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Human Resources Assistants in Alabama

Considering a career as a Human Resources Assistant in Alabama?

-4% Jobs Projection

$37,220 Median Salary

160 Job Openings

While jobs for Human Resources Assistants in Alabama are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

Employment for Human Resources Assistants in Alabama is expected to decrease.
Human Resources Assistants in Alabama earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Human Resources Assistants Work in Alabama?

1,120 people worked as Human Resources Assistants in 2018 in this state.

There were 1,340 Human Resources Assistants employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 220 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 1,250 Human Resources Assistants working in it, which means Alabama has fewer Human Resources Assistants than average.

Job Projections for Alabama

Jobs for Human Resources Assistants in this state are declining at a rate of 3.8% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of -1.8%.

Alabama Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 160 annual Human Resources Assistants job openings in Alabama, and 1,530 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 15,100 annual jobs and 138,900 total jobs in 2026.

What do Human Resources Assistants Make in Alabama?

In 2018 wages for Human Resources Assistants ranged from $26,160 to $49,770 with $37,220 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $12.58 to $23.93. The median hourly rate was $17.89.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $17.37 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.52.

The median salary in Alabama is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Alabama Metros for Human Resources Assistants

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Human Resources Assistants.

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Montgomery, AL	230	$39,220
Birmingham-Hoover, AL	230	$36,860
Columbus, GA-AL	190	$38,970
Huntsville, AL	140	$38,990
Mobile, AL	70	$37,220
Tuscaloosa, AL	50	$38,020

Top States for Human Resources Assistants Employment

View the list below to see where most Human Resources Assistants work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
California	13,910	$42,110
Texas	11,690	$39,330
New York	10,280	$44,050
Florida	7,230	$36,920
Ohio	4,870	$38,730
New Jersey	4,820	$43,230
Pennsylvania	4,670	$39,610
North Carolina	4,370	$38,300
Minnesota	4,280	$43,000
Maryland	4,270	$44,380
Virginia	3,960	$42,200
Illinois	3,070	$40,200
Michigan	3,030	$37,080
Georgia	3,030	$38,280
Washington	2,630	$44,860
Missouri	2,530	$40,740
South Carolina	2,470	$35,820
Tennessee	2,460	$40,160
Arizona	2,390	$39,100
Massachusetts	2,250	$46,250

Below are the states where Human Resources Assistants get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
District of Columbia	$52,410
Connecticut	$47,780
Massachusetts	$46,250
Alaska	$45,890
Washington	$44,860
Maryland	$44,380
New York	$44,050
Colorado	$43,330
New Jersey	$43,230
Minnesota	$43,000

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