As of June 2026, Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping has an AI-exposure score of 82/100 (Very High exposure) on the AI-Safe Careers index, blending O*NET tasks, the Anthropic Economic Index, the Penn/OpenAI study, and BLS data. This is an estimate of task exposure, not a prediction of job loss.
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping
More exposed than 99% of the roles we track. Median pay ~US$50,610. About 9,000 projected openings a year (BLS 2024–34 — growth plus replacement).
Pay & demand figures are US medians (BLS, in USD) — your local figures will differ. Your exposure score applies broadly.
How you compare to similar Administrative roles
Your tasks, by AI exposure
- 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.
- Request information from law enforcement officials, previous employers, and other references to determine applicants' employment acceptability.
- Compile and prepare reports and documents pertaining to personnel activities.
- Search employee files to obtain information for authorized persons and organizations, such as credit bureaus and finance companies.
- Examine employee files to answer inquiries and provide information for personnel actions.
- Gather personnel records from other departments or employees.
- Interview job applicants to obtain and verify information used to screen and evaluate them.
- Prepare badges, passes, and identification cards, and perform other security-related duties.
- Process, verify, and maintain personnel related documentation, including staffing, recruitment, training, grievances, performance evaluations, classifications, and employee leaves of absence.
- Arrange for in-house and external training activities.
- Answer questions regarding examinations, eligibility, salaries, benefits, and other pertinent information.
- Provide assistance in administering employee benefit programs and worker's compensation plans.
- Process and review employment applications to evaluate qualifications or eligibility of applicants.
- Inform job applicants of their acceptance or rejection of employment.
- Select applicants meeting specified job requirements and refer them to hiring personnel.
- Arrange for advertising or posting of job vacancies and notify eligible workers of position availability.
- Administer and score applicant and employee aptitude, personality, and interest assessment instruments.
- Explain company personnel policies, benefits, and procedures to employees or job applicants.
- Prepare and set up for new employee orientations.
No durable tasks identified for this role — its real, individually-assessed tasks consistently read as automatable (95%).
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