AI exposure by occupation, O*NET 43-4161.00
Will AI replace Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping?
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping: AI can already handle 5 of 19 tasks; the work mostly needs a standard-tier model.
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Every task, scored
The 19 tasks O*NET 30.3 lists for Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping, from most to least exposed. 5 reach 60 or more, the level at which AI already handles a task.
| Task | AI exposure | Evidence | Model tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Process, verify, and maintain personnel related documentation, including staffing, recruitment, training, grievances, performance evaluations, classifications, and employee leaves of absence. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Interview job applicants to obtain and verify information used to screen and evaluate them. | Estimated | Standard | |
| Compile and prepare reports and documents pertaining to personnel activities. | Estimated | Standard | |
| Process and review employment applications to evaluate qualifications or eligibility of applicants. | Estimated | Frontier | |
| Administer and score applicant and employee aptitude, personality, and interest assessment instruments. | Estimated | Frontier | |
| Provide assistance in administering employee benefit programs and worker's compensation plans. | Estimated | Frontier | |
| Answer questions regarding examinations, eligibility, salaries, benefits, and other pertinent information. | Observed | Efficient | |
| Arrange for in-house and external training activities. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| 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. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Explain company personnel policies, benefits, and procedures to employees or job applicants. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Inform job applicants of their acceptance or rejection of employment. | Estimated | Standard | |
| Select applicants meeting specified job requirements and refer them to hiring personnel. | Estimated | Standard | |
| Prepare and set up for new employee orientations. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Gather personnel records from other departments or employees. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Arrange for advertising or posting of job vacancies and notify eligible workers of position availability. | Estimated | Standard | |
| Request information from law enforcement officials, previous employers, and other references to determine applicants' employment acceptability. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Examine employee files to answer inquiries and provide information for personnel actions. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Search employee files to obtain information for authorized persons and organizations, such as credit bureaus and finance companies. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Prepare badges, passes, and identification cards, and perform other security-related duties. | Estimated | Efficient |
Observed: scored from AI use recorded in the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026 release), 1 of 19 tasks. Estimated: scored from the task's O*NET 30.3 work activity, 18 of 19. Importance is O*NET's 1 to 5 rating of how central the task is. Model tier is the lowest tier that can do the task under the published rubric; "No tier" marks hands-on work.
The model tier this role needs
A standard-tier model or lower covers 84% of the role's importance-weighted task work. 100% of the work is something AI can address at some tier.
Efficient, standard and frontier tiers come from the JobRoute model tier reference. The recommended tier is the lowest one that covers 80% of the work AI can address. How the method works.
Wages, employment and outlook
- US employment
- 90,220
- Median annual wage
- $50,610
- Middle half of earners
- $44,030 to $59,800
- Projected change, 2024 to 2034
- -7.1%
Employment and wages: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, national. Projection: BLS Employment Projections 2024 to 2034.
Adjacent roles
The occupations that reuse the most of this role's skills, with the usual time to move. These are the first places to look when you plan to redeploy or retrain people in this role.
- Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks 76% skill overlap, about 9 months to move Exposure67
- Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 69% skill overlap, about 11 months to move Exposure64
- Human Resources Specialists 67% skill overlap, about 12 months to move Exposure57
- Human Resources Managers 62% skill overlap, about 14 months to move Exposure43
- Office Clerks, General 62% skill overlap, about 14 months to move Exposure53
Skill overlap and transition time from the JobRoute role adjacency graph on O*NET 30.3 skills.
Questions about Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping and AI
Will AI replace Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping?
AI already handles 5 of the 19 tasks O*NET lists for this occupation, at a task exposure of 60 or more, and the role's importance-weighted exposure is 44 out of 100. JobRoute scores tasks, not whole jobs, so the score shows how much of the work changes rather than whether the job disappears. BLS projects employment to change by -7.1% from 2024 to 2034.
What is the AI exposure of Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping?
44 out of 100 on JobRoute's task exposure measure, the importance-weighted average of the role's O*NET task scores. Higher means more of the work is AI-doable today. 1 of the 19 task scores are observed in the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026 release), and the other 18 are estimated from each task's O*NET work activity.
Which Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping tasks can AI already do?
The tasks with the highest exposure are: Process, verify, and maintain personnel related documentation, including staffing, recruitment, training, grievances, performance evaluations, classifications, and employee leaves of absence; Interview job applicants to obtain and verify information used to screen and evaluate them; Compile and prepare reports and documents pertaining to personnel activities. They are three of the 5 tasks that reach 60 or more.
What AI model tier does this role need?
A standard-tier model or lower covers 84% of the role's importance-weighted task work. JobRoute assigns each task the lowest tier that can do it under a published rubric and recommends the lowest tier that covers 80% of the work AI can address.
How many people work as Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping, and what do they earn?
90,220 people in the United States, with a median annual wage of $50,610 (BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025). BLS Employment Projections expect a change of -7.1% from 2024 to 2034.
How to cite
Data version 2026-11-02, JobRoute method v1.0.0. Download all occupations or this occupation as JSON. Methodology.
JobRoute (2026). AI exposure: Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping. Data version 2026-11-02, method v1.0.0. Built on O*NET 30.3, BLS OEWS May 2025 and the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026). CC BY 4.0. https://www.jobroute.ai/jobs/human-resources-assistants-except-payroll-and-timekeeping
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