Occupational Employment Statistics

DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

43-3051 Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks

Occupational 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. Excludes “Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks” (43-3031).

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
First Quarter 2023

Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Northwest Minnesota	160	14	$25.02/hr	$19.10/hr	$21.08/hr	$24.02/hr	$28.87/hr	$32.31/hr

Leading Industries for Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks

Industry	OES Employment (Statewide)	OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Natural Resources and Mining	N/A	N/A
Construction	210	$25.30/hr
Manufacturing	230	$31.21/hr
Trade, Transportation and Utilities	240	$27.40/hr
Information	20	$28.45/hr
Financial Activities	130	$27.75/hr
Professional and Business Services	1,170	$28.13/hr
Education and Health Services	520	$24.55/hr
Leisure and Hospitality	40	$26.10/hr
Other Services	30	$25.48/hr
Public Administration	170	$31.02/hr

Other Regional Data for Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks

Geography	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2020-2030
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA	30	$26.11/hr	N/A
Northeast Balance of State	30	$25.08/hr	N/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA	40	$24.32/hr	N/A
Rochester MN MSA	60	$26.72/hr	N/A
Fargo ND-MN MSA	90	$26.22/hr	N/A
Southwest Balance of State	90	$24.96/hr	N/A
Duluth MN-WI MSA	100	$25.51/hr	N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA	100	$20.21/hr	N/A
Northeast Minnesota	110	$25.08/hr	-11.7%
Southeast Balance of State	130	$26.10/hr	N/A
Southwest Minnesota	140	$25.22/hr	-13.4%
St Cloud MN MSA	140	$25.32/hr	N/A
Northwest Balance of State	150	$23.95/hr	N/A
Northwest Minnesota	160	$24.02/hr	-12.8%
Southeast Minnesota	160	$26.10/hr	-18.8%
Central Minnesota	280	$25.32/hr	-17.6%
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN	1,840	$28.34/hr	-14.9%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA	1,980	$28.30/hr	N/A
Minnesota	2,760	$26.76/hr	-14.4%

Related Occupations

Occupations	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2020-2030
Billing and Posting Clerks	6,170	$23.88/hr	-0.3%
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	26,540	$23.64/hr	-4.4%
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	4,850	$23.90/hr	-1.3%
Correspondence Clerks	N/A	$24.93/hr	N/A
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	3,330	$23.64/hr	-5.1%
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	6,390	$24.79/hr	3.3%
Office Clerks, General	55,760	$21.69/hr	-3.3%
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	10,090	$33.58/hr	-20.1%
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	6,140	$30.15/hr	10.6%
Tax Preparers	1,430	$30.00/hr	1.7%

Task for Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks

Post relevant work hours to client files to bill clients properly.
Complete time sheets showing employees' arrival and departure times.
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.
Distribute and collect timecards each pay period.
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.
Compile employee time, production, and payroll data from time sheets and other records.
Process and issue employee paychecks and statements of earnings and deductions.