Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks

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Job Description: 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.

Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks spend a lot of their time Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships. They are naturally good at Oral Comprehension, Near Vision, Written Expression, and Oral Expression. Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks are typically characterized as being Conventional and Enterprising. They are usually very knowledgable about Clerical, Computers and Electronics, and Personnel and Human Resources and are skilled at Reading Comprehension and Critical Thinking.

Work Activities

Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
  
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
  
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
  
Performing Administrative Activities
  
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
  
Processing Information
  
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
  
Getting Information
  
Scheduling Work and Activities
  
Documenting/Recording Information
  
Interacting With Computers
  
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
  
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
  
Training and Teaching Others
  
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
  
Developing and Building Teams
  
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
  
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
  
Handling and Moving Objects
  
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
  
Analyzing Data or Information
  
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
  
Assisting and Caring for Others
  
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
  
Developing Objectives and Strategies
  
Thinking Creatively
  
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
  
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
  
Coaching and Developing Others
  
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
  
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
  
Controlling Machines and Processes
  
Performing General Physical Activities
  
Staffing Organizational Units
  
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
  
Selling or Influencing Others
  

Abilities

Oral Comprehension
  
Near Vision
  
Written Expression
  
Oral Expression
  
Written Comprehension
  
Speech Recognition
  
Problem Sensitivity
  
Mathematical Reasoning
  
Deductive Reasoning
  
Number Facility
  
Information Ordering
  
Inductive Reasoning
  
Category Flexibility
  
Speech Clarity
  
Selective Attention
  
Originality
  
Fluency of Ideas
  
Far Vision
  
Perceptual Speed
  
Memorization
  
Time Sharing
  
Flexibility of Closure
  
Finger Dexterity
  
Speed of Closure
  
Visual Color Discrimination
  
Visualization
  
Auditory Attention
  
Hearing Sensitivity
  

Interests

Conventional
  
Enterprising
  
Social
  
Realistic
  
Investigative
  
Artistic
  

Knowledge

Clerical
  
Computers and Electronics
  
Personnel and Human Resources
  
Mathematics
  
Administration and Management
  
Economics and Accounting
  
English Language
  
Customer and Personal Service
  
Education and Training
  
Law and Government
  
Communications and Media
  
Psychology
  
Public Safety and Security
  
Transportation
  
Telecommunications
  

Wages

District of Columbia
$50,650  
 
Connecticut
$42,020  
 
California
$41,910  
 
Alaska
$41,630  
 
New Jersey
$41,440  
 
Massachusetts
$41,110  
 
Washington
$40,810  
 
Maryland
$39,790  
 
Delaware
$39,730  
 
Minnesota
$39,690  
 
Rhode Island
$39,360  
 
New York
$38,760  
 
Colorado
$38,260  
 
Illinois
$37,860  
 
Hawaii
$37,690  
 
Oregon
$37,500  
 
New Hampshire
$37,070  
 
Virginia
$36,930  
 
Michigan
$35,980  
 
Pennsylvania
$35,920  
 
Georgia
$35,790  
 
Arizona
$35,680  
 
Wisconsin
$35,600  
 
Wyoming
$35,420  
 
Ohio
$35,300  
 
Indiana
$34,870  
 
Nevada
$34,640  
 
Vermont
$34,470  
 
North Carolina
$34,430  
 
Utah
$34,170  
 
Texas
$34,140  
 
Iowa
$34,140  
 
Missouri
$33,920  
 
South Carolina
$33,840  
 
Tennessee
$33,780  
 
Virgin Islands
$33,640  
 
Maine
$33,500  
 
North Dakota
$33,490  
 
Kansas
$32,590  
 
Kentucky
$32,370  
 
Florida
$32,350  
 
Idaho
$32,100  
 
Louisiana
$32,020  
 
Mississippi
$31,960  
 
New Mexico
$31,870  
 
Alabama
$31,430  
 
Montana
$31,310  
 
Oklahoma
$31,050  
 
Nebraska
$31,030  
 
Arkansas
$30,930  
 
South Dakota
$29,540  
 
Guam
$29,030  
 
West Virginia
$28,190  
 
Puerto Rico
$22,040  
 

Skills

Reading Comprehension
  
Critical Thinking
  
Active Listening
  
Speaking
  
Monitoring
  
Writing
  
Active Learning
  
Mathematics
  
Time Management
  
Judgment and Decision Making
  
Coordination
  
Social Perceptiveness
  
Service Orientation
  
Management of Personnel Resources
  
Complex Problem Solving
  
Instructing
  
Persuasion
  
Systems Analysis
  
Learning Strategies
  
Negotiation
  
Systems Evaluation
  
Operation Monitoring
  
Programming
  

Work Values

Relationships
  
Support
  
Achievement
  
Working Conditions
  
Independence
  
Recognition
  

Work Styles

Attention to Detail
  
Dependability
  
Integrity
  
Independence
  
Cooperation
  
Concern for Others
  
Adaptability/Flexibility
  
Self Control
  
Initiative
  
Stress Tolerance
  
Analytical Thinking
  
Achievement/Effort
  
Social Orientation
  
Persistence
  
Innovation
  
Leadership
  

Related University Degree Programs

Work Context

Telephone
  
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
  
Spend Time Sitting
  
Electronic Mail
  
Contact With Others
  
Face-to-Face Discussions
  
Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
  
Time Pressure
  
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled
  
Structured versus Unstructured Work
  
Freedom to Make Decisions
  
Work With Work Group or Team
  
Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results
  
Letters and Memos
  
Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People
  
Responsibility for Outcomes and Results
  
Frequency of Conflict Situations
  
Frequency of Decision Making
  
Degree of Automation
  
Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions
  
Coordinate or Lead Others
  
Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable
  
Physical Proximity
  
Consequence of Error
  
Responsible for Others' Health and Safety
  
Deal With External Customers
  
Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls
  
Duration of Typical Work Week
  
Spend Time Walking and Running
  
Spend Time Standing
  
Level of Competition
  
Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions
  
Public Speaking
  
Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body
  
Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled
  
Exposed to Contaminants
  
Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling
  
Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment
  
Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting
  
Very Hot or Cold Temperatures
  
Deal With Physically Aggressive People
  
Exposed to Disease or Infections
  
Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings
  
Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets
  
Outdoors, Under Cover
  
Work Schedules
  
Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles
  
Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance
  
Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection
  
Outdoors, Exposed to Weather
  
Exposed to Whole Body Vibration
  
In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment
  
Exposed to Hazardous Conditions
  
In an Open Vehicle or Equipment
  
Exposed to Radiation
  
Exposed to Hazardous Equipment
  
Exposed to High Places
  

-40 hours-

Duration of Typical Work Week
  

-A lot of freedom-

Structured versus Unstructured Work
  
Freedom to Make Decisions
  

-About half the time-

Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions
  
Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls
  
Spend Time Standing
  
Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body
  
Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles
  
Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling
  
Spend Time Walking and Running
  
Spend Time Sitting
  
Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance
  

-Completely automated-

Degree of Automation
  

-Constant contact with others-

Contact With Others
  

-Contact with others about half the time-

Contact With Others
  

-Contact with others most of the time-

Contact With Others
  

-Continually or almost continually-

Spend Time Sitting
  
Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls
  
Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions
  
Spend Time Standing
  
Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance
  
Spend Time Walking and Running
  
Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling
  
Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles
  
Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body
  

-Every day-

Telephone
  
Electronic Mail
  
Face-to-Face Discussions
  
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled
  
Frequency of Decision Making
  
Time Pressure
  
Letters and Memos
  
Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable
  
Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled
  
Frequency of Conflict Situations
  
Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People
  
Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions
  
Public Speaking
  
Exposed to Contaminants
  
Exposed to Disease or Infections
  
Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting
  
Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings
  
In an Open Vehicle or Equipment
  
Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection
  
Outdoors, Exposed to Weather
  
Exposed to Whole Body Vibration
  
Exposed to Hazardous Equipment
  
In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment
  
Exposed to High Places
  
Outdoors, Under Cover
  
Very Hot or Cold Temperatures
  
Exposed to Radiation
  
Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets
  
Exposed to Hazardous Conditions
  
Deal With Physically Aggressive People
  

-Extremely competitive-

Level of Competition
  

-Extremely important-

Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
  
Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
  
Work With Work Group or Team
  
Coordinate or Lead Others
  
Deal With External Customers
  
Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment
  

-Extremely serious-

Consequence of Error
  

-Fairly important-

Coordinate or Lead Others
  
Work With Work Group or Team
  
Deal With External Customers
  
Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment
  
Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
  
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
  

-Fairly serious-

Consequence of Error
  

-High responsibility-

Responsibility for Outcomes and Results
  
Responsible for Others' Health and Safety
  

-Highly automated-

Degree of Automation
  

-Highly competitive-

Level of Competition
  

-I don't work near other people (beyond 100 ft.)-

Physical Proximity
  

-I work with others but not closely (e.g., private office)-

Physical Proximity
  

-Important-

Coordinate or Lead Others
  
Deal With External Customers
  
Work With Work Group or Team
  
Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
  
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
  
Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment
  

-Important results-

Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results
  

-Irregular (changes with weather conditions, production demands, or contract duration)-

Work Schedules
  

-Less than 40 hours-

Duration of Typical Work Week
  

-Less than half the time-

Spend Time Walking and Running
  
Spend Time Standing
  
Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body
  
Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling
  
Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions
  
Spend Time Sitting
  
Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance
  
Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls
  
Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles
  

-Limited freedom-

Freedom to Make Decisions
  
Structured versus Unstructured Work
  

-Limited responsibility-

Responsible for Others' Health and Safety
  
Responsibility for Outcomes and Results
  

-Minor results-

Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results
  

-Moderate responsibility-

Responsible for Others' Health and Safety
  
Responsibility for Outcomes and Results
  

-Moderate results-

Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results
  

-Moderately automated-

Degree of Automation
  

-Moderately close (at arm's length)-

Physical Proximity
  

-Moderately competitive-

Level of Competition
  

-More than 40 hours-

Duration of Typical Work Week
  

-More than half the time-

Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions
  
Spend Time Sitting
  
Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls
  
Spend Time Walking and Running
  
Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body
  
Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling
  
Spend Time Standing
  
Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles
  
Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance
  

-Never-

Exposed to High Places
  
Exposed to Hazardous Equipment
  
Exposed to Whole Body Vibration
  
Exposed to Radiation
  
Exposed to Disease or Infections
  
In an Open Vehicle or Equipment
  
Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection
  
Outdoors, Exposed to Weather
  
Outdoors, Under Cover
  
Exposed to Hazardous Conditions
  
In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment
  
Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles
  
Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings
  
Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance
  
Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets
  
Very Hot or Cold Temperatures
  
Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting
  
Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled
  
Deal With Physically Aggressive People
  
Exposed to Contaminants
  
Public Speaking
  
Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling
  
Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions
  
Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls
  
Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body
  
Frequency of Decision Making
  
Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable
  
Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions
  
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled
  
Spend Time Standing
  
Spend Time Walking and Running
  
Frequency of Conflict Situations
  
Face-to-Face Discussions
  
Electronic Mail
  
Letters and Memos
  
Time Pressure
  
Telephone
  
Spend Time Sitting
  
Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People
  

-No contact with others-

Contact With Others
  

-No freedom-

Structured versus Unstructured Work
  
Freedom to Make Decisions
  

-No responsibility-

Responsible for Others' Health and Safety
  
Responsibility for Outcomes and Results
  

-No results-

Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results
  

-Not at all automated-

Degree of Automation
  

-Not at all competitive-

Level of Competition
  

-Not important at all-

Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment
  
Deal With External Customers
  
Coordinate or Lead Others
  
Work With Work Group or Team
  
Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
  
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
  

-Not serious at all-

Consequence of Error
  

-Occasional contact with others-

Contact With Others
  

-Once a month or more but not every week-

Frequency of Conflict Situations
  
Letters and Memos
  
Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People
  
Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable
  
Frequency of Decision Making
  
Public Speaking
  
Time Pressure
  
Electronic Mail
  
Exposed to Contaminants
  
Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions
  
Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets
  
Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection
  
Outdoors, Exposed to Weather
  
Exposed to Whole Body Vibration
  
Face-to-Face Discussions
  
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled
  
Exposed to Disease or Infections
  
Exposed to Hazardous Equipment
  
Exposed to High Places
  
Outdoors, Under Cover
  
Very Hot or Cold Temperatures
  
Exposed to Radiation
  
Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings
  
Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled
  
Exposed to Hazardous Conditions
  
Deal With Physically Aggressive People
  
In an Open Vehicle or Equipment
  
Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting
  
Telephone
  
In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment
  

-Once a week or more but not every day-

Time Pressure
  
Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People
  
Letters and Memos
  
Frequency of Conflict Situations
  
Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable
  
Frequency of Decision Making
  
Face-to-Face Discussions
  
Electronic Mail
  
Public Speaking
  
Telephone
  
Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions
  
Outdoors, Under Cover
  
Very Hot or Cold Temperatures
  
Exposed to Contaminants
  
Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings
  
In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment
  
Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets
  
Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled
  
Exposed to Hazardous Conditions
  
Deal With Physically Aggressive People
  
In an Open Vehicle or Equipment
  
Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting
  
Exposed to Disease or Infections
  
Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection
  
Outdoors, Exposed to Weather
  
Exposed to Whole Body Vibration
  
Exposed to Hazardous Equipment
  
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled
  
Exposed to High Places
  
Exposed to Radiation
  

-Once a year or more but not every month-

Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions
  
Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People
  
Deal With Physically Aggressive People
  
Frequency of Conflict Situations
  
Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable
  
Letters and Memos
  
Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting
  
Public Speaking
  
Frequency of Decision Making
  
Exposed to Contaminants
  
Face-to-Face Discussions
  
Very Hot or Cold Temperatures
  
Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets
  
Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings
  
Exposed to Hazardous Conditions
  
In an Open Vehicle or Equipment
  
In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment
  
Exposed to Radiation
  
Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled
  
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled
  
Outdoors, Exposed to Weather
  
Time Pressure
  
Exposed to Whole Body Vibration
  
Exposed to Hazardous Equipment
  
Exposed to High Places
  
Electronic Mail
  
Outdoors, Under Cover
  
Exposed to Disease or Infections
  
Telephone
  
Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection
  

-Regular (established routine, set schedule)-

Work Schedules
  

-Seasonal (only during certain times of the year)-

Work Schedules
  

-Serious-

Consequence of Error
  

-Slightly automated-

Degree of Automation
  

-Slightly close (e.g., shared office)-

Physical Proximity
  

-Slightly competitive-

Level of Competition
  

-Some freedom-

Structured versus Unstructured Work
  
Freedom to Make Decisions
  

-Very close (near touching)-

Physical Proximity
  

-Very high responsibility-

Responsibility for Outcomes and Results
  
Responsible for Others' Health and Safety
  

-Very important-

Work With Work Group or Team
  
Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
  
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
  
Deal With External Customers
  
Coordinate or Lead Others
  
Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment
  

-Very important results-

Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results
  

-Very little freedom-

Structured versus Unstructured Work
  
Freedom to Make Decisions
  

-Very serious-

Consequence of Error
  

Task Ratings

- Importance Core-

Review time sheets, work charts, wage computation, and other information to detect and reconcile payroll discrepancies.
  
Process paperwork for new employees and enter employee information into the payroll system.
  
Verify attendance, hours worked, and pay adjustments, and post information onto designated records.
  
Compute wages and deductions, and enter data into computers.
  
Record employee information, such as exemptions, transfers, and resignations, to maintain and update payroll records.
  
Process and issue employee paychecks and statements of earnings and deductions.
  
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.
  
Distribute and collect timecards each pay period.
  
Issue and record adjustments to pay related to previous errors or retroactive increases.
  
Provide information to employees and managers on payroll matters, tax issues, benefit plans, and collective agreement provisions.
  
Keep informed about changes in tax and deduction laws that apply to the payroll process.
  
Compile statistical reports, statements, and summaries related to pay and benefits accounts, and submit them to appropriate departments.
  
Conduct verifications of employment.
  

- Importance Supplemental-

Complete time sheets showing employees' arrival and departure times.
  
Prepare and balance period-end reports, and reconcile issued payrolls to bank statements.
  
Complete, verify, and process forms and documentation for administration of benefits such as pension plans, and unemployment and medical insurance.
  
Post relevant work hours to client files to bill clients properly.
  
Coordinate special programs, such as United Way campaigns, that involve payroll deductions.
  

- Relevance of Task Core-

Review time sheets, work charts, wage computation, and other information to detect and reconcile payroll discrepancies.
  
Verify attendance, hours worked, and pay adjustments, and post information onto designated records.
  
Compile employee time, production, and payroll data from time sheets and other records.
  
Issue and record adjustments to pay related to previous errors or retroactive increases.
  
Process and issue employee paychecks and statements of earnings and deductions.
  
Process paperwork for new employees and enter employee information into the payroll system.
  
Record employee information, such as exemptions, transfers, and resignations, to maintain and update payroll records.
  
Provide information to employees and managers on payroll matters, tax issues, benefit plans, and collective agreement provisions.
  
Compute wages and deductions, and enter data into computers.
  
Keep track of leave time, such as vacation, personal, and sick leave, for employees.
  
Conduct verifications of employment.
  
Keep informed about changes in tax and deduction laws that apply to the payroll process.
  
Distribute and collect timecards each pay period.
  
Compile statistical reports, statements, and summaries related to pay and benefits accounts, and submit them to appropriate departments.
  

- Relevance of Task Supplemental-

Prepare and balance period-end reports, and reconcile issued payrolls to bank statements.
  
Complete, verify, and process forms and documentation for administration of benefits such as pension plans, and unemployment and medical insurance.
  
Complete time sheets showing employees' arrival and departure times.
  
Coordinate special programs, such as United Way campaigns, that involve payroll deductions.
  
Post relevant work hours to client files to bill clients properly.
  

-Daily Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-

Provide information to employees and managers on payroll matters, tax issues, benefit plans, and collective agreement provisions.
  
Verify attendance, hours worked, and pay adjustments, and post information onto designated records.
  
Record employee information, such as exemptions, transfers, and resignations, to maintain and update payroll records.
  
Keep track of leave time, such as vacation, personal, and sick leave, for employees.
  
Review time sheets, work charts, wage computation, and other information to detect and reconcile payroll discrepancies.
  
Compile employee time, production, and payroll data from time sheets and other records.
  
Conduct verifications of employment.
  
Compute wages and deductions, and enter data into computers.
  
Distribute and collect timecards each pay period.
  
Process and issue employee paychecks and statements of earnings and deductions.
  
Keep informed about changes in tax and deduction laws that apply to the payroll process.
  
Process paperwork for new employees and enter employee information into the payroll system.
  
Issue and record adjustments to pay related to previous errors or retroactive increases.
  
Compile statistical reports, statements, and summaries related to pay and benefits accounts, and submit them to appropriate departments.
  

-Daily Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Supplemental-

Post relevant work hours to client files to bill clients properly.
  
Complete time sheets showing employees' arrival and departure times.
  
Complete, verify, and process forms and documentation for administration of benefits such as pension plans, and unemployment and medical insurance.
  
Prepare and balance period-end reports, and reconcile issued payrolls to bank statements.
  
Coordinate special programs, such as United Way campaigns, that involve payroll deductions.
  

-Hourly or more Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-

Compute wages and deductions, and enter data into computers.
  
Verify attendance, hours worked, and pay adjustments, and post information onto designated records.
  
Compile employee time, production, and payroll data from time sheets and other records.
  
Record employee information, such as exemptions, transfers, and resignations, to maintain and update payroll records.
  
Conduct verifications of employment.
  
Review time sheets, work charts, wage computation, and other information to detect and reconcile payroll discrepancies.
  
Provide information to employees and managers on payroll matters, tax issues, benefit plans, and collective agreement provisions.
  
Distribute and collect timecards each pay period.
  
Process and issue employee paychecks and statements of earnings and deductions.
  
Process paperwork for new employees and enter employee information into the payroll system.
  
Compile statistical reports, statements, and summaries related to pay and benefits accounts, and submit them to appropriate departments.
  
Issue and record adjustments to pay related to previous errors or retroactive increases.
  
Keep informed about changes in tax and deduction laws that apply to the payroll process.
  
Keep track of leave time, such as vacation, personal, and sick leave, for employees.
  

-Hourly or more Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Supplemental-

Complete, verify, and process forms and documentation for administration of benefits such as pension plans, and unemployment and medical insurance.
  
Complete time sheets showing employees' arrival and departure times.
  
Coordinate special programs, such as United Way campaigns, that involve payroll deductions.
  
Post relevant work hours to client files to bill clients properly.
  
Prepare and balance period-end reports, and reconcile issued payrolls to bank statements.
  

-More than monthly Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-

Process and issue employee paychecks and statements of earnings and deductions.
  
Distribute and collect timecards each pay period.
  
Compile statistical reports, statements, and summaries related to pay and benefits accounts, and submit them to appropriate departments.
  
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.
  
Conduct verifications of employment.
  
Compute wages and deductions, and enter data into computers.
  
Keep informed about changes in tax and deduction laws that apply to the payroll process.
  
Provide information to employees and managers on payroll matters, tax issues, benefit plans, and collective agreement provisions.
  
Record employee information, such as exemptions, transfers, and resignations, to maintain and update payroll records.
  
Verify attendance, hours worked, and pay adjustments, and post information onto designated records.
  
Process paperwork for new employees and enter employee information into the payroll system.
  
Compile employee time, production, and payroll data from time sheets and other records.
  
Review time sheets, work charts, wage computation, and other information to detect and reconcile payroll discrepancies.
  

-More than monthly Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Supplemental-

Prepare and balance period-end reports, and reconcile issued payrolls to bank statements.
  
Complete, verify, and process forms and documentation for administration of benefits such as pension plans, and unemployment and medical insurance.
  
Coordinate special programs, such as United Way campaigns, that involve payroll deductions.
  
Post relevant work hours to client files to bill clients properly.
  
Complete time sheets showing employees' arrival and departure times.
  

-More than weekly Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-

Compile employee time, production, and payroll data from time sheets and other records.
  
Process paperwork for new employees and enter employee information into the payroll system.
  
Review time sheets, work charts, wage computation, and other information to detect and reconcile payroll discrepancies.
  
Compile statistical reports, statements, and summaries related to pay and benefits accounts, and submit them to appropriate departments.
  
Issue and record adjustments to pay related to previous errors or retroactive increases.
  
Distribute and collect timecards each pay period.
  
Compute wages and deductions, and enter data into computers.
  
Verify attendance, hours worked, and pay adjustments, and post information onto designated records.
  
Keep track of leave time, such as vacation, personal, and sick leave, for employees.
  
Record employee information, such as exemptions, transfers, and resignations, to maintain and update payroll records.
  
Conduct verifications of employment.
  
Provide information to employees and managers on payroll matters, tax issues, benefit plans, and collective agreement provisions.
  
Process and issue employee paychecks and statements of earnings and deductions.
  
Keep informed about changes in tax and deduction laws that apply to the payroll process.
  

-More than weekly Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Supplemental-

Complete time sheets showing employees' arrival and departure times.
  
Complete, verify, and process forms and documentation for administration of benefits such as pension plans, and unemployment and medical insurance.
  
Prepare and balance period-end reports, and reconcile issued payrolls to bank statements.
  
Post relevant work hours to client files to bill clients properly.
  
Coordinate special programs, such as United Way campaigns, that involve payroll deductions.
  

-More than yearly Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-

Keep informed about changes in tax and deduction laws that apply to the payroll process.
  
Conduct verifications of employment.
  
Compile statistical reports, statements, and summaries related to pay and benefits accounts, and submit them to appropriate departments.
  
Issue and record adjustments to pay related to previous errors or retroactive increases.
  
Process paperwork for new employees and enter employee information into the payroll system.
  
Keep track of leave time, such as vacation, personal, and sick leave, for employees.
  
Provide information to employees and managers on payroll matters, tax issues, benefit plans, and collective agreement provisions.
  
Review time sheets, work charts, wage computation, and other information to detect and reconcile payroll discrepancies.
  
Process and issue employee paychecks and statements of earnings and deductions.
  
Compile employee time, production, and payroll data from time sheets and other records.
  
Record employee information, such as exemptions, transfers, and resignations, to maintain and update payroll records.
  
Compute wages and deductions, and enter data into computers.
  
Distribute and collect timecards each pay period.
  
Verify attendance, hours worked, and pay adjustments, and post information onto designated records.
  

-More than yearly Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Supplemental-

Coordinate special programs, such as United Way campaigns, that involve payroll deductions.
  
Post relevant work hours to client files to bill clients properly.
  
Prepare and balance period-end reports, and reconcile issued payrolls to bank statements.
  
Complete, verify, and process forms and documentation for administration of benefits such as pension plans, and unemployment and medical insurance.
  
Complete time sheets showing employees' arrival and departure times.
  

-Several times daily Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-

Process paperwork for new employees and enter employee information into the payroll system.
  
Record employee information, such as exemptions, transfers, and resignations, to maintain and update payroll records.
  
Review time sheets, work charts, wage computation, and other information to detect and reconcile payroll discrepancies.
  
Compile employee time, production, and payroll data from time sheets and other records.
  
Verify attendance, hours worked, and pay adjustments, and post information onto designated records.
  
Compute wages and deductions, and enter data into computers.
  
Provide information to employees and managers on payroll matters, tax issues, benefit plans, and collective agreement provisions.
  
Keep track of leave time, such as vacation, personal, and sick leave, for employees.
  
Compile statistical reports, statements, and summaries related to pay and benefits accounts, and submit them to appropriate departments.
  
Conduct verifications of employment.
  
Process and issue employee paychecks and statements of earnings and deductions.
  
Issue and record adjustments to pay related to previous errors or retroactive increases.
  
Distribute and collect timecards each pay period.
  
Keep informed about changes in tax and deduction laws that apply to the payroll process.
  

-Several times daily Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Supplemental-

Post relevant work hours to client files to bill clients properly.
  
Complete time sheets showing employees' arrival and departure times.
  
Complete, verify, and process forms and documentation for administration of benefits such as pension plans, and unemployment and medical insurance.
  
Coordinate special programs, such as United Way campaigns, that involve payroll deductions.
  
Prepare and balance period-end reports, and reconcile issued payrolls to bank statements.
  

-Yearly or less Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-

Keep informed about changes in tax and deduction laws that apply to the payroll process.
  
Issue and record adjustments to pay related to previous errors or retroactive increases.
  
Conduct verifications of employment.
  
Provide information to employees and managers on payroll matters, tax issues, benefit plans, and collective agreement provisions.
  
Compile employee time, production, and payroll data from time sheets and other records.
  
Record employee information, such as exemptions, transfers, and resignations, to maintain and update payroll records.
  
Compile statistical reports, statements, and summaries related to pay and benefits accounts, and submit them to appropriate departments.
  
Process paperwork for new employees and enter employee information into the payroll system.
  
Review time sheets, work charts, wage computation, and other information to detect and reconcile payroll discrepancies.
  
Compute wages and deductions, and enter data into computers.
  
Distribute and collect timecards each pay period.
  
Keep track of leave time, such as vacation, personal, and sick leave, for employees.
  
Process and issue employee paychecks and statements of earnings and deductions.
  
Verify attendance, hours worked, and pay adjustments, and post information onto designated records.
  

-Yearly or less Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Supplemental-

Coordinate special programs, such as United Way campaigns, that involve payroll deductions.
  
Complete, verify, and process forms and documentation for administration of benefits such as pension plans, and unemployment and medical insurance.
  
Complete time sheets showing employees' arrival and departure times.
  
Post relevant work hours to client files to bill clients properly.
  
Prepare and balance period-end reports, and reconcile issued payrolls to bank statements.
  

Education Training Experience

-On-Site or In-Plant Training-

None
  
Up to and including 1 month
  
Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months
  
Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months
  
Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year
  
Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
  

-On-the-Job Training-

None or short demonstration
  
Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month
  
Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months
  
Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months
  
Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year
  
Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
  

-Related Work Experience-

None
  
Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months
  
Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months
  
Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year
  
Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
  
Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
  
Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years
  
Over 10 years
  

-Required Level of Education-

High School Diploma (or GED or High School Equivalence Certificate)
  
Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in Personnel Services, Engineering-related Technologies, Vocational Home Economics, Construction Trades, Mechanics and Repairers, Precision Production Trades)
  
Some College Courses
  
Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree)
  
Bachelor's Degree