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
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
Central Minnesota 28019$23.32/hr$0.75/hr$15.08/hr$19.43/hr$23.26/hr$27.70/hr$31.29/hr
Minnesota 2,480141$24.91/hr$0.32/hr$17.47/hr$20.95/hr$24.85/hr$29.09/hr$32.17/hr
U S 142,7001,427$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
IndustryOES EmploymentOES Median Wage
Professional and Business Services70$20.73/hr
Education and Health Services70$23.51/hr
Construction60$26.70/hr
Manufacturing20$20.39/hr
Trade, Transportation and Utilities20$23.23/hr
Other Regional Data For Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 1,590 $26.23/hr -15.0%
Central Minnesota 280 $23.26/hr -13.8%
Southwest Minnesota 190 $21.64/hr -13.6%
Northwest Minnesota 180 $22.61/hr -16.5%
Southeast Minnesota 130 $23.20/hr -13.6%
Northeast Minnesota 100 $20.70/hr -13.2%
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OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
Billing and Posting Clerks and Machine Operators740$20.15/hr2.3%
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service160$16.70/hr-3.9%
Procurement Clerks100$21.25/hr-2.1%
Statistical AssistantsN/AN/AN/A
Tasks for Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks