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Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks

	Median Wage (USD, 2024)	Projected Job Openings (2023-2033)	Projected Growth (2023-2033)
National Statistics	$55,290	12800	-15.1%
State Statistics	-	-	-
City Statistics	-	-	-

Statistics

National

State

City

State

City

$55,290

Median Wage (USD, 2023)

12800

Projected Job Openings (2023-2033)

-15.1%

Projected Growth (2023-2033)

Compile and record employee time and payroll data. May compute employees' time worked, production, and commission. May compute and post wages and deductions, or prepare paychecks.

Experience Requirements Overview

Job Zone Three: Medium Preparation Needed
Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example, an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of vocational training, and often must have passed a licensing exam, in order to perform the job.
Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.
Employees in these occupations usually need one or two years of training involving both on-the-job experience and informal training with experienced workers. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.

Education, Training and Experience

Required Level of Education: Bachelor's Degree

Related Work Experience: Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years

On-Site or In-Plant Training: Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year

On-the-Job Training: Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year

Detailed Work Activities

Enter information into databases or software programs.
Record personnel information.
Record personnel information.
Verify employee information.
Reconcile records of sales or other financial transactions.
Train others in operational procedures.
Prepare financial documents.
File documents or records.
Execute sales or other financial transactions.
Calculate financial data.
Enter information into databases or software programs.
Compile data or documentation.
Verify employee information.
Verify employee information.
Record personnel information.
Record personnel information.
Maintain current knowledge related to work activities.
Provide information to coworkers.
Record personnel information.
Distribute materials to employees or customers.
Check data for recording errors.
Prepare documentation for contracts, transactions, or regulatory compliance.
Reconcile records of sales or other financial transactions.
Prepare research or technical reports.
Compile data or documentation.
Coordinate operational activities.

Work Values

Achievement

Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement.

Working Conditions

Recognition

Relationships

Support

Independence

Tasks

Verify attendance, hours worked, and pay adjustments, and post information onto designated records.
Process and issue employee paychecks and statements of earnings and deductions.
Compute wages and deductions, and enter data into computers.
Process paperwork for new employees and enter employee information into the payroll system.
Prepare and balance period-end reports, and reconcile issued payrolls to bank statements.
Review time sheets, work charts, wage computation, and other information to detect and reconcile payroll discrepancies.
Distribute and collect timecards each pay period.
Record employee information, such as exemptions, transfers, and resignations, to maintain and update payroll records.
Issue and record adjustments to pay related to previous errors or retroactive increases.
Keep track of leave time, such as vacation, personal, and sick leave, for employees.
Compile employee time, production, and payroll data from time sheets and other records.
Keep informed about changes in tax and deduction laws that apply to the payroll process.
Complete time sheets showing employees' arrival and departure times.
Provide information to employees and managers on payroll matters, tax issues, benefit plans, and collective agreement provisions.
Conduct verifications of employment.
Prepare and file payroll tax returns.
Compile statistical reports, statements, and summaries related to pay and benefits accounts, and submit them to appropriate departments.
Balance cash and payroll accounts.
Complete, verify, and process forms and documentation for administration of benefits, such as pension plans, and unemployment and medical insurance.
Train employees on organizations' timekeeping systems.
Coordinate special programs, such as United Way campaigns, that involve payroll deductions.

Work Styles

Achievement/Effort

Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks.

Persistence

Initiative

Leadership

Cooperation

Concern for Others

Social Orientation

Self-Control

Stress Tolerance

Adaptability/Flexibility

Dependability

Attention to Detail

Integrity

Independence

Innovation

Analytical Thinking

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