DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

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
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020

					Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	Mean SE*	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
EDR 7E- East Central	40	4	$25.76/hr	$1.31/hr	$17.29/hr	$21.30/hr	$25.44/hr	$29.87/hr	$36.62/hr
Minnesota	2,480	141	$24.91/hr	$0.32/hr	$17.47/hr	$20.95/hr	$24.85/hr	$29.09/hr	$32.17/hr
U S	142,700	1,427	$23.07/hr	$0.09/hr	$14.76/hr	$18.01/hr	$22.47/hr	$27.75/hr	$32.22/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.

Leading Industries for Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks Industry OES Employment OES Median Wage Construction 10 $27.74/hr Education and Health Services 10 $24.83/hr

Other Regional Data For Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks Geography (click title for details) OES Projections Employment Median Wage % Change  -  EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities 1,590 $26.23/hr N/A EDR 7W- Central 190 $22.30/hr N/A EDR 10 - Southeast 130 $23.20/hr N/A EDR 3 - Arrowhead 100 $20.70/hr N/A EDR 9 - South Central 80 $23.09/hr N/A EDR 4 - West Central 80 $21.38/hr N/A EDR 6E- Southwest Central 50 $23.51/hr N/A EDR 8 - Southwest 50 $20.38/hr N/A EDR 5 - North Central 40 $25.01/hr N/A EDR 7E- East Central 40 $25.44/hr N/A EDR 1 - Northwest 30 $21.88/hr N/A EDR 2 - Headwaters 30 $25.77/hr N/A EDR 6W- Upper Minnesota Valley 20 $19.88/hr N/A

Related Occupations

Occupation (click title for details)	OES		Projections
	Employment	Median Wage	% Change  -
Billing and Posting Clerks and Machine Operators	110	$22.78/hr	N/A
Statistical Assistants	N/A	N/A	N/A
Procurement Clerks	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	N/A	N/A	N/A

• Compiles employee time, production, and payroll data from time sheets and other records.
• Reviews time sheets, work charts, timecards, and union agreements for completeness and to determine payroll factors and pay rates.
• Compares wage computations, logs, and time sheets to detect and reconcile payroll discrepancies.
• Records employee information, such as exemptions, transfers, leave pay, and insurance coverage to maintain and update payroll records.
• Processes and issues paychecks to employees.
• Compiles and submits payroll status and other reports to designated departments.
• Calculates or computes wages and deductions and enters data into computer.
• Verifies attendance, hours worked, and pay adjustments and posts information onto designated records.