Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping
The short answer
This job is expected to meaningfully change. AI can already assist with or automate many of its tasks. In New York State, the number of these jobs is expected to shrink over the next decade, with about 919 openings expected each year.
Where your job stands
Compared with other New York jobs, this one is in the most exposed fifth for how much AI could touch it. That doesn't mean the job goes away—it means more of its tasks are the kind AI can help with.
How much AI could touch this job
Looking at the job itself, AI could help with about half of this job's tasks.
What this means
Compared with other New York jobs, this one is in the most exposed fifth, out of 656 jobs we could rank. Read more in the methodology.
What AI can and can’t help with in this job
The score comes from the real, day-to-day tasks of this job—not a guess about the job as a whole. Below are the tasks that matter most in this job, split by whether AI can help with them.
AI can help with or automate about 95% of the tasks in this job.
Tasks AI can help with or automate
Process, verify, and maintain personnel related documentation, including staffing, recruitment, training, grievances, performance evaluations, classifications, and employee leaves of absence.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Record data for each employee, including such information as addresses, weekly earnings, absences, amount of sales or production, supervisory reports on performance, and dates of and reasons for terminations.
AI could do much of this on its own
Interview job applicants to obtain and verify information used to screen and evaluate them.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Explain company personnel policies, benefits, and procedures to employees or job applicants.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Process and review employment applications to evaluate qualifications or eligibility of applicants.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Tasks AI can't do much of
Prepare badges, passes, and identification cards, and perform other security-related duties.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
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