

0.84

0.81

$23.20

$48,250

New Haven, CT

230

0.86

0.83

$23.18

$48,210

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Lowell-BillericaChelmsford, MA-NH
NECTA Division

120

1.05

1.02

$22.65

$47,120

Kankakee-Bradley, IL

30

0.76

0.73

$22.10

$45,970

Hartford-West HartfordEast Hartford, CT

400

0.72

0.69

$22.08

$45,920

Bethesda-RockvilleFrederick, MD
Metropolitan Division

740

1.32

1.28

$21.99

$45,750

Peabody, MA NECTA
Division

80

0.77

0.74

$21.98

$45,720

Waterbury, CT

50

0.78

0.76

$21.85

$45,450

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area

Employment
(1)

Employment
per thousand
jobs

Location
quotient (9)

Hourly
mean wage

Annual
mean wage
(2)

Other North Carolina
nonmetropolitan area

420

1.41

1.37

$15.43

$32,080

Western Central North
Carolina nonmetropolitan
area

320

1.28

1.23

$17.07

$35,500

East Central Pennsylvania
nonmetropolitan area

320

1.35

1.31

$17.02

$35,400

Kansas nonmetropolitan
area

300

0.77

0.75

$16.25

$33,800

Eastern Texas
nonmetropolitan area

250

0.88

0.85

$16.21

$33,720

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area

Employment
(1)

Employment
per thousand
jobs

Location
quotient (9)

Hourly
mean wage

Annual
mean wage
(2)

Southeast Alaska
nonmetropolitan area

120

3.52

3.40

$23.00

$47,830

Southeast Arizona
nonmetropolitan area

110

1.93

1.87

$17.82

$37,070

Southwestern Wisconsin
nonmetropolitan area

120

1.79

1.73

$19.36

$40,270

Southeast Alabama
nonmetropolitan area

140

1.68

1.62

$16.61

$34,550

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Southwestern New
Hampshire
nonmetropolitan area

70

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1.66

1.61

$18.41

$38,290

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area

Employment
(1)

Employment
per thousand
jobs

Location
quotient (9)

Hourly
mean wage

Annual
mean wage
(2)

Other Nevada
nonmetropolitan area

60

1.04

1.00

$25.68

$53,400

North Central
Massachusetts
nonmetropolitan area

30

1.32

1.28

$24.49

$50,940

Southeast Alaska
nonmetropolitan area

120

3.52

3.40

$23.00

$47,830

Northeastern Virginia
nonmetropolitan area

60

1.30

1.26

$22.08

$45,920

Mother Lode Region of
California nonmetropolitan
area

50

1.41

1.36

$21.84

$45,420

About May 2013 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage
Estimates
These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and
nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are
provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.
The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is
the 50th percentile wage estimate--50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn
more than the median. More about percentile wages.

(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown
separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.
(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure
of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly mean wage published, the annual wage has been
directly calculated from the reported survey data.
(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative
standard error, the more precise the estimate.
(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average
concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than
average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.
Other OES estimates and related information:
May 2013 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2013 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

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May 2013 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2013 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2013 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: April 1, 2014

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