Human Resources Assistance
Everything OPM FedScope (June 2026) reports about the Human Resources Assistance occupation series (code 0203): headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison.
The verdict
With 6,110 employees (0.3% of the federal civilian workforce), Human Resources Assistance ranks as a mid-sized federal occupation within the Human Resources Management Group family, and headcount declined from the prior period. Its average salary of $64,832 pays below the federal average.
- Headcount change
- -2.3%
- Pay change
- +0.0%
- Avg tenure
- 11 yrs
- Rank in family
- #2 of 7
FedScope read on Human Resources Assistance (dense series)
On pay, the move between reporting periods was a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change. On length of service, this series shows a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career. Headcount moved down versus the prior period, a useful gauge for job seekers on USAJOBS trying to assess whether this role is expanding government-wide or contracting under hiring freezes and attrition.
The Human Resources Management Group family (code 02) groups Human Resources Assistance together with 6 other related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Human Resources Assistance postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Human Resources Management Group family. Across the Human Resources Management Group family, 42,460 employees work in 7 occupations; Human Resources Assistance is 14.4% of that headcount. Its average salary ranks in the bottom half (14th percentile) of pay among Human Resources Management Group occupations.
Salary context · lean-pay series
How Human Resources Assistance pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
$64,832
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-44.7%
Where Human Resources Assistance ranks on lean federal pay
Human Resources Assistance earns more on average than 20% of federal occupation series (106 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Human Resources Assistance sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Human Resources Assistance.
Related Occupations in Human Resources Management Group
6 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Human Resources Management | 33,850 | $124,278 | 15.8 yrs |
| Equal Employment Opportunity | 2,148 | $132,636 | 17.7 yrs |
| Labor-Management Relations Examining | 189 | $147,423 | 18.8 yrs |
| Mediation | 67 | $157,172 | 12.9 yrs |
| Apprenticeship and Training | 62 | $129,279 | 13.9 yrs |
| Human Resources Management Student Trainee | 34 | $54,806 | 1.5 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this dense headcount
Two peer sets for Human Resources Assistance outside the Human Resources Management Group family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar dense headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (6,110 here).
Similar lean average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($64,832 here).
Key takeaways
- Place Human Resources Assistance pay in context with the pay-rank chart above, then compare it with another occupation.
- Turn an average salary into a grade: the GS pay grade tables show how grades and steps map to pay.
- Browse the Human Resources Management Group family occupations in the table above, or search current Human Resources Assistance postings on USAJOBS.
OPM FedScope and Federal Workforce Data figures are federal civilian headcounts, average salaries, and length-of-service statistics - not job-quality scores, hiring advice, or a live vacancy listing. A larger or higher-paid agency is not a better employer.