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.
- Tasks
- 21 tasks15 core, 6 supplemental
- Family
- Office & Administrative SupportOne of its 55 occupations
- Code
- 43-3051.00SOC 2018: 43-3051
What the work is made of
15 core tasks and 6 supplemental, each quoted as published, with the survey it came from.
Core: central to the jobSupplemental: done by some, not all
- Task 1. Verify attendance, hours worked, and pay adjustments, and post information onto designated records.Core taskTask 2519Rated by 63 people who do the job, August 2022
- Task 2. Process and issue employee paychecks and statements of earnings and deductions.Core taskTask 2515Rated by 63 people who do the job, August 2022
- Task 3. Compute wages and deductions, and enter data into computers.Core taskTask 2516Rated by 63 people who do the job, August 2022
- Task 4. Process paperwork for new employees and enter employee information into the payroll system.Core taskTask 18562Rated by 64 people who do the job, August 2022
- Task 5. Prepare and balance period-end reports, and reconcile issued payrolls to bank statements.Core taskTask 2528Rated by 64 people who do the job, August 2022
- Task 6. Review time sheets, work charts, wage computation, and other information to detect and reconcile payroll discrepancies.Core taskTask 2518Rated by 62 people who do the job, August 2022
- Task 7. Distribute and collect timecards each pay period.Core taskTask 2526Rated by 63 people who do the job, August 2022
- Task 8. Record employee information, such as exemptions, transfers, and resignations, to maintain and update payroll records.Core taskTask 2520Rated by 64 people who do the job, August 2022
- Task 9. Issue and record adjustments to pay related to previous errors or retroactive increases.Core taskTask 2521Rated by 62 people who do the job, August 2022
- Task 10. Keep track of leave time, such as vacation, personal, and sick leave, for employees.Core taskTask 18563Rated by 63 people who do the job, August 2022
- Task 11. Compile employee time, production, and payroll data from time sheets and other records.Core taskTask 2517Rated by 63 people who do the job, August 2022
- Task 12. Keep informed about changes in tax and deduction laws that apply to the payroll process.Core taskTask 2522Rated by 62 people who do the job, August 2022
- Task 13. Complete time sheets showing employees' arrival and departure times.Core taskTask 2524Rated by 64 people who do the job, August 2022
- Task 14. Provide information to employees and managers on payroll matters, tax issues, benefit plans, and collective agreement provisions.Core taskTask 2523Rated by 63 people who do the job, August 2022
- Task 15. Conduct verifications of employment.Core taskTask 18564Rated by 64 people who do the job, August 2022
- Task 16. Prepare and file payroll tax returns.Supplemental taskTask 23954Rated by 63 people who do the job, August 2022
- Task 17. Compile statistical reports, statements, and summaries related to pay and benefits accounts, and submit them to appropriate departments.Supplemental taskTask 2529Rated by 62 people who do the job, August 2022
- Task 18. Balance cash and payroll accounts.Supplemental taskTask 20901Rated by 63 people who do the job, August 2022
- Task 19. Complete, verify, and process forms and documentation for administration of benefits, such as pension plans, and unemployment and medical insurance.Supplemental taskTask 2527Rated by 62 people who do the job, August 2022
- Task 20. Train employees on organizations' timekeeping systems.Supplemental taskTask 20902Rated by 63 people who do the job, August 2022
- Task 21. Coordinate special programs, such as United Way campaigns, that involve payroll deductions.Supplemental taskTask 2530Rated by 63 people who do the job, August 2022
Where this comes from
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How we copy and credit sources- Published byO*NET 29.0, U.S. Department of LaborEmployment and Training Administration
- ClassificationStandard Occupational Classification 2018, 43-3051
- LicenseCC BY 4.0Free to copy and reuse, with credit
- Changed by usNothing.
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