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Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks

Also called: Payroll Assistant, Payroll Clerk, Payroll Coordinator, Payroll Specialist

What they do:

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.

On the job, you would:
  • 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.
On the job, you'll need:

Business

  • administrative services
  • accounting and economics

Arts and Humanities

  • English language

Math and Science

  • arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics

Engineering and Technology

  • computers and electronics

Basic Skills

  • reading work related information
  • listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions

Problem Solving

  • noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it

Verbal

  • listen and understand what people say
  • read and understand what is written

Math

  • choose the right type of math to solve a problem
  • add, subtract, multiply, or divide

Conventional

People interested in this work like activities that include data, detail, and regular routines.

  • Integrity
  • Cooperation
  • Dependability
  • Attention to Detail
  • Self Control
  • Independence

Time accounting software

  • Kronos Workforce Payroll
  • Kronos Workforce Timekeeper

Presentation software

  • Microsoft PowerPoint

Enterprise resource planning ERP software

  • Oracle PeopleSoft
  • Workday software

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Job Outlook

The job outlook for this position is Below Average.

New job opportunities are less likely in the future.

Median Annual Salary: $49,630

Education

Bachelor's degree or some college is usually needed.