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Occupation

Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks

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.

$58,260 medianBelow-avg outlookTraining or associate

O*NET 31.0 · 43-3051.00

A typical week, in the words of people in the job

  1. 01Process paperwork for new employees and enter employee information into the payroll system.
  2. 02Record employee information, such as exemptions, transfers, and resignations, to maintain and update payroll records.
  3. 03Complete time sheets showing employees' arrival and departure times.
  4. 04Prepare and balance period-end reports, and reconcile issued payrolls to bank statements.
  5. 05Conduct verifications of employment.
  6. 06Compile employee time, production, and payroll data from time sheets and other records.
  7. 07Coordinate special programs, such as United Way campaigns, that involve payroll deductions.
  8. 08Process and issue employee paychecks and statements of earnings and deductions.
  9. 09Compute wages and deductions, and enter data into computers.
  10. 10Distribute and collect timecards each pay period.
  11. 11Keep track of leave time, such as vacation, personal, and sick leave, for employees.
  12. 12Provide information to employees and managers on payroll matters, tax issues, benefit plans, and collective agreement provisions.

Task statements ranked by how many workers report them · O*NET 31.0

What the posting will be called

Payroll AssistantPayroll ClerkPayroll CoordinatorPayroll SpecialistPayroll RepresentativePayroll TechnicianPersonnel AssistantPersonnel TechnicianTimekeeper

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Knowledge the job leans on

AdministrativeMathematicsEnglish LanguageEconomics and AccountingPersonnel and Human ResourcesAdministration and ManagementCustomer and Personal ServiceComputers and Electronics

Skills that carry over from service

Service OrientationComplex Problem SolvingJudgment and Decision MakingTime ManagementSocial PerceptivenessCoordinationInstructingSystems Analysis