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 2.3% from the prior period. Its average salary of $64,832 pays below the $117,339 federal average.
- Employees
- 6,110
- Share of workforce
- 0.3%
- Avg salary
- $64,832
- Avg tenure
- 11 yrs
FedScope read on Human Resources Assistance (dense series)
As of the June 2026 reporting window, 6,110 people work in the Human Resources Assistance occupation (OPM code 0203) across federal agencies, 0.3% of the 1,953,300-strong federal civilian workforce. Headcount moved down by -2.3% from 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.
Human Resources Assistance pays $64,832 per year on average, moving up 0.0% from the prior period (a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change). Employees in this role stay an average of 11 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career.
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.
Within the Human Resources Management Group family, Human Resources Assistance is one of the top 7 occupations by headcount (#2), accounting for 14.4% of the family's combined 42,460 employees. 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 of $117,339
Occupation Average
$64,832
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-44.7%
Where Human Resources Assistance ranks on lean federal pay
Its average salary of $64,832 is higher 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; Human Resources Assistance ranks higher than 20%.
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
- Human Resources Assistance pays below the federal average by 44.7% ($64,832 vs $117,339 federal-wide), at the 20th percentile for pay among 541 tracked occupation series.
- A mid-sized federal occupation by headcount: 6,110 employees, 0.3% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount declined 2.3% from the prior period.
- According to OPM FedScope June 2026, Human Resources Assistance ranks #67 of 663 federal occupation series by headcount (the same employee_count ordering as our occupations directory).
- Within the Human Resources Management Group family, Human Resources Assistance is one of the top 7 occupations by headcount (#2), accounting for 14.4% of the family's combined 42,460 employees.
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.