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Human Resources Assistants
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AI performs some of this work. Most of it still needs a person. The BLS expects 6.2% fewer of these jobs by 2035.
- Rank
- #241 of 785 jobs, by how much of the work AI does
- US jobs, 2025 to 2035
- -6.2% All jobs: +3.5%
- Median US pay
- $50,610 a year, 2025
- People doing it
- 96,500 in the US, with about 7,900 openings a year
The work, 11 activities
The job description, marked up.
Every activity in this job, the biggest first. Tap a line for the evidence.
- deleAI does this
- +AIAI helps
- stetStill yours
Still yours: Perform recruiting or hiring activities20%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Maintain operational records16%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Explain regulations, policies, or procedures16%
AI performed this in about 1 in 84 Copilot conversations and completed it 93% of the time.
AI does this: Gather information from physical or electronic sources12%
AI performed this in about 1 in 28 Copilot conversations and completed it 87% of the time.
AI helps with this: Compile records, documentation, or other data10%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 191 conversations, and it got them there 86% of the time. In this job the work is hands-on, so AI can only assist.
Still yours: Perform human resources activities6%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Set up classrooms, facilities, educational materials, or equipment5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Interview people to obtain information5%
People try AI for this, but it seldom finishes the work in full.
Still yours: Collect data about consumer needs or opinions4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Issue documentation3%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,236 conversations, and it got them there 93% of the time.
AI does this: Train others on operational or work procedures3%
AI performed this in about 1 in 348 Copilot conversations and completed it 92% of the time.
2025 to 2035
Ten years from now.
For every 100 of these jobs in 2025, the BLS projects 94 in 2035. Across all US jobs, about 104.
Even shrinking, it should still see about 7,900 openings a year as people retire or move on.
Nearby
Where your skills travel.
Jobs that share the most work with this one, where AI does less of it.
- Shares 25% of the workGeological Technicians11% AI does, against 30% here+3.6% by 2035 · $53,350 · Associate’s degree
- Shares 23% of the workAnimal Control Workers10% AI does, against 30% here+4% by 2035 · $45,660 · High school diploma
- Shares 24% of the workCredit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks22% AI does, against 30% here-7.4% by 2035 · $50,080 · High school diploma
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On the wire.
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How to read this file.
deleAI does this. In US Bing Copilot conversations from January to September 2024, AI itself performed the activity, completed it and made a real difference often enough to count.
+AIAI helps. People brought the activity to AI as their own goal, and it usually got them there.
stetStill yours. It barely shows up in AI use, AI rarely finishes it, or in this job it needs hands.
Shares are weighted by how much each activity matters in the job, using O*NET. Microsoft’s own AI applicability score for this job is 0.22, higher than 72% of jobs.
Doing an activity is not doing a job. The researchers behind this data warn against reading it as job loss, and so do we. It is US data; the shape of the work travels.
Sources: Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025) · O*NET OnLine, 43-4161 · BLS Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
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