Also called: Human Resources Assistants
Human Resources Assistants build social perceptiveness, time management and judgment and decision making skills that carry over to other work. Below are 25 careers ranked by how closely their skills match, with pay from BLS May 2025. The closest match is Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks (93%).
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
Sorted by skill match.
| # | Career | Skill match | Median pay | Pay change | Extra education |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks | 93% | $58,260 | +15% | None |
| 2 | Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants | 91% | $76,590 | +51% | None |
| 3 | Human Resources Specialists | 89% | $75,940 | +50% | Bachelor's degree |
| 4 | Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive | 88% | $47,540 | −6% | None |
| 5 | Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists | 87% | $78,210 | +55% | Bachelor's degree |
| 6 | First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers | 86% | $69,500 | +37% | None |
| 7 | Administrative Services Managers | 85% | $114,130 | +126% | None |
| 8 | Office Clerks, General | 83% | $45,010 | −11% | None |
| 9 | Medical Records Specialists | 83% | $51,140 | +1% | None |
| 10 | Human Resources Managers | 83% | $149,280 | +195% | Bachelor's degree |
Compared with Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping, median $50,610. Skill match is our estimate (0–99) from O*NET 31.0 skills, knowledge, work activities and interests, adjusted for preparation and big pay drops. Pay: BLS OEWS May 2025, national median.
How important each skill is in work as human resources assistants (O*NET importance, scale 1–5).
The gaps that show up most often across your top 10 matches.
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A concrete first step, the skills to add, and the hard parts of each job, from O*NET 31.0 education, training and work context data.
93% skill match · $58,260 · +15% pay
Quality Control Analysis
91% skill match · $76,590 · +51% pay
Quality Control Analysis · Service Orientation · Systems Analysis
89% skill match · $75,940 · +50% pay
Systems Analysis · Instructing · Management of Personnel Resources
If you want to stay close to what you do now, these roles are the nearest.
The closest matches are Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks (93% skill match, median $58,260), Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants (91% skill match, median $76,590) and Human Resources Specialists (89% skill match, median $75,940), based on O*NET 31.0 data and BLS May 2025 pay.
Among the 25 matches, 16 pay more than human resources assistants at the median. The biggest increases: Human Resources Managers (+195%, $149,280), Compensation and Benefits Managers (+195%, $149,230) and Administrative Services Managers (+126%, $114,130).
19 of the 25 matches usually need no more education than you have now, based on O*NET Job Zones.
We compare the importance of skills, knowledge, work activities and interests in O*NET 31.0 for your job and every other career, then adjust for extra preparation and big pay drops. The full method is on our Methodology page.