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What can human resources assistants switch to?

The closest match is executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants, paying about 51% more at the median. 5 jobs in all use similar skills with less of the shift touched by AI or robots.

Time card for executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants: 2h 17m of an 8-hour shift touched by AI or robotsTime card: Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants →

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What can human resources assistants switch to? AI or robots touch about 4h 16m of a typical 8-hour shift for human resources assistants, nearly all of it on tasks AI or robots have done on their own somewhere. The jobs below use many of the same skills, and less of their day is touched today. The closest fit is executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants: 2h 17m touched, with median pay 51% higher.

Matches come from O*NET's ratings of the skills, knowledge and work activities each job uses. "To build up" lists the skills each option rates as clearly more important than human resources assistants do today. "Touched" is time on tasks with documented AI use or robots working in real workplaces. Treat these as starting points: pay, openings and requirements differ by state.

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  1. Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative AssistantsRelated skills · 2h 17m touched (vs 4h 16m) · $77k · 0% by 2035 · vocational school or associate's degreeShared skills: Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, WritingTo build up: Service Orientation
  2. Government Programs Eligibility InterviewersRelated skills · 32m touched (vs 4h 16m) · $54k · +1.6% by 2035 · vocational school or associate's degreeShared skills: Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, WritingTo build up: Service Orientation, Speaking
  3. Payroll and Timekeeping ClerksRelated skills · 37m touched (vs 4h 16m) · $58k · -15.9% by 2035 · vocational school or associate's degreeShared skills: Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, ProgrammingTo build up: Mathematics

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  1. Human Resources SpecialistsClose skills · 3h 26m touched (vs 4h 16m) · $76k · +6.4% by 2035 · bachelor's degreeShared skills: Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, WritingTo build up: Instructing, Critical Thinking, Learning Strategies
  2. Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis SpecialistsRelated skills · 31m touched (vs 4h 16m) · $78k · +6% by 2035 · bachelor's degreeShared skills: Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, SpeakingTo build up: Mathematics, Systems Analysis, Systems Evaluation

Before you switch

See the full time card for human resources assistants first: many tasks there still need a person, and learning AI tools for the rest can be its own way forward. For pay where you live, open any job above and pick your state.