Human Resources Assistants in District of Columbia

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

• Employment for Human Resources Assistants in District of Columbia is expected to decrease.

• Human Resources Assistants in District of Columbia earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Human Resources Assistants Work in District of Columbia?

In District of Columbia, there were 670 people working as Human Resources Assistants in the year 2018.

There were 840 Human Resources Assistants employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 170 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

Job Projections for District of Columbia

Jobs for Human Resources Assistants in this state are declining at a rate of 2.2% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of -1.8%.

District of Columbia Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 100 annual job openings, and 900 total jobs in 2026 for Human Resources Assistants in this state.

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

What do Human Resources Assistants Make in District of Columbia?

In 2018 wages for Human Resources Assistants ranged from $39,600 to $67,480 with $52,410 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $19.04 to $32.44. The median hourly rate was $25.2.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $25.37 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate declined by $0.17.

The median salary in District of Columbia is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top District of Columbia 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
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	3,720	$48,910

Top States for Human Resources Assistants Employment

The table below shows the states 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

References

• Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

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