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Army 42A · Human Resources Specialist

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The Army describes 42A Human Resources Specialist as the Soldier who helps fellow Soldiers progress in their careers: providing personnel and HR support to commanders, preparing documents and requests, and overseeing official records such as ID cards and tags. In civilian terms that is human resources and personnel administration, which is why HR assistants, HR specialists, and HR managers lead this page's matches.

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Civilian jobs your experience qualifies you for

Your $19 package includes a personal Career Match Report built from your own duties. Here are the jobs the U.S. Department of Labor matches to 42A, with typical national pay.

Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping

$50,610/yr typical pay

Fewer openings over time

Human Resources Managers

$149,280/yr typical pay

Growing

Human Resources Specialists

$75,940/yr typical pay

Growing

Administrative Services Managers

$114,130/yr typical pay

Growing

Facilities Managers

$106,660/yr typical pay

Growing

Typical pay = national median from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Pay varies by location and experience. Job matches from the O*NET Military Crosswalk.

What employers will see on your resume

How we rewrite the duties the Army itself lists for 42A Human Resources Specialist.

Official Army job descriptionProvide personnel and HR support to commanders across all branches

On your resumeProvided personnel and HR support to senior leaders across the organization.

Official Army job descriptionTrained in document preparation, drafting requests, and overseeing official documentation, such as ID cards and tags

On your resumePrepared personnel documents, drafted requests, and oversaw official records such as identification cards.

Official Army job descriptionAssisting fellow Soldiers progress their Army careers

On your resumeHelped employees progress in their careers through day-to-day personnel support.

Official Army job descriptionTrain on data application and data information analysis

On your resumeTrained in applying and analyzing personnel data.

"Before" lines are quoted from the official job description on GoArmy.com (official U.S. Army site). Examples only. Your resume is written from your own duties and uses only the numbers you give us.

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A note from the founder

I served on active duty in the U.S. Air Force from 2001 to 2009 as a 2W0 Munitions Systems specialist and a C-130 Loadmaster. I served in the Air Force, not the Army, so this page is built from O*NET and BLS data rather than my own memories. The problem is the same in every branch: your experience is valuable, and it has to be written in the civilian employer's language.

Travis Loso, founder of DutyToResume

Questions veterans ask

Do I list 42A on a civilian resume?

Lead with a civilian job title that fits what you actually did (the matches on this page, like human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping, are a good place to start), and add a secondary line like 'Military title: Human Resources Specialist (42A), U.S. Army'. Recruiters search civilian titles; the code helps veteran-focused employers.

What civilian jobs fit 42A best?

O*NET maps 42A to 13 related civilian occupations. The closest matches include human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping, human resources managers, and human resources specialists.

Which 42A career match pays the most?

Of the matches on this page, Human Resources Managers has the highest national median pay: $149,280 a year (BLS 2025). Pay varies by location and experience.

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Last updated 2026-10-18. Sources: O*NET OnLine Military Crosswalk (O*NET 31.0), https://www.onetonline.org/crosswalk/MOC; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics 2025 wage data and 2024-2034 employment projections, as published on O*NET OnLine occupation summaries.

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