How to become a Human Resources Administration Assistant

Also called: HR Administration Assistant

Maintains and updates personnel records, such as information on transfers and promotions, employee leave taken and accumulated, salaries, superannuation, taxation, qualifications and training.

Main tasks

• Updates information on leave taken and accumulated, employment history, salaries, superannuation, taxation, qualifications and training
• Creates records for newly appointed workers and checks records for completeness
• Processes applications for employment and promotions, and advises applicants of results
• Receives and answers enquiries about employment entitlements and conditions
• Sends out announcements of job openings and job examinations
• Issues job application forms
• Compiles data from personnel records and prepares reports
• Stores and retrieves personnel records and files on request

Ways in

• TAFE and VET: Certificate IV in Human Resource Management (BSB40420); Diploma of Human Resource Management (BSB50320); Certificate IV in Business (BSB40120); Certificate III in Accounts Administration (FNS30322)

Pay · Outlook · AI and this job

• Typical full-time pay: $76,752 a year
• About 23,500 people work in this job group now, and about 25,900 are projected by 2035. (+10.1%)
• Many tasks in this job could be automated by AI. Jobs and Skills Australia rates its automation exposure as high.

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Questions people ask

How do I become a Human Resources Administration Assistant?

Ways in include: Certificate IV in Human Resource Management; Diploma of Human Resource Management.

How much does a Human Resources Administration Assistant earn in Australia?

Median full-time pay is $76,752 a year (Jobs and Skills Australia).

Is a Human Resources Administration Assistant a growing career in Australia?

Yes. Employment is projected to grow 10% by 2035, from about 23,500 to about 25,900 people (Jobs and Skills Australia).

Do you need a degree to become a Human Resources Administration Assistant?

Not always. 28% of people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Ways in include: Certificate IV in Human Resource Management; Diploma of Human Resource Management.

Will AI change the work of a Human Resources Administration Assistant?

Many tasks in this job could be automated by AI. Jobs and Skills Australia rates its automation exposure as high.

Sources

• Jobs and Skills Australia: Occupation data (ANZSCO), from ABS Labour Force and Census (February 2026), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-10-04
• Jobs and Skills Australia: Generative AI Capacity Study, interactive table data (September 2025), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-10-04
• Jobs and Skills Australia: Employment Projections (Victoria University) (May 2025 to May 2035), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-10-04
• Australian Taxation Office: Taxation Statistics, Individuals Table 15A (2023-24), CC BY 2.5 AU, retrieved 2026-10-04

Updated 2026-10-04