Payroll & Timekeeping Clerks
Payroll Assistant, Payroll Clerk, Payroll Coordinator, Payroll Specialist
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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.
Knowledge
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
Skills
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
Abilities
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
Personality
People interested in this work like activities that include data, detail, and regular routines.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Integrity
- Cooperation
- Dependability
- Attention to Detail
- Self Control
- Independence
Technology
You might use software like this on the job:
Time accounting software
- Kronos Workforce Payroll
- Kronos Workforce Timekeeper
Presentation software
- Microsoft PowerPoint
Enterprise resource planning ERP software
- Microsoft Dynamics
- Workday software
Education
Education: (rated 3 of 5)
bachelor's degree or
some college
usually needed
some college
usually needed
Job Outlook
Below Average
New job opportunities are less likely in the future.
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