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Human Resources Assistants in Rhode Island

Want to work in Rhode Island as a Human Resources Assistant? Read this first!

-3% Jobs Projection
$42,050 Median Salary
60 Job Openings

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

  • Employment for Human Resources Assistants in Rhode Island is expected to decrease.

  • Human Resources Assistants in Rhode Island earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Human Resources Assistants Work in Rhode Island?

530 people worked as Human Resources Assistants in 2018 in this state.

There were 560 Human Resources Assistants employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 30 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

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Job Projections for Rhode Island

Jobs for Human Resources Assistants in this state are declining at a rate of 3.3% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of -1.8%.

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Rhode Island Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 60 annual job openings, and a total of 580 jobs for Rhode Island Human Resources Assistants in 2026.

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

What do Human Resources Assistants Make in Rhode Island?

In 2018 wages for Human Resources Assistants ranged from $31,030 to $57,890 with $42,050 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $14.92 to $27.83. The median hourly rate was $20.22.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $19.72 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.50.

The median salary in Rhode Island is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Rhode Island 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
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA 570 $42,440
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI 90 $43,290

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

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